OK, if you’ve been reading all of this lately, you have no doubt in your mind how weird I really am. At least I’m honest and don’t have any agendas. I’d rather just be who I am than to pretend I’m someone else. I’m feeling better today. The big picture is really a lot larger [...]

We went to have our taxes done Saturday, whereupon we found out we have to pay for the first time in our lives due to the government’s brilliant idea of a “stimulus” without taking out enough for taxes. Not just a small oversight in our case, but the better part of a grand. After heat [...]

I just sent off my resume’ for part-time weekend work. I’m tired of our financial situation, i.e., debt structure. Once we get our cars paid off, maybe we can breathe a little bit. I blame myself for my own material greed and I now I need to be a big girl and deal with it. [...]

There’s something to be said for being nice. Although Wylie wanted to eat the repairman yesterday, Randy was (as always) very nice to him. Not in a fake way at all, just sincere. The estimate to fix our heat pump was about $300. He charged us $211, saying it wasn’t as difficult as he thought [...]

[picappgallerysingle id="244226"]Our house is old and tired. It’s needing a lot of things done, mostly cosmetic but not all. At the moment, our heat pump fan is locked up completely. According to what Randy read online at DIY, it’s not really something easily tackled on your own. Time to call in reinforcements, i.e., $$$. Sigh. [...]