Hubs is back to work today. With having a flight leave right at dinner time, I planned ahead. I packed him a sandwich, chips, mandarin oranges, and a coke to eat/drink while we were waiting for the security area to open. We live over an hour away from the airport, and I knew he would likely be wanting something to eat before his plane departed. Far cheaper and tastier than what the small store in our airport sells. But, his positive send-off actually started when we stopped for our mail before heading out to the airport. [Read more…]
Who has been awake since 4:30 AM? Me? Ugh. Hate nights like this. 
Goodness, I’m way overdue for giving an update. Thanks, 
Undeniably, 2019 has not been off to a good start for us. In the past nine weeks or so, we have been hit with close to $8,000 of unexpected expenses. Not exactly fun when you are doing your best to pay down debt! Times such as these would likely make even the strongest of us start to feel defeated. Trust me; I’ve had many of those moments. While it is understandable to feel that way, allowing oneself to stay in that mode won’t make things better. And that is precisely why today I am choosing to look at the bigger financial picture! 
Our homeowner’s insurance adjuster has come and gone. He snapped a couple of pictures and said he couldn’t do much else until the snow is gone. No real surprise there. I have his business card and will call him in a few months. The next time he comes out, I’d like Hubs to be home. My impression of the adjuster is that he might give us some grief with the claim. I’m hoping I’m wrong. 
It has been a busy few days since I posted about our deck collapse/furnace exhaust pipe issue. On Friday, a bandaid fix was done on the exhaust pipe, so I again have heat and hot water. At the cost of $500, it wasn’t cheap, but this will also fall under our insurance claim. 
You read the post title correctly. Just when you think things can’t get any worse, they can, and they have. No, no, no. I’m feeling weak (and cold!) and seriously can’t take much more! 
As forecasted, we are getting hammered with snow. Combined with what we got yesterday and what will likely fall today, we are looking close to two feet of new snow from this storm. From what I saw on the local news, this is the snowiest season this area has seen since 1997. 
Weather, work, a sick dog and a trip to the repair shop with the car- this pretty much sums up my life this past week! 