Another day on my back

In case you can’t tell by the title I stayed home again today.  It wasn’t what I wanted to do but it is what my body demanded.  I hurt all over and especially my neck was killing me.  I had my breakfast took my pills and took care of the children and their medicine – then it was off to the computer to tell everyone I was out for the day and I was back in bed.

I saw some interesting TV last night and again today both via NetFlix.  They have a PBS Nova Special on about Hacking and then there was a movie that was made about 3 hackers, that covered their arrest and provided a little bit of background on them.  Scary stuff but also very interesting. 

The children were happy that daddy was home another day.  I started eating and drinking my way through the house.  It wasn’t that I wanted to eat it was that I was bored and didn’t have anything else to do.  Every time I laid down I would eventually drift off for a little bit.  That will of course make sleeping tonight quite the challenge.  However, I made it to sleep last night and I have plans to make it to sleep tonight. 

I decided to use my floating holidays for my 2 days of sick time.  Not sure if that will fly at work but it’s worth a try.  I will gain a day next pay period which will be at the end of the month (next week).  Which will be a good thing.  Those floating holidays are use them or lose them.  You’ve got all year long and most people knock them out early.  Me I like to hang on to them as insurance.  But since I know that I will have PTO coming up incase of illness or weather issues I figure might as well use them now, as it will be a challenge to get them in by the end of the year. 

I just cancelled my subscription to HERE TV.  It a GLBT channel, they had some interesting programing but I am starting to see things repeat and they have not had anything I was interested in watching for a while.  It will save me $7.00 a month, plus tax.  That cost will cover the blocking feature I signed up for on my cell phone so in the end it’s a wash. 

Checked the weather and rain has moved to Friday and it is supposed to be clear on Saturday.  Listened to the weather tonight on TV and they said rain would be clearing on Saturday.  The whole roofing job is in limbo due to the weather.  All I can do is play along like it’s going to take place and if there is doubt I will reach out to the contractor on Friday to find out and hopefully be able to reschedule for the following Saturday, which would be Halloween.  Yikes!  Given my issues last week and again this week, taking time off makes me feel uneasy and I can’t afford to lose or put my job in jeopardy.  I am probably overly paranoid but better to be this way than to get surprised. 

I didn’t leave the house at all today and I am starting to feel better.  Hopefully that pattern continues and tomorrow morning there are no issues, so that I can get back to it.  Not that I really want to but hey it’s only 2 days and they will fly by.  Then I will get 2 more days to be at home and continue my recovery. 

Momma is still doing good.  I gave her the appetite stimulant just to error on the side of caution.  She has completed one medication for nausea.  Now we are finishing up with antibiotics and her thyroid pill.  Soon it will be down to the thyroid pill only and I think she will be happier about that.  Were about to go upstairs and get some treats.  It’s comedy Wednesday so there will be plenty of new TV to catch up on and that should keep me occupied for a while. 

Hope all is well in your neck of the woods.  Crossing my fingers that I will be going back tomorrow!

Pumpkin Pancakes at last!

When I woke up for good this morning and had to get moving, I was tired.  It was from being up off and on all night long having to pee.  I felt slightly better but my body was still communicating to me that I was sick.  I was nauseated but still managed to wolf down breakfast.  I took my pills and almost barfed.  That is one of many things that happens when I am ill.  For some reason it’s a chore to swallow pills.  I even divided them up so there weren’t so many of them but that didn’t help at all.  Long story short I called in and took the day off.  I should have just had the roof done today, but as per usual hindsight is always 20/20.  I went back to bed and when I woke up a few hours later I got dressed and ushered myself off to the urgent care center.  I had to sit for over an hour because the doctor was doing stiches and there was 1 person ahead of me.  I must say that the stiches were serious because it took forever for the person ahead of me to be taken care of.  I have a maxillary sinus infection.  Shocker!  The pain with the ear and with chewing is a result of pressure and the same nerve that affects people with TMJ is what was acting up on me.  I left with a prescription for an antibiotic.  I explained what I usually take and how it’s difficult to obtain so we went went something more common that I am not allergic to.  I told the doc to bump up the dose because when I take this drug it’s always been given in a low dose and doesn’t kill off the bacteria.  Now I have a new horse pill to swallow.  I wanted to double dose it but decided against it.  If things aren’t better then I will have to either go through the urgent care at work (which I could have done for free and w/o the wait – but that means I would have also had to go to work) or go see my regular doctor.  If I can I would opt to see my regular doc, the urgent care at work has mixed reviews and I haven’t used it yet.  So I told my co-workers that the cat was better and now it was my turn.  A few of them wrote back and said that it was the cats turn to nurse me back to health.  I guess Momma heard them because she has returned to giving me kisses – which really caught me off guard. 

After the doc in the box I dropped off the script and grabbed the mail.  Then it was to POHI I mean IHOP, I had so much time on my hands I actually figured out what that word is spelled backwards.  Got me my pumpkin pancakes and an omelet.  It was awesome.  Then I grabbed my medicine and came home. 

I returned to watching TV and tried to skip out on passing out lunch.  The little beggars let me off the hook for a couple hours but then sent in a representative to pester me.  I gave in.  Even had to pass out special food for Ruth.  Momma ate some of that as well.  She is doing really good and still no appetite stimulant.  I think I may just hold off on that and see how things go.  If I need to give it I will certainly have it on hand and who knows it may help me out of a future pinch.  The rest of her medicine is on schedule and she is a real trooper about it.  I have to fight a little bit but she understands that I am doing it for her good, that doesn’t mean that she has to like it. 

Okay so now for some scary news.  This only happened one time yesterday but I had very blurry vision yesterday at work.  We all suffer from time to time from eye strain.  This was something more and I associate it with this sinus thing.  Still it was scary for around 10 to 15 minutes everything was blurry.  It didn’t matter if I had my glasses on or off.  Kind of freaked me out.  I didn’t tell anyone about it, because it was a one time thing.  I know I probably should have mentioned it today but opted to keep it simple.  I didn’t need to run up a bill for a cat scan (something I can get at home for free).  What in the world would I do if they found something seriously wrong with me?  That would be a horrible thing to go through w/o a partner here to be by my side.  It’s bad enough that I am sick and alone.  It didn’t hit me until about an hour ago and I am really depressed about it.  Not much I can do but forge forward.  Eventually the time will come when my body will fail me – all I can do is hope and pray that Mr. Right comes along before that happens.  Otherwise I will just be scared and alone.  Kind of a horrible thing to think about. 

