They’re getting the house ready to put it on the market.

The landlords were here all day last Sunday. Cleaning the gutters, cleaning the roof, inspecting the things that need to be fixed and deciding which ones need to be done in order to quickly sell the house.

They came back yesterday to pressure wash the house and clean the screens (which they told me they’d replace when I moved in and never have). Water poured in all the windows and I spent my day running around all the rooms, cleaning up water. Finally I had to ask them not to do the windows because when they did my son’s room, the filth from the outside of the house was coming in. It was like mud coming through the cracks. Again, they were here all day.

The landscaper was supposed to come yesterday to mow the paddock. The landlord hired him to do cleanup and trim all the bushes, trees etc. He didn’t show up.

As all of this is going on, I’m dealing with it alone because Jim’s working 15 hour days, 7 days a week, trying to bring home a decent paycheck. The car industry is severely suffering. As an aside, if you’re thinking about buying a car, now’s the time to do it as dealerships are just about giving them away just to make the unit.

We talked about it the other night and I expressed to Jim that while I desperately needed some time out of the house on my own, he also needed time off. Time to regroup, re-energize. He’s burning out and it’s not helping. He realized this also and agreed to take his day off this week.

We stayed up a little bit late last night – watched some TV and had a couple of cocktails. Everyone slept in this morning and we did finally get up, it was a bright sunny morning. The plan was to lay around a bit and then go in the pool. I would disappear by myself later on to wander around the library.

The landscaper showed up and pretty much ruined it for us. It’s 2:00 now, they’re still working around the pool, laying stones and cleaning out the flower beds. We’re stuck in the house and I’m afraid the weather isn’t going to hold up.

Trying to keep a positive attitude and stay on the path we’re trying to create is getting harder and harder to do with all the s*** being thrown in our way.

I need to get away. A vacation, a move, I really don’t care which at this point, but something’s got to give.

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The reports from Canada of same sex marriages being performed, of gay American couples crossing the border to have their relationships forged by a document, a piece of paper, legitimizing in the eyes of the law, what has been true for them, is taking the newscasts by storm.

People have very strong differing views on this situation, but from where I stand there can only be one view. These couples should not have to go to another country for their relationships to be recognized. If two people have found each other to love, that is a blessing. For anyone to say that their love is not legitimate, or wrong, or somehow sinful is a travesty.

There are couples who have been together longer than most conventional marriages and if one of the partners gets sick, or has an accident, the person who will take care of them has no say in their treatment. That is wrong. Just plain wrong.

For all intents and purposes, most people would consider me a conservative. But I must say; I never want to be lumped together with the people that oppose these marriages. Ever.

There are many people speaking out against this. I can’t imagine why. Their arguments seem to be that recognizing these relationships would somehow break down the moral fiber of our society. That this would in some way hurt the more traditional definition of marriage between a man and a woman. I truly do not see how. How can love be defined so narrowly and why on earth would anyone want to deny someone else’s love?

Love is a hard thing to find in this world. Let’s not make it harder.

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I received a wonderful call from my good friend today. As usual, she was right on the money about some things that are going on in my life and waited for me to bring them up before commenting on them. She’s extremely intuitive and quite honestly her call came at exactly the right time.

Of course, she started the conversation with an idea that she’s come up with (which is extremely good by the way) and waited for me to bring up the s*** that’s going through my head and through my life. Once I did, however she had lots to say about it. All of it on the money. She cracks me up. She always knows when I’m going through something (or when something’s coming through me) and somehow keeps quiet about it, until I’m ready to share.

You’re a great friend Mare, and a huge blessing in my life. Just thought I’d say that here in case I don’t always make it clear.
xoxoxo

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The landlord is putting the house up for sale! She’ll be here in the morning with a realtor. Yay! Now I don’t have to feel guilty and wonder how to get out of the lease… wooo hooo!!!!

We found a town house and I think we’re going to put in an application for it. It’s in a great community with a pool, tennis courts, basketball courts, spa, sauna, etc. And!!! There are suites for guests! That’s right, come visit me and we’ll put you up in a suite. I really think this will be a good move. It’s a nice community and I hope we’ll be able to meet some people there. The best part is, it will cost us about a thousand dollars less a month. With the way the car business has been lately, this is an amazing thing.

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