I was right. Our 26 year old furnace needs to be replaced. Repairs were going to cost around $1,000 and it's just not worth it for a furnace that generally is only expected to last 15 years. So....$7,500 later we're getting a new furnace on Friday. I am a little stressed because we signed a contract last week to build a new deck. We were not anticipating this in our budget at all.
My H thinks I caused this because literally 5 days ago I made a comment to him that "when we replace our furnace we need to add on a whole house humidifier because my skin and nasal passages are DRY and the portable humidifiers are a PITA to clean." I didn't want the humidifier this bad!
It was cold as shit last night. Thankfully we were able to use the "I'm pregnant and have a 2 year old" to get them to replace on Friday instead of Monday. So grateful he had mercy on us and pulled some strings.
icedcoffee ugh that sucks! At least hopefully this means more efficient heating next winter?
I bought plane tickets last night for H and I to go visit my parents/sister in Houston in April. I am just astounded at how cheap air travel can be these days. We are flying with Spirit and our round trip tickets cost $254, total, for 2 of us. We aren't checking bags and didn't select seats, but they are non-stop flights at decent hours. I feel pretty lucky that now that we live near a major airport, we have decent options for flying to family. I hope when it comes time to fly somewhere for an actual vacation, we have similar luck! So far the only vacation I've planned since moving here is a road trip.
icedcoffee ugh that sucks! At least hopefully this means more efficient heating next winter?
We were joking with the HVAC guy yesterday because we've done quite a bit of repairs on our house including brand new windows, adding like 2 feet of insulation to the attic and a new roof. Each guy swore to us we would be so happy with how much money we save on our heating and cooling bills. We really haven't noticed any difference. Of course the HVAC guy was all "you will be so happy next winter when your bills are so much lower!" Haha We'll see. Thankfully our heating/cooling bills have always been super reasonable compared to some of our neighbors. Can't complain about that!
Kids are coming down from 4 days of limited rules, not enough sleep and too much sugar at Grannies house. It’s...been an interesting morning. I’d love to throw a movie on but hate to reward this behavior.
Kids are coming down from 4 days of limited rules, not enough sleep and too much sugar at Grannies house. It’s...been an interesting morning. I’d love to throw a movie on but hate to reward this behavior.
Do it. I hate rewarding bad behavior too, but sometimes you just need the peace. Bad behavior is sometimes followed by elmo or pouches in my house. I hate it, but need my sanity sometimes.
It's going to be beautiful today but I'm hesitant to open things up to air the house out because of DD's seasonal allergies, and of course as soon as it warms up, the pollen count skyrockets. We've already started her on Allegra and Flonase, but the biggest help is just limiting exposure, so keeping it out of the house as much as possible is key.
I wonder if one of those standalone air purifiers would help.
It's going to be beautiful today but I'm hesitant to open things up to air the house out because of DD's seasonal allergies, and of course as soon as it warms up, the pollen count skyrockets. We've already started her on Allegra and Flonase, but the biggest help is just limiting exposure, so keeping it out of the house as much as possible is key.
I wonder if one of those standalone air purifiers would help.
This is the worst debate! I caved last week and Ds2 woke up with a horrible flare
Oh no! Ds1 has figured out how to get google to listen to him 🤦🏻♀️ “Baby” by Justin Bieber has played 4 times in a row (with no signs of stopping) because he’s trying to learn all the words.
I’m 90% sure I’m going to be putting my oldest dog to sleep this weekend. He’s 12 so not unexpected but he lost a lot of weight and leg function in the last week which was not expected. I’m waiting in blood work to see if something can be helped but not holding out hope. To say I’m an emotional mess is an understatement. He was my first dog as an adult. He was with me when I got married, had my daughter, got divorced, bought my own house,etc. He always knew when I was upset and would lay with me. He was the best dog I’ve ever had. I don’t know what I’m going to do without him.
Between the kid and the dog someone has woken me motn since Sunday. I’m so tried. Add in a cranky DH and I’m over it.
DH was home yesterday and somehow thought he was being helpful putting E’s damp clothes away. Dude, run them through the dryer for another 20 minutes. I had to go through and re-dry her pants and PJs.
I'm worried I might be developing an allergy, I THINK to finned fish. Two times in the past month I've had this weird feeling of pressure or having something stuck in my throat, both times after I ate salmon when I stopped to think about it. Last night I took Benadryl when it started to happen and it went away. I don't have any other allergies but I have had chronic idiopathic urticaria (unexplained hives) though it's been about eight years since I've had a flare up. I will be so mad if my body takes sushi away from me.