Outside of Momma kissing me and Pumpkin Pancakes there is something good that came out of today.  The contractor dropped off the permit.  It’s hanging on the front door.  They also went down the street after they left, so I suspect that my neighbor will be getting a roof as well which means I get $200 which isn’t a bad deal.  The dummy that stopped by hung the permit on the outside of the door, even though I answered the door and gave him access to the inside.  So I let him do his thing and then once he was gone, I transferred it to inside the door to protect it from the weather.  Better safe than sorry.  Rain is still in the forecast for Saturday and while I am not happy about it, Saturday isn’t exactly here yet.  All I can do is stay tuned and wait to see what happens.

My plan now is to return to the office tomorrow, unless I am worse.  I doubt that I will be worse but it could happen.  My nose has started to bleed a little bit but that is common with my allergies and the nose spray.  Nothing to get alarmed about.  I also squeezed in a nap so my plan is to give myself a facial – take a hot shower and up the sleeping medication.  I should be out like a light.  Of course I will be up to pee since I am still on the steroids.  Sure will be nice when life can return to normal for me, but then again there will be something else to take the place of the problems that I am having now.  Let’s just hope they aren’t worse than what I am dealing with now.    Rain rain (as in problems) go away and don’t come back another day!

Hope that you had a great day.  Now on to net surfing and then to grab that facial which I am in need of.  I never had one done professionally but always wanted to.  Perhaps I will treat myself.  It will probably be a new addiction like massage is.  I guess I am a high maintenance kind of guy, but that’s okay because I am worth it and so are you!

My turn

I guess with all of the recent stress it’s my turn to be ill.  Today when I got to work I noticed that my left ear started hurting.  By lunch time it was a challenge to eat but I kept chewing threw the pain.  I couldn’t wait to get home and start on ear drops.  Which I did.  My teeth started hurting as well so I knew that there is/was a sinus infection brewing.  I don’t want to take more time off to see a doctor.  What to do?  I started myself on steroids.  Not exactly the best thing to do without an antibiotic to accompany it.  I already feel a little bit better.  I also took 1000 mg of Ibuprofen so that should help.  The bad thing is I will be up all night peeing.  The good news is the pain should subside and I should be able to return to work tomorrow.  That is the goal.  I think I am delaying my impending doom and eventually I will need an antibiotic but for now I am going to try to forge forward.

Worried about the kids I peeked in on them through the camera.  I turned on the speaker and started hearing pounding.  What in the world was going on?  I thought great they started on the roof without me.  Nope.  I have no idea what I heard but everything is fine.  I looked all over my property and there is no permit posted.  That was supposed to happen today.  So I will give them another day and if there is no permit here by Tuesday night then Wednesday I will be calling again.  I shouldn’t have to police a contractor.  They should just do their job.  I mean were all adults.  However, like I told you I have bad luck in that area.

My neighbor at work told me that he was leaving early.  Turns out he has not only been sick for over a month but he developed full blown Pneumonia.  Yeah and came to work with a fever and all.  He’s got bigger problems than that.  They also found an aortic aneurism.  He has to meet with a surgeon on Wednesday to figure out how they are going to deal with that.  That would scare me to death.  One wrong move or if that thing decides to burst ahead of schedule, your done for good!  He’s had a lot of health problems and his wife the same way.  He actually moved here to be closer to his family because of his wife’s declining health issues. 

Progress with momma the vet called today to check on her while I was at lunch.  I told them all is well.  She waited tonight for ‘special’ food and is still eating like a champ.  I caught her in the litter box and were back to solid deposits.  Now I just have to make sure Ruth is okay and we should be home free.  Momma is due for her appetite stimulant tomorrow but with the way she is eating I am tempted to skip it.  The vet said it would be okay.  All I know is I don’t ever want to experience this again.  I won’t make the same mistake twice because I realize that I may not be lucky if there would be a next time.

That is all I have for now.  My back is killing me and I want to veg out in front of the TV before the rest of the evening flies by.  Big Bang Theory is on so that should be good for a laugh.  1 day down.  4 days to go.  Oh and there is rain the in forecast for Saturday.  Might not be getting that roof after all. 

Back in the game

Greetings once again folks.  I’ve got my hands full with these children.  Momma came home yesterday from the hospital.  They have her on a bunch of medication.  An antibiotic, A pill for nausea, A pill for her Thyroid (no more cream and it saves me around $17 a month) and an appetite stimulant.  The appetite pill is only given every 3rd day so she won’t be due for it until Tuesday.  She is eating, not like she used to.  Marvin comes in and makes his way through the buffet and he pushes out the girls (momma included) then they don’t want to eat because the bully is eating their food.  Ruth has diarrhea like her mother and she is being very picky about eating.  She doesn’t want anyone to watch her.  I can tell she doesn’t feel good.  If there ever was a cat that I didn’t want to take to the vet it would be Ruth.  She is known to bite and fight.  With no Rabies on board that would prove to be a problem.  I got some probiotics in her (a powder that you sprinkle on the food, she is the only one that loves it) and my hope is that will help normalize her gut and she will bounce back. 

Just the same I am prepared for the next emergency.  I got 2 cans of black top Salmon, 2 cans of store brand Tuna and 2 cans of baby food.  So the next one that decides to stop eating can have the red carpet rolled out for them.  I may break out some Salmon later today as a treat for everyone.

You can feel that things are different around here.  The tension is in the air and I am not happy about it.  I am worried about Ruth and Momma.  Then I have to make sure that everyone else will continue to eat.  It’s just another battle.  Then there is the money battle.  I am really feeling it.  Momma cost me another $400.  I honestly thought she wouldn’t make it but thus far things look pretty good.  I need her to keep eating and then her stomach will normalize and then she should be okay.  The vet said that she was rather perky and up front in the cage wanting attention.  She craved it from the moment she saw me.  I can tell that she still doesn’t feel good but she is making the best of the situation and I really am grateful for that.   I need a long term break from death.  No one or nothing around me can die for the next 500 years.  Seriously if I could go at least 5 years if not longer without facing death again it would help me out a lot. 

Now on to the matter of the roof.  I called the contractor and was pretty stern with them.  They told me that they were picking up the permit and it would be posted at my house on Monday.  We could start on Tuesday if I wanted.  I don’t have to be home.  However, I have no idea how the children would react and the vibration from the work would set off the house alarm, then the police would show up and it would be a fiasco.  So all the same I would rather be home.  I have the work scheduled for Saturday weather permitting.  Shingles will be delivered on Friday, so on Thursday night I will have to move the truck to the street and when I come home I will need to park my car on the street.  Not really happy about that.  It’s only one day though.  I don’t know how to deal with the inspector but I will figure that out as we go.  I am not abandoning the house for any period of time, I pay the bills here and unless something horrific happens it is where I will stay.

