What a week!
Unfortunately, it wasnāt a good week.
Home Fronts: We went down to check on Casa South and to fire our realtor.
Sheās been awful. Worse yet, now she says she lost our keys. They were in a
lock box. How can you lose keys that were in a lock box?
While we were there we noticed a lot of trees down and
standing water. There mustāve been a pretty rough storm recently. Weāll have to
go back later to clean up the debris.
Thereās one gigantic pine, at least 100 feet tall that
scares the heck out of me. It died a while ago. Weāre waiting for it to
come down on its own. Usually pines that tall will break off from the top and
work its way down. But itās so close to the house.
We had no internet at Casa South so Iāve had to answer emails
whenever I happened upon free wifi.
Computer woes and a smart man: I returned home to Casa North only to discover I had no
internet at this house either. Oy!
To salt the wound, my computer was making dying moose sounds. Itās
been doing this for a long time and I knew Iād have to replace it soon. Only I
HATE even the whisper of having to buy a new computer.
The expense. The software reinstallation. The colorful language I use during the transition. Husband and dogs make themselves scarce during this dangerous period of Maria-acclimation to new hardware.
To keep my old machine on life support, we blew compressed air into the casing to blow out the dust. Usually
that helps, but this time it died right on the operating table. Then Greg did
something remarkable. He figured out which part had died (the power supply) and
did an organ transfer from an old computer.
It was the most amazing thing. He was like a surgeon,
reconnecting all those blood vessels. I think Iāll keep him a while longer. Any man who can save me money is a keeper.
Weather: Weāve had up and down weather. Last week got up to 80, and this morning we dipped below freezing for a few hours. This time of year is always
unpredictable. Canāt wait for March.
And a loss: The week ended on a sad note too when I learned a friend had
passed away. I was looking forward to seeing him at a Christmas party, but he
never showed. He was a kind, sweet man. Iām going to miss his teasing and silly
jokes. Itās a harsh reminder to cherish those around you. You never know when
itāll be the last time.
Has your week been unpredictable?
My next post will be an update on the expense journal I told
you about last month. January was my true trial month on the state of our spending and it was quite the eye-opener. I'll share some of the things we did to cut spending and come in under budget.
Iāll do my best to catch up on your blog posts. Being without internet for so long has put me way behind.
Iāll do my best to catch up on your blog posts. Being without internet for so long has put me way behind.
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The expense journal thing has me acutely aware that I really want this month to be FAR less expensive than what happened last month.
Also glad to hear that you won't need a whole new computer. I wouldn't mind one, but I'm so used to the ways things work with Old Clanky here.
It's a stupendous amount of work to transfer my files. And software installations always seem to require a phone call to the company. I've never had an easy migration yet.
I walked in their house the next morning to find Grandpa vacuuming up said flood. With the regular vacuum. The kicker? They OWN a wet/dry vacuum. It's in their garage. Ugh.
And then today, right as I was hitting my stride and starting to accomplish things, hubby called to tell me I needed to come get him 'cause he needed to go to the workcomp clinic. Whoooooo.
At least we don't have to pay for any of that.
I'm ready for Monday to be done. And I need a vacation.
But YAY for successful computer surgery! My new hard drive has arrived, so I'm just waiting for my 'computer surgeon' to be available. Soon, soon, I will have my laptop back...
And I despise real estate agents almost as much as I loath car salesmen.
I hope your week ends on a happy note.
Looking forward to your budget news. I need to make a new one myself.
They say God never gives us more than we can carry, but I think he gives some of us TOO much credit. LOL.
I hope your trials are at an end too.
Re:...your old friend is looking down on you and creating merry mischief with your realtor.
Now there's a thought. I think he'd do it for me too. :)
Every time we heard from her, she was out of town.
Sorry to hear about your friend's passing. Unfortunately, we're getting at that age... Ugh. Really sucks, doesn't it?
So sad.
There are too many other realtors to choose from.
I had a realtor like that once upon a time. I can't believe yours lost your keys. How unprofessional! Ack about your computer. Thank goodness you have an onsite techie and had some parts to scavenge from.
The week here is going pretty much how I expected it to. I'm busy getting ready to launch my book, so everything else is a blur.
Re: herds
True. I've had friends who've had it far worse than me so I have no room to complain. It's just been a headache.
But I had to eat crow with that computer because I'm always nagging him to get rid of his garage full of junk. Every so often he can pull from that junk and work magic.
I'm more of a smash, pummel, and wail kind of person. :D
Re: transfers
Once in a lifetime is too often for me. Gives me the willies!