Beneath the Wraps

We knew there'd be problems before we moved in.   I didn't get that the discoloration on the floor meant water damage.   We called the insurance company who sent a crew out June 28 and stayed with us until July 6 and disappeared. The insurance company had wired money to our bank in addition to paying Service Master.   okay, additional expenses like the plumber, electrician . . . but wait.   We still need more than just a sub floor. . . Installation  We finally heard back from Service Master on August 11, I believe.   It was by phone on Friday and they said they'd be out on Monday.   They weren't.   Roland received a call after 6:00 pm on Tuesday.   A representative came to give an estimate, which Roland tore apart and ended up agreeing to dry wall only.   Oh, and let's not forget the furnace that has been in our kitchen the last 6 weeks.   And please return our daughter's possessions! Dry wall put in.   Furn...

               This morning I started a search for pics to go with the next post I had mind – which has only been written in my head and outlined on paper, but still needs to be transferred which I had planned today but things don’t always go according to plan . . . like yesterday morning seeing Riddle before the town awakens and the streets have no traffic on them whatsoever.             I did not notice any traffic as I drove to the blueberry patch this morning.  The drive seems long each time I go out there, but somehow felt even longer this morning.  I had gone a different way than I had the other 12 – 20 times I’d gone there before.  The sun shining directly over the spotty windshield did not help matters.  I felt like I had been driving for half an hour at least.             I wish I had left the house s...

             The service team came on Wednesday and remained for a good part of the day.   They came on Thursday but did not stay as long.   An electrician came on Friday and added electric tape to chewed area - Roland could have done that - and there wouldn't be a bill . . .             Jenna and I went to the laundry mat yesterday.    I knew I'd need to do laundry before Wednesday but have a commitment to the library on Monday and as Tuesday is a holiday and the laundry mat may be closed, I decided it needed to be done yesterday.           Roland stayed to water plants and other gardening.   We gave Jenna a choice and she went to do laundry with me.   I'm happy that she made that choice as I had forgotten the detergent, and later realized I did not have enough change in quarters and so went across the street and wrote a check for twenty do...

            Have you ever felt inconvenienced by a situation, but later on down the road, you realize that inconvenience was/is a blessing?   It’s even more awesome when you can recognize the blessings in the process of being inconvenienced.   I can see the blessings;   Jenna sees the inconveniences that become more inconvenient to her with each passing minute.             I noticed when I mopped the floor in the back room, there was a nasty splotch that wouldn't remove - a stain I hadn't noticed before (I'm actually not all that observant) nor had I noticed the floor had gotten softer.   I had just chalked that up my own aging and slowing down.   It seems like each time I did laundry, moisture would leak out between the walls and the floor.   Oh . . . . that is not good.              Roland contacted our insurance company to find...