Back at work I had to beg two people to let me go early on Friday.  By the time I was done it was 4 once all of the dust settled on Friday.  I stopped in at my local Cracker Barrel and got some Grilled Catfish.  It was rather tasty.  Had to have a piece of Double Chocolate Coca Cola Cake for desert.  Paid cash since I had money from my massage that I had to cancel.

Then there is the matter of my computer that blew up.  I tried everything that I knew but I couldn’t save the configuration as it was.  I had to wipe roll back to Windows 8.1 and then upgrade to Windows 10.  Then reload all of the software and restore my data from the cloud.  It was a very long and painful process.  I spent most of the day yesterday working on the damn thing.  I still use MS Money to manage my finances and some stuff I backup with a paper register but the majority of it is all in the program.  So if the program fails I am fucked and as usual it’s not in a good way.  I had a hell of a time getting it to run.  I figured out the problem on my own but I honestly don’t know how I did it, what led me down the path.  Anyway I have to run the program in Windows 10 as an Administrator.  I had to turn down the UAC settings so I am not prompted each time I run the program to have an extra click.  Then all is well.  Today I ran into the same thing with Live Writer which is how I post my blog.  It will not run as a regular user, you have to run it as an Administrator.  The best practice today is to have 2 accounts.  1 Admin where you configure the computer and then a regular user account that you use to login in with everyday.  The purpose behind that is if you get something malicious such as malware or a virus since the user doesn’t have Admin rights it won’t be able to execute and you save your self a whole lot of trouble.  Do I follow best practice?  Nope, I use one account and run as an Administrator all of the time.  I’ve got sufficient protection in place plus my old but wise brain that keep me out of trouble.  I am honestly not sure why Calculator stopped working on me.  It was after I loaded on an update to some software that I need to connect to work that things went awry.  I haven’t loaded that software yet but it’s next.  I sure hope that we don’t run into problem again.  This whole event could have been a lot worse if my data was not backed up.  Turns out the data insurance, (which is what I refer to as backup subscriptions to Carbonite and CrashPlan) came in handy.  It’s not the first time and it won’t be the last.  I’ve used both and my preference is CrashPlan, they do a better job and your can encrypt your data where you are the only holder of the decryption key, that is assurance that all of your stuff stays your stuff and your business and no one else's.

Speaking of encryption I had this wild idea that when I got my last external hard drive that I would set an encryption password.  What’s on the drive?  Gee would you be surprised if I told you it was porn?  Well it is.  Now this is a collection that has taken me years to build and of course the drive wanted to fight me when I went to install it and decrypt the data.  I got it on my laptop and it worked just fine.  So then I started looking at ways to decrypt the drive, turns out the answer was right in front of me.  I used my backup service to restore software that came with the drive.  Then I installed that on the machine and was able to remove the password, which I remembered.  If I would have forgotten the password everything on the drive would have been gone and I would have had to format and restore from the cloud, which when your talking several hundred video files could have taken 2 weeks or longer.  Glad I dodged that bullet as well.

Let’s move on to guys, a subject that will be much more fun for me to write about.  There is a certain guy at the pet food store that I have been crushing on.  Well he smiled at me yesterday then he asked me for my phone number.  Not for a date but for the rewards program at the store.  I wanted to say well now that you have my number, can I have yours?  It’s cheesy but straight to the point at the same time.  I know he’s got a girl friend and well he’s way younger so I am sure he wouldn’t be interested in me.  It made me melt a little when he smiled at me.  I also couldn’t get up the courage to tell him that he had red glitter on his face.  Today I went grocery shopping and the same hot guy I saw a couple weeks back was there.  Wearing shorts and they showed off his ass rather well.  I wanted to approach him but opted not to.  Then he ran into a friend and they started chatting and he said I just had a kid.  Well there it is two for two both straight and taken!  Where have all of the hot single good gay guys gone to?  Do they even exist?  I mean that is outside of myself.  Yeah surprise I consider myself a good guy.  I am faithful – don’t dabble in drugs and can count on one hand my number of sex partners, plus I have no STD’s.  Now if I could just meet a guy I think the rest of my life might fall into place.  Everything in time.  I am still using the online apps and thus far nothing, unless I want to move overseas.  Sadly there are a fair amount of robot profiles.  You think it’s a real person and carry on a conversation with them only to find that the next person you speak with, you carry on the same conversation all over again.  I hate robots and chatbots – they suck.  I want a real guy to whisper sweet nothings in my ear not a robot.

Well time to go back to work on the laundry, then put the finishing touches on the pc and surf for more porn to add to my ever growing collection.  If I had as much money as I do in porn I would be a very wealthy person.  Maybe someday that will happen, but I won’t be holding my breath.  God apparently wants me to work for everything that I have.  I am tired and ready for retirement but that won’t be happening for a very long time.  Speaking of which I made some changes in my retirement accounts, hopefully that pays off.  I wanted an even mix of stocks and bonds, it didn’t quite work out that way but I am happy with what I chose, thus far.  I will know soon enough if it was a smart move or not. 

Here is to a problem and drama free week.  Looking forward to Saturday so I can put this roof thing behind me.  Part with some more money and call it a day.  Thanks for stopping by to read all about my world.  I hope yours is going well.  Talk with you all again soon.  Fingers crossed for no more kitty drama either!

Dead PC

So I was having a problem with my home PC.  The calculator application wouldn’t open.  I tried a system restore point to fix it and now the damn thing won’t boot up.  You know in the middle of having all of the issues I am going through right now this is not a good time for PC failure.  Not that there is a good time for it.  I had to pry myself away from the machine last night.  I figured if I walked away I could come back with a clear head and fix it. 

I have done some searching and found the Windows 10 Media Creation Tool.  You can download a copy of Windows 10 and have it on disk to install on different machines.  Kind of nice.  It also apparently doubles as a repair tool so I am going this route which is far better than going back to windows 8.1 and upgrading all over again.  Plus it’s my hope that I won’t have a high amount of data loss and that I will be able to recover from this more easily.  All of my stuff is backed up so data loss isn’t a huge concern.  Sitting in front of a machine reinstalling software and scrambling for product keys as well as configuring my Outlook all over again is however something that I would like to avoid if at all possible.  So this will be my quest later today.