We were negotiating repairs on the house yesterday afternoon and IMO the sellers were being unreasonable. We sent our final counteroffer in the early evening and haven’t heard back from our agent yet and I’m getting nervous 😬
My husband and I recently became first time home owners and I feel like we're over our heads... It's so hard to keep the house clean, we're trying to (slowly) buy furniture, but everything is so expensive, the yard is already full of weeds, the construction of the other new houses on our street is driving me insane. I could go on and on.
I know I should just be grateful for having this new, beautiful house and everything will work itself out, but sometimes I just really miss the simplicity of apartment life, ugh!
My husband and I recently became first time home owners and I feel like we're over our heads... It's so hard to keep the house clean, we're trying to (slowly) buy furniture, but everything is so expensive, the yard is already full of weeds, the construction of the other new houses on our street is driving me insane. I could go on and on.
I know I should just be grateful for having this new, beautiful house and everything will work itself out, but sometimes I just really miss the simplicity of apartment life, ugh!
This is timely. The listing photos from the condo we sold in 2014 are still viewable online. I sent my H the link this morning- like, damn do I miss that place. We have a nice neighborhood now in a nice town, but I miss the simple condo city life.
Post by maudefindlay on Mar 14, 2019 9:46:15 GMT -5
My family left for spring break yesterday, 16 hr drive, and I stayed home under the weather. Negative flu test, so was hoping with rest could leave tonight with friends who are going to a place nearby. No actual fever, but still flushed feeling and temp 99 to 100. Just got up to do some things and wiped out pretty fast. Feels dumb not to go over a cold, but that is a long drive if it makes me miserable and don't want to give cold to others.
Guess I will wait for symptoms to leave and them find a good flight if still time enough to warrant going. We just went on a cruise over Christmas and will go back to our condo this summer, so not like I'm short on vacations, I just haven't ever missed one with DH and the kids.
We had blizzard conditions yesterday and I worked a half day. I was scheduled to work today and about 10 minutes before I left home I got a text that a snowplow hit a gas line in our parking lot and there’s no heat so I get the day off! My kids also have the day off and DH is working from home.
Our power went out for a few minutes yesterday afternoon and I hadn't reset the clock on the stove before DS1's bedtime. He didn't believe me when I told him it was time to get ready for bed (it wasn't, I told him about 30 mins early!). So I set the clock for 7:30 (bedtime) instead of 7 and he skipped off to brush his teeth and head to bed! LOL. I set it for the right time after he went to bed.
We’re finally home from the hospital. DS2 won’t sleep anywhere but in top of me, so I’m in his room with him passed out on me. His breathing is really even and calm. I am so damn tired though. Thankfully, MIL took DS1 and is keeping his through the weekend so that should help us focus on DS2 and hopefully get some much needed rest.
I am really thankful that we ended up on my company’s premium insurance plan this year. I was pissed about it when I signed up, but it’s going to be worth it with this ER trip. The individual deductible is even less than I thought it was, so I’m feeling better about the financial cost of this more than I thought I would.
The inspection company we used for our new house is in a city that is surrounded by road closures. They were supposed to go get the radon equipment and send results yesterday, but that didn’t happen because of the storm. Now the major highway is closed in both directions around them, so I kind of doubt they’re getting there today. I think we technically have until end of day tomorrow to submit our objection, but I’m tempted to just tell our realtor to send it. The house has a mitigation system that appears to be functioning so I kind of doubt it’s going to turn up anything anyway.
Also, if life could just calm the fuck down for like 30 days, that would be really cool.
I took the second (and last) 20mg Adderall my friend left me today. It’s amazing. We had an insanely busy/stressful morning bc an employee called out so I had to squeeze in an extra appointment and I never once felt overwhelmed or anxious or angry about it. Which, normally, I would have. I probably won’t get around to making a doctor’s appointment to get an actual prescription, but I can see why people love it and also, how it can be abused. Whew.
My husband and I recently became first time home owners and I feel like we're over our heads... It's so hard to keep the house clean, we're trying to (slowly) buy furniture, but everything is so expensive, the yard is already full of weeds, the construction of the other new houses on our street is driving me insane. I could go on and on.
I know I should just be grateful for having this new, beautiful house and everything will work itself out, but sometimes I just really miss the simplicity of apartment life, ugh!
