2013--Week #2

Week #2 of 2013 has been a rough one!!
Let's see...
We went to our storage unit to find the whole damn ceiling/roof leaks!!!  A LOT of the stuff is ruined.  Soooo... I am dealing with that.  They guy is a real douche bag and wants me to put a claim into our home owner's insurance to get money from them first and he feels he should only have to pay out deductible... NOT!!!  I told him we can work this out between me and him... OR... I can take him to small claims!  I thought I was being real nice when I only asked him to pay whatever we paid on CL for the things in storage... I am not asking for replacement values!!!  I also want the 6+ months of storage rent I was paying on a DRY unit!!!!  I told him I am SURE that no judge is going to order me to put a claim in with our home owners... and then he pays the difference!!  He backed off and assured me we can come to an agreement!  I told him I want to hear from him by Wednesday.
It was bad enough he was on a nice, relaxing cruise for 10 days and I had to wait until today to get to speak to him! 

Brittany got hurt at gymnastics on Tuesday.  Well, the pain she has been having just got to the point where I got super concerned and we took her into OIP for xrays and an expert opinion.
Turns out she has Hyper Lordosis of her lumbar spine.  If left go and left to continue with gymnastics... it could cause her some real problems. 
She has a month of PT... which she started today.  It went great.  We really got a good look and understanding at how her muscles have over compensated for the back issue... and have made things worse. 
The good news is that she will be able to continue with a rec gymnastics class... but nothing hard core.  Or she could possibly go back to a competition cheer team... but not right away.  We have to get her muscles where they should be and see if that helps with the pain she is in.
It was completely devastating to her... and it broke my heart to see her so heart broken! 

Over the weekend (Stacy had 3 days off)... he and the kids managed to put redo the dog run... putting in a paver floor.  NO MORE MUD!  AND, I made a CL find for another nice kennel for HoBo!  No more out on a chain for him... THANK GOD!!!  I HATED putting him on a chain to be outside... I HATE chained dogs... it is so sad.
It is so weird... I am gearing up for spring already!  Seed catalogs have started to roll in... and I am in "garden planning" phase already!  I have some big changes to make to my garden this year!!  I am thinking of a nice ornamental picket fence...  and maybe letting 3 of the ducks make the garden their "home"... I am thinking they will keep bugs down... and it be a great fertilizer! 
At this point our back yard looks more like a mud bog... so I am pretty sure we will be doing a total till of the side yard, then some leveling... then reseeding!  The pool is going to be relocated, as is the trampoline.

This week we are working in the side kitchen.  Hoping to get the window trip finally up... and my new plant shelves across the windows (container gardening!).  Also on the back burner is the crown molding for the kitchen.  I think I will have the kids start painting it awhile... so all Stacy has to do is measure and install.

We are doing pretty good at keeping on budget!!  I am really proud!!!  We have opened up some funds to join the "Y"!!  :-)  It is so "eye opening" when we record and see exactly where every single dollar that comes in is going!!  WOW!
I am still doing really well with making ALL of the "snack foods" we are eating!!  I love it... I can control exactly what we all consume... NO artificial crap!  This week's snack box is full of homemade granola bars and perfectly portioned applesauce cake!  Oh, and of course oatmeal cookies! 

Next week is my knee surgery.  BLAH!  I am NOT looking forward to it... but I want to get it done and out of the way so come spring and summer it isnt an issue anymore. 
My diet is working out rather well... still making progress... baby steps, but in the right direction!  :-)

The only other thing that went on last week... Linda's memorial.
I didnt go.
I am having some feelings that I am just not sure what to do with.  I feel like I am chasing my dad around... and not getting anything in return.  I am not about to force on a father/daughter relationship.  I would def like to have one... but if he doesnt feel the same way, there isnt nothing I can do about it.
I did address it with him... and got some passive aggressive response... which irritated me some.  I am really not being a "bitch" about it... just trying to put my feelings out there.  I know better... or at least I should!!!  UGH! 
Whatever.  He knows where I am and how to get ahold of me... the ball is in his court now.
I understand he just lost his wife.  Lord knows I have had more than my fair share of loss over the years.  It never gets easier... but it should make you realize that tomorrow is never promised.
Really... he is talking to a person who never had real parents... and has been used and abused by most "men" I have come across.  Not to mention the other personal losses that I have experienced! 
This whole thing frustrates the hell out of me... and it hurts.

Ok... I am done with that.

Oh... FINALLY got my Keurig... LOVE IT!!!  So does Stacy and the kids!!  :-D
And I only got it because PSECU gave us free money... for being members!!  REALLY COOL!!! 

That is all I have for now!