Momma update – every time I give her the nausea medication she pukes.  This morning she puked bile and that is more serious to me.  Plus she crapped all over her self, which is not normal.  I see her muscles twitching and can tell that she is entering a more serious stage of dehydration.  It’s decision time.  I am going to hospitalize her later today.  I am at work now but plan on leaving around lunch time and taking the rest of the day.  My hope is with some fluid and some IV medication that she will bounce back.  Clearly what I am doing at home isn’t working.  While I don’t want to spend the money because after all it is a gamble, her name is Lucky for a reason.  I hope and pray that this won’t be money flushed down the drain.  Get her hydrated, settle her stomach and then I think she will start eating again.  Hopefully with in a day or two I can get her back home.  If that isn’t possible then we may have to part ways.  However, even though I have the doom feeling I owe it to her to try – if I give up now I will never know what could have been and that in its self will consume me.  I know that she can’t wait until Saturday.  This is a medical emergency for her and the quicker I react the better her chances of recovery. 

Still early here, but no word on the roof.  I will be dealing with them this afternoon once I am done dealing with the vet.  Hopefully this will be a productive afternoon.  Get momma taken care of, get some dates set in stone for the roof and get my pc fixed.  God I am going to be wiped out but at least I will have the weekend to recover. 

Say your prayers for me, I need them.  Forging forward!

Troubles

Momma slept with me last night and had an accident in my room.  I was up and down all night long.  If it wasn’t her it was me and then add in Marvin.  I got enough sleep but decided due to Momma’s condition that I wasn’t going to play.  I took the day off and got her to the vet.  Found out that it’s all my fault.  Her Thyroid is high and that is why she isn’t eating.  Cost me $250.  Plus she still isn’t eating.  I’ve got medication to help with Nausea but thus far no luck.  She looks like she is drinking but she is trying to fool me and just standing over the water.  She is partially dehydrated.  I’ve tried fresh crab, special food and nothing has worked thus far.  Her girls have also decided to start skipping meals, at least lunch and supper.  Bear talked me in to lunch today he was just persistent and I gave in. 

Honestly I have a bad feeling about this.  I think I am going to lose Momma but really don’t want to.  She is only 13 years old which is young.  I mean we have had a decent amount of time together but there is never a good time to part ways.  Right now I am not terribly concerned about the girls, they just sense something is wrong with their mom.  If they skip too many more meals then I will have a huge problem on my hands.  I love all of them and don’t want to lose any of them.  Right now all I can do is hope and pray for the best. 

The vet said that if she isn’t eating by Saturday I need to bring her back.  They will want to hospitalize her and that will cost me more money.  I could easily be in the same situation as I was with Blu where I pay out a small fortune but still wind up with a dead cat. 

I also have concerns about my job and my not being there causing me issues.  I have to keep my job no matter what but my family which are the cats come first.  Ugh.

I called about the roof, turns out they got the permit.  They were supposed to call me back today and let me know something.  I heard nothing.  They are supposed to call tomorrow.  If they don’t contact me by early afternoon, I will be calling asking for a manager.  I don’t want to get ignorant about this but I paid for something that came with promises and thus far they are not living up to their promises.  I also have a bad feeling about this, that the work isn’t going to get done and I will have to go to court to get my money back, hire a different contractor and possibly pay more in the end.  However, I could just be overly dramatic.  Right now there is a red flag raised and my plan is to pester them until they set a delivery date and an install date.  This isn’t a fly by night company.  They have all sorts of accreditation and have a relationship with the BBB. 

So it’s been a day filled with problems and worry.  Let’s hope that tomorrow is different.  I also hope that when I go upstairs and break out the Pumpkin Ice Cream that Momma decides to help.  I just want to see her eat a little bit of something, I think that will lead to progress and we can build from there.  I can’t afford to spend a ton of money on her, I am hoping that things turn around for the better in the next 24 hours. 

Worried about momma

Momma left me more unwanted presents in the basement tonight.  I passed out the evening treat and she passed on it.  I opened special food for her and everyone loves that.  She passed on it as well.  So something is clearly wrong here.  She is drinking but apparently isn't eating at the moment.  I am concerned about it.  However, she ate Breakfast so it's not an emergency.  I gave her a small dose of medicine to help stop the hershey squirts.  Hopefully, that will settle her stomach and she will feel like eating in the morning.  

Funny thing about this batch of cats is they all have gone on a hunger strike at one point or another.  Momma has been in the hosptial before.  I don't want to take her back there.  If they stop eating unless they start again it's a death sentence.  I don't have money to pour out but at the same time I don't just throw my hands up and give up right away.  We try what we can and if that doesn't work well then things don't look so good.  

As if you can't tell by my writing there is more worry on my part.  I lost one this year already back in May and I don't want to lose another one now.  Especially Momma, she is the matriarch of the family and I am not sure that everyone can survivie without her, especially Ruth.  She really looks up to Momma.

Funny thing is Momma slept with me last night.  I guess she hasn't been feeling well for a while.  I think it's finally taking it's tole on her and she is crying out for help.  I have no problem taking her to the vet but I know she won't be thrilled about it and neither will my wallet.  

No movement on the roof.  I am calling them tomorrow.  I can understand a slight delay because Monday was a government holiday but this is really unacceptable for the amount of money I am shelling out.  It's a peice of paper and not that difficult to obtain.  Let's get this over with already.  I don't know why but when I place an order for something service related things always seem to go awry.

Work has been okay.  I went to lunch with my new friend but didn't come out to her.  I still want to but I am kind of unsure if it's the right thing to do.  Speaking of work tomorrow is pay day and it took me exactly 17 minutes to give away all of my money.  Then I found that I posted a debit to one of my credit cards last month and it should have come out of my checking account.  How do you spell overdrawn? In my records I am overdrawn but it hasn't actually happened.  Which is a good thing because the overdraft protection is expensive and they love to tack on fees.  I know this from my late partners checking account, which he overdrew more than once.  So come tomorrow everything will be hunky dory with the bank - then they dispurse my money to pay bills and presto I am out of money.  

I got an email from Microshaft that Office 2016 is out.  I would like to upgrade but I am not confident that it won't play hell with my encrypted mail service, which is a plugin for Outlook.  The cost for me is only $9.95 and that is for Office Pro Plus.  It's thanks to my employer and the Home Use Program.  It's a great deal and how I upgraded to Office 2013.  Everything is working right and it's a case of do I want to take a chance on messing it up?  I don't send many encrypted emails these days but when I have the need I want the service to preform.  Risk seems to be associated with everything we do in life.  You could fail, it could cause a problem, you might run out of money, you could get sick, you could be injured and the list goes on.  Rather depressing. 

