So, you guys can take my shiny happy posts of the last few days and just flush them down the toilet. Speaking of, it looks like Erik has discovered the joy of flushing, and though he didn't cause the first clog that flooded our basement on Monday, he did cause the second one that flooded it again last night. In other news, the house situation has turned into (more of) a nightmare. I got a phone call from my realtor last night that informed me that since I was a lazy good for nothing, and had bungled this whole thing from the beginning, and since everything that has gone wrong was ALL MY FAULT, she has had to step in and fix everything for me, so she hired a construction guy to fix the problems that need fixing before we can pass inspection, WITHOUT EVEN MENTIONING IT TO ME, he would start on Thursday, and his fee would be to the tune of $1800. Also, we ARE closing by the end of the month, whether we like it or not, or we can kiss her goodbye, and when the deal is done, we are not to contact her ever again, for anything. She, her words, has lost trust in us, all faith, and all charity. (I would just like to inform all that I didn't lie down for that, I told her I was working on a solution from my end that was possibly cheaper, and I would call her in the morning with my decision. I'm not the doormat I used to be, and nobody pushes this broad around anymore) After I got over the breakdown that phone call caused, I called our renters to negotiate splitting the cost of the repairs with them. (whether we went with my guy or my realtor's) She told me that this was all my fault, it was my house, and that she wasn't going to pitch in a penny for anything. She hated to be that person, but she didn't have any money, so that was the person she was going to be. And then she said, but don't worry, we'll get through it together. What the #$%&?! At any rate, this on TOP of the fact that my dad just had surgery on Monday, (which went very well, I'm told, thank goodness), and that my mother in law fell and broke her wrist and pretty severely hurt her hip by slipping on the ice late last week, and our basement, I am now a hot mess, and ready to shake the dust of Peoria and it's people from my feet.
Okay, now that I've vented, I need to go figure out how to fix my basement.
The Almighty and Unconquerable Liz
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Heh. I guess we're having a crap week together! Stay strong! (and have a few chocolates)
lol! ashley, that is way funny because i was just stopping by the internet after doing all i can/want to for my various disasters for a bit to have some very well earned indeed chocolate and a good book for a little bit before i wade back into the madness. (if i ever get the courage to do that, anyway....lol!)
UGH!! I have been feeling overwhelmed lately and although it isn't nice to have company, regardless of the famous phrase, it makes my problems seem more conquerable knowing that everyone has something that they have to tackle. Not that I am welcoming my problems, but they are mine and they don't seem to be going anywhere. :( Let's hope that the sun will come out soon.
Man, I need chocolate after just reading your post. Your realtor is completely unprofessional and I would bad mouth her all over the internet if I were you.
You may have a tree root problem if your basement flooded again. Ours kept flooding until we got someone to clean out the sewer pipe with a giant roto rooter thing. There was this tangled mess of hairy tree roots clogging the pipe. Not bad on cost, only like $160?
awe, poor faith! sorry like is suckage for you lately too. i haven't been over to your blog lately; i'll have to do that and get caught up on your woes. i AM planning a girls' night soon, you game? since you live somewhere around me now right? hm, how to give you personal information w/o letting everyone else on the net find out?.....
and thanks for the advice timpani! great minds think alike; the roto rooter guy is working as i type. and it's going to be a little stiffer than $160, it's $230 or something like that. but it comes with a six month gaurantee, so if this happens again, say tomorrow, then they will just come back and fix it. and renae should be calling you about the girls' night if she finds time today. i told her to get the ball rolling since it looks like my week is going to be one disaster after another.
man. my chocolate break didn't last near long enough, lol!
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