We know it will be difficult but we already don't eat out anymore and I barely go shopping when he's gone. The most I do daily is use gas to take the babies to the park or church. But as with every adult who feels they are making some headway in their finances, there will always be those unexpected setbacks, especially when you have children. Things that cannot be ignored, delayed or minimized. Our computer set us back last month, and now we just found out today, after living here 3 years, WE HAVE TERMITES! The moist weather has brought them out, although the Terminix guy says they had to have been breeding in the ground for years. There is no damage that we can see and it doesn't seem to be totally out of control, but we had to get an annual plan with them. They are coming tomorrow to seal the house. That's a $1,000 setback. The good news is, you can call them 24/7, and speak to an American who speaks plain English, and everything from here on out, including extra treatments AND repairs to our home, is covered 100%. The home inspecter was really nice and honest and I feel confident this problem will be fixed. We will have a termite guarantee when we sell it, which is a big selling point...but we are planning on keeping this as our second home, to rent out or stay in when we want to visit Williamsburg.
Medical bills for the babies and computers, and termites are expensive, and cars to fit those babies too. But this is American family life. I keep trying to tell John we have so much to be grateful for that he doesn't seem to comprehend as he has had such an easy life. There is so much to look forward to and we are much better off than a lot of people currently. We will get by and work hard to get ahead again.
So we went to relax after a rude awakening of termites..with wings...and we went to the park. It was kind of cold but Lucas has so much fun we always feel it's worth it for a little bit. Olivia slept so much today, I am hoping it's just a growth spurt and not that her schedule is off and she will be up tonight!
Here are a few pics from today:
And this one was to show everyone what kind of 'graffiti' we have here in Williamsburg, VA..true gangstas!
2 comments:
I am sorry this is happening, but I like the way you look at things :) You're remaining positive.
I think John gets angry enough for both of us, so I have to lighten us up...it works the other way too when I over-react. One has to be complimentary to the other's emotions lol. I haven't seen any termites this morning so I hope we are stopping a problem from getting to the point of decreased home value....it was seriously like an old horror movie though--i saw one for the first time and said "there's an ant with wings!" and JOKINGLY said "it's a termite!" and john came over and we realized they were crawling all over our kitchen!! i didnt know termites could have wings..
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