Speaking of depressing it's time to wrap things up and call it a night.  I shall talk with you folks again soon.  Hopefully I will have some good news to report about Momma and the Roof, the more good news the better.  I hope all is well in your world.  Take care!

The Combo Post

Sunday was pretty much a normal day.  I woke up late, got to eat breakfast really late and went grocery shopping.  I had the house cleaned up, laundry under control.  Worked in a nap and got to spend time with the furry family and watch TV.  Not a bad way to spend the day. 

Ms. Momma decided to crap in my office last night.  No reservations about it, she just comes in squats and there it was.  I yelled at her, she meowed back to me.  Not exactly sure what she was trying to say.  I cleaned it up.  I didn’t vacuum downstairs, maybe that is what she wants.  I am not entirely sure what she is after or is trying to tell me.  All I know is that if I have to keep cleaning up after her like this, she will get a visit to the vet.  It’s about check up time anyway but I really don’t want to go through that, considering all of the other money I have spent.  I am watching her Thyroid medication refill and will be calling it in as soon as I can.

Supper last night was Lasagna and Apple Crisp.  Not exactly paired for each other but it wasn’t bad.  Tonight is Chicken Parm with Pumpkin Bread Pudding.  Again not exactly paired for each other but it will be quick. 

Yesterday was National Coming Out Day.  No surprise with my blogs name that I am gay.  Woop – no big deal.  I know that for a lot of people it takes a lot to come out and there are different circumstances with everyone.  I have always said and will always say that coming out is a very personal decision.  It is right for some and not right for others.  Only you can decide if this is something you want to do.  You can do it any day of the week and it doesn’t have to be a holiday.  Just know that once you utter the words that your gay or you like people of the same sex, that is something that you won’t be able to take back.  I am not trying to discourage anyone, just laying out the facts.  I am who I am, just as you are who you are and there isn’t anyone or anything that can change that.  Gay or Straight, were all just human. 

Today is Columbus Day here in the US, looks like it’s Thanksgiving in Canada if I am reading my calendar correctly.  If so, Happy Thanksgiving Canada!  Here it means that most banks, courts, and the post office are all closed.  Some schools and very few businesses close as well.  The commute in to work was very easy but tomorrow I expect that it will return to being it’s normal difficult self. 

I am going out to lunch tomorrow.  Might be Cheesecake Factory might be some place else.  Kind of depends on what mood me and my guest are in.  I will be headed to lunch with a co-worker that I have become close with.  Relax, it’s a female and she’s married.  She’s rolling in the dough so that isn’t a bad thing.  She doesn’t have all of the common worries that you and I have but I am sure that she has her struggles.  She is a lot of fun and we joke with each other.  I am weighing the pros and cons but I think I am going to tell her more about me, if you get my drift.  I don’t think it will be a problem and from what I have seen thus far she keeps a secret pretty well.  Not that it’s a huge secret of who I am, but I really don’t want that circulating in the workplace. 

Funny thing I am setting up to help some folks today with a meeting and one of the participants comes up to me and says hey I think I know you.  Yeah he used to own one of the places I worked at in the past.  It was a family business and even though he was family, we both got a raw deal.  It was really good to see him.  He had to gloat and tell the whole room we used to work together.  Yeah I used to work on his computer.  It was odd that our paths would cross but the world is a small place and you just never know who you will run into. 

No word on the roof, I know they probably can’t get the permit today because of the holiday.  So maybe I will hear something tomorrow.  Hopefully this is a done deal very soon.  I am so worried about what they will find after they rip off the roof.  I pray that it’s nothing major and can be fixed.  Like all of the other challenges I have faced, I want this behind me and as fast as possible.  I want to pay off the other loan and be able to breathe a sigh of relief.  It’s been an eventful year and there is still a few more months left before we can call it a done deal. 

I hope that all is well in your world and that the sun is shining bright.  Nothing much else happening.  Just looking forward to quitting time so that I can go home to see the children, rub some bellies, fill my belly, relax and get some sleep before it’s time to do it all over again tomorrow.  Warm weather all week long, it’s like Summer is still here.  That will pass soon enough so I am enjoying it while I can.  AC is back on.  Cheers for now!

Lazy Saturday

I had no real plans for today.  I thought about venturing to the buffet for a bite to eat, but didn’t make it.  Instead I spent most of the day sleep and watching TV.  It was nice to be able to lay around and not worry about anything or anyone.  The children enjoyed the time together as well.  I’ve got a crick in my shoulder/neck and I thought taking it easy would help.  That didn’t work. 

Around 3pm I ventured out to a new BBQ place a friend told me about.  It was based on the same idea of the place I went to last week, only this was way better.  Cost was reasonable at $9 for a pork platter, two sides and a drink.  I really wanted to order more, but ventured back home after I was done.  I watched more TV and then fed the children and went out for cat food. 

I saw a gay couple shopping for their dog.  They had to be in college, they were super young.  One of them was really cute and the other well not so much.  It was obvious they were gay but no one made a big deal out of it.  I thought about chatting them up to get some dating tips, but that would have probably been awkward for both of us not to mention a little creepy.  I’ve been on the dating apps and I get more messages on Grinder than any other site.  I have no profile, no face picture, just on there to look at photos.  I don’t respond to any of the messages I get.  I really wish that someone sincere would hit me up.  I got a match on Tinder from a Super Like but he hasn’t made any move yet.  On another site I am on I had someone overseas message me and tell me that I was beautiful.  That was sweet but not exactly what I am looking for.  Tonight I caught a glimpse of myself in my computer monitor from glare.  I thought wow who is that hot guy.  I also managed to visit the scale and found that I have lost some weight, from skipping meals.  Pretty good.  I could probably drop a lot of weight that way but food is like my last friend and I can’t say no to it.  Get me a man to substitute and then we can talk. 

I am washing Big Boy’s bed, since he peed in it earlier this week.  One of the girls rearranged the pads and he missed it.  Not his fault.  Everyone loves the bed and throw in a plastic pee pad and they are like in heaven.  It must be comfortable.  I bought it for him to sleep in but if he wants to use it as a litter box, it’s okay by me.  Whatever works and is consistent, which sounds silly but it actually makes life easier. 