I feel the same even after 10 years of owning. Sometimes I really wish we could live in an apartment again and forget all the maintenance costs that go into home owning. Also, we had half the space in an apartment and no garage so there was no place for crap to pile up or hide away to deal with later like there is in our house. I wouldn't mind selling now, living in an apartment, and then buying when/if prices go back down. H says heck no to apartment life. We had a lot of rain over the last few months so now our once barren yard is a jungle.
Kids are coming down from 4 days of limited rules, not enough sleep and too much sugar at Grannies house. It’s...been an interesting morning. I’d love to throw a movie on but hate to reward this behavior.
sometimes throwing a movie on is good downtime for them.
My family left for spring break yesterday, 16 hr drive, and I stayed home under the weather. Negative flu test, so was hoping with rest could leave tonight with friends who are going to a place nearby. No actual fever, but still flushed feeling and temp 99 to 100. Just got up to do some things and wiped out pretty fast. Feels dumb not to go over a cold, but that is a long drive if it makes me miserable and don't want to give cold to others.
Guess I will wait for symptoms to leave and them find a good flight if still time enough to warrant going. We just went on a cruise over Christmas and will go back to our condo this summer, so not like I'm short on vacations, I just haven't ever missed one with DH and the kids.
you might have it but either tested too early or it was a false negative. I got a fever, but not really high and mostly stayed in the 99s. For me it was the cough and the fatigue that was killing me.
I hope you feel better soon and just get lots of rest and be kind to your body. Listen to what it is telling you and don't try to push things.
jmc325, we bought our house in 2016 and I honestly feel like it's only been within the last year that we've gotten into a very basic routine with home maintenance, and we're not even that good at it. lol. There is just a never-ending list of things that need to be done. We had all of these potted plants and greenery and bushes when we first moved in, and H HATED them so he ripped everything out swearing he had landscaping plans... guess what still looks like a barren wasteland? Our front yard. The driveway needs to be replaced, the backyard needs work, we need new windows, we're still painting the interior... it literally never ends. I had to remind myself that we're not in a rush and that we have two small kids so I need to just breathe through this season of our lives before I totally lost it. I dream of the day we go back to renting.
It's 61 and sunny here today, and tomorrow it's supposed to be 66 but rainy. I really wish the warm weather was going to last, because we're going down the shore for the day on Saturday, but meh. We'll all just bundle up and have a good time anyway. I can't wait.
We were also in the path of the blizzard skidunks and isabel mentioned. H and the kids went over the mountain to school yesterday morning because it hadn't moved in yet, but headed home around 10:30 because it was setting in. The road over the mountain has closed once in the last 3 winters we've been here and even then they didn't close the gate so H took dd over to school anyway and found out the road was closed after he dropped her off. Woke up this morning to the road being closed (but school was still open because they didn't get as much snow as we did) so the kids get a snow day. The sun is shining and the road is melting, but I'm glad they didn't head over this morning. H is out plowing our parking lot, then will head down to plow another resort's lot, then will have to come back here to move snow around more so we can get the car out of the parking lot in the morning.
I am working on next week's meal plan, but am feeling very uninspired. I let each of the kids pick a meal and they both picked breakfast for dinner. I'm tired of always having the same foods, but the kids are kind of picky so I hate trying new stuff. Their spring break is the week after next and they will be at the various grandparents' houses so I have big plans to make things I know they won't like and spicy foods, which they also don't like.
Post by lexxasaurus on Mar 14, 2019 13:58:45 GMT -5
3dogdays I am really sorry to hear that. It is beyond hard to lose a pet that has been with you through everything. My girl always knew when I cried that I needed love and would be by my side immediately. They give us so much unconditional love.
We learned this morning that one of our coworkers died this weekend. They discovered masses on her brain just over a month ago, and sadly it was right after she got a clean bill of health from her cancer so it was an unexpected find. We are a really small office (about 20 people) so it's rough to lose someone from our office family. I'm in a pretty gloomy mood today.
Not a safe place for me any more so I’ll poof details, but:
I had a Snape knitting avatar I’m a professional Jew My H and I were working on things until he tried to plant drugs on me and called the cops last week and I’ve been MIA since.
Ok, the last one is new, so I’ll give y’all a break (the y’all might also help, ha). But yeah. I filed for divorce after that. It was a long time coming/overdue. I need the distraction and support I get here. I’m keeping my therapy going and have done everything I can to make things ok for me and the kids. They are indeed resilient. Perhaps if I felt anything other than anger and betrayal this would be a sad post, but instead it feels like a clean slate all around ❤️❤️❤️