Catching up
19 June 2025 18:27![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
missdianeI know Emily feels responsible for "her" house but it's been expensive getting it in better order than her sister had it and I want to contribute. She got upset when I pointed out that we ASAP need to do both exterminator (carpenter ants like YIKES) and gutter folks (they are clearly clogged and one of the gutters in the front fell off ages ago which is likely contributing to the carpenter ants). She got grumpy and said we could only do one or the other and I told her that I really want to cover one of them. I know she owns the house but it's OUR house now and I want to take good care of it.
The exterminator is coming tomorrow morning (Emily will be here since I'll be waiting on the return of the junk guys for the apartment) and we haven't yet heard back from gutter folks. If we don't hear from whomever her sister used in the past, we'll ask our reliable contractor dude - consequently that WE found on our own and he's fixed many things for us well and at a reasonable cost - if he can recommend some gutter folks.
The house is over 100 years old so it has its quirks and needs TLC but it's a good house.
I'm in the homestretch with the apartment and while I'd hoped to have Emily's niece help me take some stuff to the dumpster, there just started to be TOO much stuff piling up so I called the place that hauled junk for me recently to come back for another go. They're coming between 8:30-10:30 tomorrow morning so I'm going to get there earlier to keep sorting and cleaning. I'm hoping I just have one more carload of stuff to bring to the house before I'm ready to clean the last bits then call it done and can call the guy to turn in the keys. I know it's taking me a while but aside from the one time where her other niece helped bring some bags and the big move, I've been doing this all myself and it's just a lot for me. I'm really glad to be out of there, though, since it's supposed to top 100F in a few days and it would be just unbearable at the apartment.
I'm also glad at work that I was able to get our friendly facilities dude Mo (the one I hired to paint the kitchen and bedroom) to put up some curtains in my office. I have a giant window that's 7 feet tall and there's no blinds. He wasn't able to get the 3M hooks I brought to stick to the frame so he was able to drill through them and put them up with screws. The Ikea curtains I bought are 7 feet tall and also lined so that will be MUCH more comfortable in both the summer and winter. I will have to figure out some system to tie them back now and then, though.
Ok, going to go scrounge up something for dinner. Also looks like a thunderstorm is about to hit us. Hugs for y'all
The exterminator is coming tomorrow morning (Emily will be here since I'll be waiting on the return of the junk guys for the apartment) and we haven't yet heard back from gutter folks. If we don't hear from whomever her sister used in the past, we'll ask our reliable contractor dude - consequently that WE found on our own and he's fixed many things for us well and at a reasonable cost - if he can recommend some gutter folks.
The house is over 100 years old so it has its quirks and needs TLC but it's a good house.
I'm in the homestretch with the apartment and while I'd hoped to have Emily's niece help me take some stuff to the dumpster, there just started to be TOO much stuff piling up so I called the place that hauled junk for me recently to come back for another go. They're coming between 8:30-10:30 tomorrow morning so I'm going to get there earlier to keep sorting and cleaning. I'm hoping I just have one more carload of stuff to bring to the house before I'm ready to clean the last bits then call it done and can call the guy to turn in the keys. I know it's taking me a while but aside from the one time where her other niece helped bring some bags and the big move, I've been doing this all myself and it's just a lot for me. I'm really glad to be out of there, though, since it's supposed to top 100F in a few days and it would be just unbearable at the apartment.
I'm also glad at work that I was able to get our friendly facilities dude Mo (the one I hired to paint the kitchen and bedroom) to put up some curtains in my office. I have a giant window that's 7 feet tall and there's no blinds. He wasn't able to get the 3M hooks I brought to stick to the frame so he was able to drill through them and put them up with screws. The Ikea curtains I bought are 7 feet tall and also lined so that will be MUCH more comfortable in both the summer and winter. I will have to figure out some system to tie them back now and then, though.
Ok, going to go scrounge up something for dinner. Also looks like a thunderstorm is about to hit us. Hugs for y'all
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Date: 20 Jun 2025 00:01 (UTC)And - genius idea getting curtains at the office!