So this week Justin Bieber broke the internet again when full nude photos were released.  Even his Dad had a comment saying something to the effect of Wow that’s my boy.  Yeah he’s got a big instrument and there are lots of people that want to go for a ride.  I for one think he is gorgeous.  I don’t necessarily like the way he has treated people.  Additionally, no one has stopped to think these might be fake nudes, I mean photoshop has been around for years and lots of people are very good at faking photos.  The only way to know if it’s the real deal is to see it live and in person and then you have something to compare to the photos.  If your looking to be a role model I don’t think having nude photos of you floating about is necessarily a good thing.  Just my opinion.

Also Danny Pintauro, former child star from Who’s The Boss told the world he had AIDS and that he has recovered from using Meth.  I just listened to an interview he did where he talked about a certain guy that he was attracted to who offered him meth and he wanted to try BDSM.  Yeah, I can tell you he was someone’s fuck toy.  He said that meth makes you feel so good that you just don’t want to stop using it.  You can use X once and not want it again for a long time but Meth, you will crave every day.  I remember when he first came out of the closet.  That was a big shocker.  I am frankly disappointed that he made bad choices and wound up with AIDS.  However, I think that he is doing a good thing by speaking out.  I am happy that he has a husband now and has settled down.  It sounds kind of crazy but being in the position I am in now, I understand how drugs can be appealing.  If they make you feel so good, I can understand how you would want to do things you normally wouldn’t otherwise engage in.  Like being a bottom in a gang bang.  I hope that Mr. Pintauro reaches someone and maybe prevents another guy from following in his footsteps.  When you have been through hell and back, I can understand wanting to share your story and try to help other people from falling victim to the same mistakes you made. 

Okay enough of that.  I got a call from the roofing people they are waiting on the permit.  No kidding.  They are supposed to let me know how much it’s going to cost but I think they are just going to apply for it and bill me.  I did my homework yesterday and found out that the cost of the permit is $70 which isn’t bad.  If they will get it and not charge me too terribly much then it’s worth not taking a day off from work just for that.  I keep thinking about black mold and am kind of worried about what they are going to find when they rip the top off of this cat house.  I hope all they see is fur and normal roof/attic stuff and nothing more.  I have some wiggle room but really don’t want to spend anymore than I have to.  I want the job done, want to pay the final bill and call it a day.  Then I can pay off my other loan and keep my wiggle room money for a rainy day or two.  Being a homeowner is expensive, especially when you have to go it alone.  If I had two incomes then things wouldn’t be so bad.  However, given the circumstances I think I am doing okay. 

As if you can’t tell I feel lonely today and wishing that I wasn’t alone.  I’ve been thinking a lot about BLU and TAZ.  It’s hard to believe that Tuesday will be the 1 year mark without Mr. BLU.  I remember that week of hell last year where I tried everything I could but it just didn’t work.  I wished it would have, we were just forming a great bond and he was starting to trust me.  Add in this being the month that my late partner would have celebrated his birthday and well it’s really a depressing mess.  Strange as it sounds I feel all 3 of them near me and telling me keep on going.  While I am very proud of my success there is still a long road ahead of me and a huge crater of a hole in my heart.  Time is helping to heal things but it’s a slow process. 

With that I think I will call it a night.  Back to the TV and eventually to bed.  Happy Saturday.  I know that tomorrow I will have wished I would have done more today but it’s okay, it is what it is.  I hope next week is a great week and moves just as fast if not faster than this week did.  Looking forward to November and Thanksgiving.  Ta for now! 

Still going

It’s been a busy week, today feels like Friday but it’s only Thursday.  In any case I got financing for the roof and have put down a deposit.  Now I am waiting for a call back about the permit, the delivery date and the date the contractor will start.  All of this is/was supposed to happen today but I don’t think anyone will call until tomorrow.  If I don’t hear from them then I will be calling them.  They have my money and we have a contract.  Very much to my surprise they give me a week to change my mind but that won’t happen. 

I spoke with my Insurance folks and while my deductable will change there isn’t going to be a refund.  Sounds like I would have been better filing a claim.  While I could do that the ball is in motion and why stop it.  Filing a claim would mean an adjuster would have to come out, then there would be a meeting of the minds and who knows how much of a mess that would make things.  I will certainly sleep better and feel better once the job is done.

I don’t know quite how it happened but I will have some extra money left over when I am done.  I am paying off my consolidation loan so there will only be 1 loan payment and it’s cheaper interest.  Still after doing that I could go do some retail therapy and not have to worry.  Most probably I won’t, I will focus on saving as much as I can.  I do have to go calendar shopping though, outside of that all of my other expenses I hope will be run of the mill.  I could get the truck fixed but I am not eager to go sit in another waiting room anytime soon.  So I will probably put that off for a bit. 

The children have messed up the rug, but we knew that would happen.  The house still has retained most of the benefit from the cleaning that I have done.  Outside of the rug the only other issue is with the table cloth on it’s hard to tell who’s under the table.  Thus far everyone is doing well.  I am concerned about Big Boy (Bear) when the roof goes on, I will probably have to carry him to the basement but we shall see. 

Outside of the roof deal and trying to keep the house clean, everything else in life is going along normally.  Still watching Drop Dead Diva and loving it.  There you have it, now you know as much as I do. 

The afternoon is here and things are dragging by.  Oh my bosses day gift turned out to be a winner.  My boss didn’t even know that bosses day was coming up.  See I suspected that no one did anything for her.  I will take those Brownie points where I can get them.  I am really and honestly thankful for her kind gesture to hire me and just like to remind her that I appreciate what she has done.  Bosses day I think is the perfect day that is taylor made for just that.  BTW its next Friday in case your wondering. 

So on with the afternoon.  Frozen White Castle Cheeseburgers and some ketchup for supper.  To follow with a diet soda and then a little computer time.  Then it will be back to time spent with the children as we prepare for Friday.  Were having pizza catered in tomorrow, so there is something to look forward to as well as the fact its Friday again.  No weekend plans thus far.  Would be nice if I met someone that would change that slightly for me but I am good with napping. 

Talk with you again soon!

Funded

Much to my surprise I received an email that my loan has been funded.  The last time I went through this process, that meant that I was approved.  I took a look at the permit application and filled some of it out.  Turns out that the city wants to inspect the job before you can occupy or live in the space.  Really?  Makes me wonder how we are going to get this job done on the weekend.  I mean they can do the work but legally I can’t live in my home until Monday when an inspector is available.  I am going to see how we work around this or if that is possible.  I’d like to avoid taking time from work but if I have to, I have it.  I have to be here when the work is done, that is my rule.  I don’t know how the cats are going to react and I think they would be more comfortable if I was here.  I will also probably buy some Feilaway diffusers, which place comfort pheromones in the air to help calm kitty.  They are super expensive but they last for 30 days so I think it’s worth it.

