This was what our basement looked like on Saturday morning.
It was soaking wet, squishy as in when you walk on it, it squishes. We had to remove all the boxes and stuff off the floor, moved them upstairs and dry them. Then went to Sears and bought a dry/wet vac to suck the water from the carpet.
As soon as we got home, we went to work…DB did all the work. He sucked up 6 buckets of water and the floor is still wet but not squishy.
Two dehumidifiers and fans are on full blast yet it’s not drying. We found the sump pump was jammed up. DB fixed that and now the water is draining. Want to read what the sump pump does, read here, me lazy to type. Been in this house for 3 winters, no problem with the drainage, drain tiles.
The house inspection was today. The guy came and showed us what he found with the basement. He has a special kind of scanner to check for moisture. The entire family room area is soaked and the water stops right at the only bedroom, laundry room and bathroom. Then he scanned the walls of the family room. They too are wet 2 feet from the floor up. Wonderful, isn’t it?
We are smelling something foul now….it smells like something rotten. We think it’s mold starting to build up in the sheetrock – inside the walls. DB is now on the phone with our “dear” insurance company hopefully to be able to get it paid for to fix the mess. If they are not paying and there is a reason why they don’t, we will have no choice to tear the walls down and carpets off ourselves and we need to get the walls dry soon coz we don’t want to inhale mold for whatever weeks left we have in this house.
Just what we need right now….totally don’t know what to say except to throw it out here!
The date I want to hear for the longest time….the date for closing with the buyers. It’s now set on April 15. That means we need to move out of the house latest on April 14. DB and I was so hoping the closing would be in May. Apparently the banks prefer it in April so they could settle their taxes, insurance and what not. It’s good to know we have a closing date but I’m not. The house inspection is scheduled for this coming Monday, 15th.
DB is still hunting for jobs, as long as they are not jobs in sales he is cool….but i think he is just seeking jobs in production/manufacturing. I’m super stress but just try to act ok….in others words I’m putting on a mask. Feeling shitty and emo too coz of our thoughts of sending the dogs to a shelter, giving them away. Which shelter I’m not sure yet but most probably to a shelter with a policy that says NO-KILL. I know of one north of the cities which belongs to one of the church RCIA member. She had told me if I’ve decided to put the dogs away, don’t put them in humane societies. Instead, send them to her no matter how old the dogs are. They make sure the dogs are adopted to good families who will keep the dogs and give them a good home and especially the older ones, they will look for families that will keep them for the rest of the dogs’ life.
So you see lah, if I’m sad or not…like giving away your kids. And a lot of folks I talked to who are not into dogs said they are just dogs…they are animals…they don’t feel anything. NIAMAH…if dogs don’t feel anything, why then do they wait for their owners by the door when the owners are gone? Why do they have separation anxieties? I just didn’t want to argue with them. I told them let just say you need to give your child/ren away for some unforseen circumstances, will it break your heart. Deep down I hope they had to do it…but that’s so bad of me to think that way. I sort of imagine the mothers in China (just an example coz there are tons of babies to little girls for adoption in China) who had to give away their daugthers to the orphanage….really sucks.
For now, we are still hunting for a place out in the boondocks (farm house) and cheap rental so we can keep the dogs and also the other option is apartments that’s when the dogs don’t come in the picture. On top of all that, the packing, going to work and our daily routine. I said it a lot of times, life sucks but then I keep thinking of others who are in worse situation than I do, much worse….so I have to keep counting my blessings and God is watching out for us. We just have to work it out.
I find it very hard to stay on a budget I have created for myself. This stupid budget sheet I started couple of years ago didn’t even get to be implemented! Most definitely I need some budgeting tip to help me how to use my money wisely within my means! I really suck at this, especially in our situation now, I am trying without an actual budget but it is not working. Major failure. I’m a spendthrift, how to change that behavior will have to take some time…hopefully soon!! :)
So what do you do when you spouse is putting on pounds? DB is putting the extra pounds from snacking in between meals! I am glad I don’t anymore for many, many years. DB, however, said he snack out of boredom. I understand that. I told him I can even lift him up with his “handles”! I’m bad, ain’t I? But it’s our joke….we have good sense of humor to humor each other in these tough times. I told him if he so need to subdue his appetite, he might have to try those appetite suppresant pills. I told him back when I was a teenager I would buy Twenth Century Fat Burner pills….take them like downing candies! Those pills worked but definitely screwed up sleeping. So back to DB, I said if he’s bored of doing the same thing in the house, he should sign up doing reviews like weight loss pill reviews, shopping, car, etc. That will keep him busy for a bit plus he might get some kind of income for himself, too. If only he will proceed to do what I had told him…..
It’s the time of the year for me to make and appointment with my regular doctor for an annual exam. Honestly I don’t want to since every year is the same results and I just had my BP checked last month when I was in the clinic for my cold. BP and oxygen level were perfect. I had my blood work done last year, results were very good, too. I don’t need to get my bloodwork done again till next year…it’s a every two years thingy till I reach a certain age, or if the tests come back not good, then it will be yearly. The only thing I need to see a doctor for is a specialist for my joint pain, the kness to be more precised. I think they need to be replaced! Nah, I’m kidding!! The doc needs to look at them and go from there if I need PT or what needs to be done. I bought knee supports for them, but it’s not helping…I still think i over used it every day. DB is pressuring me to get my yearly annual in….coz he already had his done and it’s my turn now.
