Dear So and So

[Pax]

Dear Universe,

Seriously??? Mom loses dad, has heart surgery, loses her ability to drive and her independence, ends up on dialysis, has a small stroke, contracts pneumonia this week in the hospital... and now they find Stage IV cancer in her sinuses. Anything else?!?!

Could you maybe let her have a little peace, please.

Signed,

Her Loving Daughter.

[OakLeaf]

(((((((Pax and mom)))))))

[spokewench]

Oh my god Pax! I'm speechless. I can't even imagine what you and your mom are going thru!

[snapdragen]

Oh Pax.... *big hug*

[Wahine]

((((Pax)))). I had a run like that with my mom. It sucks. I hope things get better for you.

X - glad you're healing and moving on.

[Blueberry]

Dear Landlord:

We're buying a house. We gave you the appropriate notice. We're doing our darnedest to be good tenants and help you rent the place. I even sent an email out to the neighborhood list on your behalf. Could you please be a little considerate?

Monday we stopped packing, cleaned up the packing mess and cleaned the house for you to not show it with 2 hours' notice. We did the same on Wednesday. Today, you showed up 10 minutes past the scheduled showing (which you apparently cancelled by telling an elderly person the house wasn't suitable for her - google Fair Housing Act, please) to take photos. I had spent over an hour cleaning, locked up my cats, and been cooling my heels (missing a glorious riding day). We (politely) asked that you not post photos (including some with our bikes) to Craigs. Apparently you are anyway. Before we move.

We will no longer be cleaning up the house for you or accommodating your showings any more than absolutely required. We will also not be leaving on the power "for your convenience until you re-rent it so you can work on it."

[Catrin]

Blueberry, ugh. Hopefully the process will ease for you and the landlord stops trying to take advantage of your good intentions.

[Pax]

Wow! Here that landlord would be in court so fast their head would spin. University town with huge renter protections, just to keep stuff like that from happening, what a jerk!

[Blueberry]

Thanks Catrin and Pax. She posted it last night - but at least not the bikes and the map is about a block away (not that someone couldn't easily find it - but it's not a straight line to the house). Our housing laws are a mess here - so no help there. It would all be over before I could even get it in front of a magistrate. We would be out today except that our closing got delayed until Monday because either the plumber failed to call the city for an inspection or the city dragged its heels (had to remove a bunch of defective plumbing joints in the new house). So - they have yet to sheetrock and paint. Crossing our fingers all goes smoothly from here out.

Sorry to be so negative here lately - I need to make more of an effort to post the good stuff too!

[rebeccaC]

i thought pink flamingos were part of the florida mystique ...sounds like some good road trips coming up....maybe southern ca????

i would luv a volkswagen eurovan camper...if i could take a year off

[Pax]

I like the sound of this...

It really does seem like an interesting way to see the country and to step out of the ordinary. I know I'll never be a full time off the grid van dweller, but I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy spending time in the places the rig can take me.

i thought pink flamingos were part of the florida mystique ...sounds like some good road trips coming up....maybe southern ca????

i would luv a volkswagen eurovan camper...if i could take a year off

Pink flamingos are what you have to make you feel like you live in FL... before you actually do.

The VW's are awesome, too bad hipsters decided they're cool, the prices have gone through the roof.

[snapdragen]

Hey now, nothing wrong with pink flamingos...

[Pax]

Nothing at all, now 500 of them in a 20' camper...

[rebeccaC]

Thanks, I'm just perplexed. Why would they hire a 20 something for a library job when they could hire someone with years of excellent library experience at one of the top three libraries in the world? Just really confusing.

I’d think possessing a mix of the confidence and the wisdom you’ve gather in your years in that field would certainly make you a better candidate than a person new to the field. Would you think about doing some part time volunteering for a while to maybe even better make that point, make you a more compelling candidate for new openings and if your experience was threatening to someone to lessen that? In any case I do hope you find something you can enjoy doing!!!!

Dear Bella, I know you’re only here for a few days while your mom is traveling for work and it has no bearing on how much I luv you but do you really have to always be within a few feet of someone?

[Pax]

LOL!!! Great pic, Rebecca!