Finished up the usual events and tasks of the day.  I got the waitress I can’t stand this morning at Steak N Shake.  She acts so plastic and it gets on my nerves, I don’t know if she is trying to put on a show or if she is naturally that way, but I don’t like her.  I gave her my order and she forgot my bowl of chili which I ordered first.  Thankfully she remembered my burger.  I got the bowl of chili after I said something and it was no charge.  That was nice. 

At the normal grocery store I racked up a bill of $74 and got it for $54 with coupons, not bad!  Then I went to get my oatmeal at the upper class store.  All of the cute bagger boys were not out yet.  I got to see a couple pieces of eye candy.  I wanted to grab one guy by the ass so bad.  Oh it’s pure hell to window shop.  I can’t wait until I can actually touch the merchandise again. 

Very cold here, Gator is back to hiding under the covers to get warm.  I fired up the furnace for a little bit to help get everyone warm.  I think it will be on overnight so it’s not so cold when I wake up.  The cold will cause you to wake up in a hurry but it won’t be enjoyable.  Speaking of which I purchased some spray on moisturizer from Vaseline.  One of my friends said a friend of hers loves it.  If it keeps my back from itching then I am all for it.  However, I haven’t found a product yet that actually works all day long.  This stuff is supposed to go for 24 hours, so we shall see. 

Claws are done!  Ruth ran from me and peed on the carpet.  However I got to take the gloves off and actually hold her paw without her trying to gnaw off my hand.  I am making progress but I don’t think she will ever be a lap cat or like to be held.  It’s not the claw trimming that is the issue it’s the fact that she is held hostage for a brief period of time.  She also got brushed, which I know she enjoys but she acted like she hated it.  I got to smell her dragon breath.  When she gets upset you can smell it in her breath and see her fire red tongue and gums. 

I have been hot all day long and the sinus soup has been busy pouring.  I can sense that something is amiss and rather than wake up and have to call in, I started on some steroids.  Perhaps it’s just allergies but I would rather have all of it under control.  Speaking of work, I ordered my boss some candy and fruit arrangement to be delivered on Tuesday for Bosses Day.  That holiday isn’t until next week but she will be on vacation and rather than have her wait I wanted to get her before she went on vacation.  I have a feeling that no one really does anything for her and last year my gift by mail sat for days before she called me up to thank me.  I know for a fact that I should get a call on Tuesday, unless something goes wrong.  This cost me a small fortune so I really hope it goes off without a hitch and that she enjoys it.  I threw in a Mylar Balloon for good measure, which also hiked up the price. 

I also took the time to cash out on my reward cash on each of my credit cards.  One had $29 and the other had $19 so not a bad day.  It takes a while to accumulate since it’s 1% of total purchases but once it gets into the $20 level I am quick to cash it in, need that money!

Marv and Ruth are in hiding they didn’t come to supper.  Now if they don’t show up for treat time, then I will know something is wrong.  Marv is in my room hiding behind the chair, which he never does.  That is his brothers place.  Ruth is downstairs with me hiding next to the treadmill.  At least it’s getting used for something. 

I took time to clean up my bedroom a little bit.  Emptied out the underwear drawer, threw a few pairs away.  Got a reminder that I own jocks.  I think they are super hot but wearing them all day long, not my thing.  Emptied out the sock drawer and found that there was a ton of socks that I haven’t been wearing.  Fixed that by rearranging them.  Got the iPad out and plugged in, it’s getting IOS 9.2 it was down to 30 minutes when I came downstairs, it should be ready to install when I go back up in a bit. 

Quantico and Last Week Tonight are my TV shows for the evening.  Looking forward to both of them.  There are other things waiting for me on my DVR that I haven’t watched.  I’ve mostly stuck with Drop Dead Diva the entire weekend, lots of interesting content there.  I really like Fred the Guardian Angel, he could come guard me any day of the week.  Just saying. 

Nothing special planned for the week, just another week in the life.  Looking forward to the weekend as usual.  I think we might get a free lunch this week and were in the month where there should be a fire drill.  I really don’t look forward to that, it’s a lot of walking and it’s murder on me, but if it were the real thing I would be thankful that I could actually walk to get out.  That’s all from here for now.  Talk with you all again soon.  I hope that you had an awesome weekend!

Lonely

So I busted my ass to clean this place and whip it in to shape.  Wouldn’t you know it the sales guy for the roof never ever set foot inside the house.  I wasn’t happy about that.  I woke up early and baked Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls.  I cleaned the table, which I haven’t done since LB passed away and got out a table cloth.  The last time the table cloth was out was when I closed on the house last year.  A lot of work and a very sore back for nothing but at least I can be proud of what I see. 

So turns out that I have hail and wind damage to the roof.  I checked my policy and the deductible would be $3 thousand dollars.  The cost for the roof is $6 thousand dollars.  Either way the policy would go down because of a new roof.  However, I would have a claim on file and that would make the rates go up next year.  So I think it’s better to pay the cost of the roof myself.  There is a pipe that is leaking into the bathroom.  I was told that can cause black mold, which would be a mess to clean up and quite costly.  Yeah if they find that I will file an insurance claim no question about it.  I really hope they don’t find anything.  I asked a lot of questions, which is nothing new for me.  I like to know what I am getting myself into.  Turns out the cost of the permit isn’t figured in to the estimate, which really took me by surprise.  Plus this contractor will meet any other estimate and give me a 5% discount.  I asked what if I don’t call anyone else and the job is yours?  They will knock 5% off which saves me close to $400, which is nice.  I am not going through the bid process, I should to be sure that I am getting a good deal but I have trust and faith in the contractor that I selected.  I have applied for financing and if all goes well I will have my money next week.  I won’t break the news to them that they have the job until I have the money.  I am rolling the cost of the roof and the balance of my consolidation loan into 1 loan, I get a little cheaper interest rate but it’s a 5 year loan and the payment is actually a little bit less than what I am paying for the consolidation loan.  The part that sucks is there is a loan fee that comes off the top.  I have a margin of $200 and I have factored in the permit cost of $100 (which no one knows the cost for the permit, but I am sure it won’t be $100).  Hopefully there won’t be anything extra.  Now the hardest part is picking out a color for the shingles.  The sales guy said to get black, but that holds in heat and I am not so sure that I want that.  They have a white that is energy efficient and it’s a choice between that or Chapel Grey.  This roof will last 25 years – which would make me 69 years old.  I have no idea if I will be walking the earth then much less if I will be living here.  I really have the strong desire to move and start life over again but I am resisting that urge.  Sort of like the whole new car thing. 

