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Things have been icy in terms of relationships because my mother forgot that my brother-in-law takes minor gripes too seriously and gets upset with people over the smallest things. He gets annoyed very easily and he already disliked me (partially bc my brother talked crap about me before we met so he came in with a low opinion) from when we first met which was right after my father died so I wasn't at my best. My sister and I were both very upset and had a disagreement about something (I can't even remember what). But, all he knew was that my sister was stressed out and he blamed me for it and has disliked me ever since. Anyway, we were getting along ok and then my mother had to open her big trap.. My mother has this problem where she exaggerates and blames other people for things. We are sharing a bed and we both had trouble sleeping. She actually kept waking me up and then I would shift to get comfortable and accidentally wake her up. But in the morning she blamed the lack of sleep entirely on me so my brother-in-law became enraged and talked about how someone should beat me to death with a baseball bat and ever since then he's been very snippy when he actually speaks to me and most of the time he won't even talk to me, he just turns and immediately walks away when he sees me. He flat out won't even answer questions. Only things he's said so far was to yell at me to get out of his way or to snipe that he was self-reliant and didn't need people to do things for him when I offered to get the light for him. It doesn't help that I'm having health issues that my meds aren't helping with and I'm about to run out of my thyroid meds. I wanted to leave yesterday, but my mother is refusing and now she wants to stay through the weekend. I really don't want to be here anymore bc I don't need to be around people who are hateful, and I know if I say something it will only make things worse.
I'm hoping I'll feel better once I get home. I want to be in my own bed and see my kitties and be somewhere I don't feel like I have to walk on eggshells. As it is, I can't even leave the house, open a door, open a window etc bc of the alarm system. Since my sister is at work all day, the only person to ask about the alarm system is my brother-in-law & he just tells me not to touch anything and gets mad if I even try to clean up something that spilled. He also accused me of turning up the thermostat when I didn't even know where it was and I hate when it is too hot.
So, not having a fun trip right now.
 
Signed papers on the other house. 3 br 1 bath. all refinished hardwood, new ceramic in kitchen and utility. new tile in totally remodeled bathroom. new sewer line. new plumbing. new HVAC, new water heater, new roof. house was built in 1910. lot is 150x175. attached garage. will close Feb. 9
 
Thanks. We have owned our current house since 1992. Was all owner-occupied neighborhood. Now mostly rentals. New house is just an old farmhouse but new on the inside.

Taxes are figured on what they see on the outside, so most are left plain.
 
Good on you for getting a new house
Now comes the fun part of moving everything, junk, you think you might have needed and kept after all those years you have lived in your house. Clean out time? :)

Figure we will take a few months and clean it out. No hurry to sell the other house.
 
I hope everything goes well with the new house! I'd love to see pictures.

Things have gotten a bit better with my brother-in-law. I was feeling sick and didn't go to dinner with everyone (been having health issues & my back has been protesting). My mother opened her trap at dinner and claimed the reason I wasn't there was bc I thought my brother-in-law hated me (which wasn't why-- I just felt like crap and wanted to lie down and sleep). Anyway, he said he didn't hate me and made an effort to talk to me nicely a little bit when he got home.

Just got a message from my brother that the pregnant cat gave birth to one kitten (thus far) but she's being an idiot and not taking care of it properly. He thinks she still has more kittens in her, but she hasn't given birth to more. She won't hold still to feed it, one of the older siblings stole the kitten's blanket (grabbed it and ran off with it) and the idiot mother cat keeps trying to move the kitten away from the heater. When my brother first got home from work the kitten was almost frozen to death near the sliding glass door so he moved it near the space heater. He posted a pic of the kitten near one of the older siblings (one of the smarter siblings). It's a solid black kitten but he doesn't know the gender yet. He's trying to keep an eye on it.
My bro doesn't have any days off this week (and next week) bc one of the employees quit for a better job and the boss is away in Florida visiting is dying mother. There are only two shift-leads on staff now and one has to work mornings while my brother works nights. My brother prefers to work nights with the other guy bc he's a great worker and fun to be around. One of the employees who quit just got a job as a gopher (bringing supplies/materials back and forth for scaffolding). It's 10hrs a day 4 days a week at $16/hr with an option to work a 5th day at overtime pay. Only problem is it's in Lake Charles about 2 hours away so the guy has to get up at 4am. Since he's chronically late and sleeps through alarms, I predict the job won't last long, but I know some guys who would gladly take the job.
 
Don't laugh, it just looks like an old farmhouse. Keeps the taxes low. Got it for less than 40.

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Looks good Rusty. The attached garage might make it a bit easier to heat if you need to. The deck is great too. Sounds like you won't have to be fixing stuff all the time now.
 
About a buck twenty five here ,with another $50,000 to fix it up ..

Shame i need my good Italian eatery's here or i move out there ..
 
Looks good Rusty. The attached garage might make it a bit easier to heat if you need to. The deck is great too. Sounds like you won't have to be fixing stuff all the time now.

Have a lot to do one the one we are moving from, unless our daughter decides to buy it. If she still wants it, her bf can fix things. Really hard to work on some parts of a house while you live in it. I already own one of those window units that heat and cool, had it in the garage here.

Need to make sure that my internet reaches the deck.
 

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