While I was waiting this morning I looked on the dating app I am on and the perfect guy who was a 92% match appeared.  He had a beard, which is kind of a turn off but looking through his profile we really clicked.  He was younger (32 or 35) so I wouldn’t be a cradle robber.  I reached out and sent him a message.  Now most guys start out with hi how are you or hey sexy … you know something basic but also something bordering on cheesy.  I have my own approach and tell the guy that I like their profile and would like to get to know them.  Some people I tell my name to and other people I do not.  Ever since I have started this the same thing happens.  The guy reads the message and then either doesn’t respond or blocks me.  Makes me wonder what is wrong with me?  Now the problem may not be with me, but rather with my wording.  I am intelligent and want to carry on a decent conversation but I think lines like hi, what’s up or how are you are just boring.  Maybe I should go back to the basics?  What do you think?

Not having a guy and entering in to the birth month of my late partner as well as it being fall makes me lonely.  I think about how I setup our Civil Union Anniversary to be 2 month from his birthday, so he couldn’t forget it.  Clever I know.  Sad that 3 short months after we were united he passed away.  I found myself earlier this week on the way to work and Charlie Puth’s When I see you again song came up on my phone.  I listened to the song and started out fine but by the time it was 1/2 way over with I was driving with tears in my eyes.  Not exactly the best way to start off the day, especially when your driving to work. 

I am scared to start over with another guy but at the same time I am also excited.  There are risks to everything.  Start slow and build from there.  You don’t need to jump into bed on the first date.  In fact I have no desire to do that.  Now if this is the guy of my dreams I am sure my reaction will be different but I really would like to find that special guy to light up my world and me light up theirs.  It would give a whole new meaning to the holidays as well as life in general.  I have come a long way and still am managing to over come adversity.  It’s a very scary journey and major purchases or major decisions make me wish that I had someone who was along with me for the ride and could help ease the decision making process or at least comfort me.

In other news I ventured out to the BBQ place that the guy recommended last week.  It was a nice trip the food wasn’t the best and I can’t say that I will be back.  I should have pressed on and gone to the buffet.  However, I didn’t.  I did go out for supper for Baked Spaghetti which came with a salad and a slice of garlic bread.  Then I had to have desert and dropped $20 which I think was reasonable for what I had.  I wish there were more meat in the sauce but it was really good.  This is the same place I go for pizza, it was a nice change of pace. 

On the agenda for tomorrow is breakfast, grocery stores, gas up the car.  I need to finish up laundry, clean the bathtub and then trim claws.  Yikes!  I look forward to breakfast but that’s it.  The rest of the day involves physical activity, spending money or both.  Then comes Monday and I have to go back to work, that won’t be any fun, but all good things must come to an end.  It’s easy to spend money it’s hard to make it, at least by honest means.  If I were into crime, drugs or both then money might not be so hard to come by but my life would also be in danger.  Better to stick to the honest living thing and let the cards fall where they may. 

Happy Saturday!  Now on to the relaxing part of the day and eventually bed time.  No ac or heat on, the house is at around 72 degrees.  It’s been in the high 50’s and 60’s all day.  Overcast and a little bit of rain.  It’s jacket weather for sure.  Not happy about the extra layer but I knew it was coming.  Oh I forgot the best part of the roof thing, they work on Saturday’s so I don’t have to take time off from work, even though I would like to.  Talk with you all again soon. 

Working weekend

It’s been a busy few days.  Haven’t talked with you all since last month!  Very hard to believe that were already in October. 

So I am officially off work until Monday.  Tomorrow I am going to have my oil changed and tires rotated on the car.  Free of charge, so you can’t knock that deal.  Then I need to get my hair cut.  Then on to rent a carpet cleaner to try to clean up this messy house.  That is all for Friday.

Saturday I have a meeting with a sales guy about the roof.  I would like to make the house look presentable instead of letting him into the barn.  Nothing else going on the rest of the weekend!

I feel a great amount of stress right now trying to make it all come together.  I also really don’t have the desire to clean the carpet.  Momma just came in and crapped on the floor in my office.  Then I saw another spot that she hit.  I went to clean that up and found yet another spot and didn’t realize I stepped in spot that she had covered up with a pee pad.  I was pissed.  She knew it but she kept going despite my yelling.  Then she ran around here like she was on fire.  I believe this is associated with her Thyroid because #1 son had spastic outburst and he would run like he was on fire.  It’s the only thing that I can attribute it to. 

Everyone else here is doing fine.  Marvin has been sleeping 1/2 nights with me, not sure what that is all about.  Cats are just picky but that’s okay I am kind of the same way.  Depending upon what it is that we are talking about. 

Going up stairs drinking my water and catch up on TV, until I pass out.  Got my massage today and the new chair at work is making a good difference.  Hopefully in two weeks I can get a nice massage instead of the intense workout that I have been getting.  That is at least the therapists hopes.

No word from the blowjob robot people on my refund.  I really hope they will come through so that I don’t have to file a formal dispute with my credit card company.  The window of time that I allowed for them to respond has passed so I am just chilling to see if they will come through but I am not going to give them much time.  I have a deadline that I am working against and there will be a point in time where I can no longer file a dispute.  The product might work great for other guys but does nothing for me and it’s going to collect dust here.  Might as well get my money back.  Better to lose than to have not tried at all.  I mean if I lose it’s not the end of the world.

The final decree in my late partners bankruptcy case was filed yesterday and the case for all intense and purposes is toast.  There is no re-opening it and no way any creditor from his past can come back to haunt me.  This is just the final paperwork in the process and it’s normal for it to take a little bit after the order of discharge has been granted.  Having this weight off my shoulders for a few months now has really helped me.  I see a little bit of a brighter future.  I need to get the roof and paying for it as well as my consolidation loan behind me and then financially I will be in a better place.  I am thinking when I finance the roof take out extra to pay off the original loan so that I get a lower payment in the end because the rate that the roof loan will be at is much lower than the consolidation loan.  I mean I might as well work the system to my advantage, Lord knows they have worked me and will continue to do so for many years to come. 

On that happy peppy note I am calling this post done and headed to seek out Water & TV.  Have an awesome weekend and we shall catch up again soon.