Things happen really fast in my world, apparently.
I mentioned in my previous post that we went and looked at houses Friday morning.
Here's what happened.
Let me back up.
My sister got sick a few weeks back.
Sick enough that she was on 2 antibiotics and a steroid.
In our family, when we get sick, we NEED to rest our lungs. It's just how it is. If we push ourselves too much, we'll end up in the hospital, with IV antibiotics and IV steroids, on O2 and pulse/ox monitoring. It's just not ok to treat us like regular people when we're sick.
I've never gotten "just a cold" - it ALWAYS turns into bronchitis and I'm really, really sick for about a week.
Steve didn't get it at first.
I got really sick one time. He didn't believe me and rolled back over and went to sleep.
I had to kick him and barely got the words out "call 911"
He JUMPED up and started helping.
I ended up in the hospital for 5 days.
That's the point in which Steve realized.
My sister's boyfriend does not get it.
He didn't help her.
He didn't go to the store for her.
She had to get up, go to the store to buy a chicken so she could make her own soup (I wish I knew she was sick! I would've sent food to her ASAP! I would've been there, but no one told me).
So when I did find out, I was PISSED. My poor sister!
He apparently thinks that if she can't get up and go to the store, she should be in the hospital anyway. Um, what? No, we take care of ourselves to prevent that shit from happening. The last place I want my sister is in the hospital so she can then contract a hospital-borne-infection. That's how most people DIE when they get to the hospital.
It makes my blood boil.
Anyway.
My mom and I were chatting on Wednesday, when I was making all the food.
She told me she wanted me to find a small house for Jennifer. She said she'd move home in about 10 years and live with Jennifer.
GREAT PLAN.
But, how would we afford another house right now?
I'm not putting another mortgage in my name.
I convinced my mother in the course of 30 minutes to move home now. While she's still healthy.
She'll be able to see the kids weekly, if not more!
I'll see her weekly, if not more often.
The houses we looked at are abut 35 - 45 minutes away from my house.
However, the. houses are super close to both Steve's work and my new office. Like 5-8 minutes away.
So that's a huge plus.
Steve can check on the house/cars/utilities/driveway/etc. since his work is right down the road.
If anyone is sick, I can go there and work from there, since I just need Internet to do my job (and my sister works from home too, so that's a plus).
My sister would be on the East side of town, and way closer to me.
If she got sick, my mom will be there, and I could stop in easily to help. My sister would never have to fend for herself again like she did before.
I wouldn't have to put the kids in daycare/summer camp in the summer or school breaks. I probably would, but now I have more options. My mom/sister can pick them up for me and then keep them until I get out of work.
My sister can take care of my mom as she ages (remember, she's an RN).
My mom can help my sister with her finances, if she needs it (my sister is on the ASD spectrum and can have difficulties with priorities and bills and such).
The ONLY thing is the winter. For my mom and her arthritis.
I told her that she wouldn't have to drive anywhere - Jennifer can drive her. Plus, since they are so close to BOTH me and Steve's places of business, we can easily get to them and drive them someplace.
This would take care of two of my biggest worries: taking care of mom and taking care of my sister. They will be close to me and in one place. And they'd own the house and my sister can pay my mom "rent" which will take care of bills/tax and my sister would never, ever be without a home. And also not have to pay someone or a landlord her money.
We found the house and it's super cute.
It's in my old town, next to the town where we grew up.
The first couple of houses we visited were complete busts.
The first one was clearly a flip and a crappy one at that. Everything was "new" but it just looked like shit. Like a contractor-wannabe did it. The finishing touches were crap.
The next house we went to turned out to be a house of someone I went to high school with. It was directly next to the busiest street in that town, so we didn't even go inside.
The 3rd house was the house.
You could tell one family maintained this house with love.
The paint colors were horrible, but well-done.
The wallpaper has to go.
The bathrooms were not renovated (the upstairs is legit from the 70's). But they weren't falling apart either. Tile/grout was still impeccable on those yellow/green mini tiles.
There's no master suite or master bathroom.
There are stairs to the second floor where there are 4 bedrooms. 2 huge. 2 smaller.
Kitchen was well maintained. New cabinets and corian countertops. Under cabinet lighting. Big drawers.
Deep double sink.
Needs new fridge and stove and washer/dryer.
But.
BUT.
The 3-season room sold us all.
Absolutely stunning room (with heat!) that has windows on 3 sides. Double doors from the lovely, large living room and doors from the kitchen.
Tall ceilings with a ceiling fan.
Stunning floors.
So we put an offer in!
We are waiting to hear back. We should know more tomorrow.
Fingers crossed.
We're all so excited.
Mom says that if this works out our trip to Vegas is canceled.
She said she'd pay for our trip...stay tuned to find out where we're going!
Let me back up.
My sister got sick a few weeks back.
Sick enough that she was on 2 antibiotics and a steroid.
In our family, when we get sick, we NEED to rest our lungs. It's just how it is. If we push ourselves too much, we'll end up in the hospital, with IV antibiotics and IV steroids, on O2 and pulse/ox monitoring. It's just not ok to treat us like regular people when we're sick.
I've never gotten "just a cold" - it ALWAYS turns into bronchitis and I'm really, really sick for about a week.
Steve didn't get it at first.
I got really sick one time. He didn't believe me and rolled back over and went to sleep.
I had to kick him and barely got the words out "call 911"
He JUMPED up and started helping.
I ended up in the hospital for 5 days.
That's the point in which Steve realized.
My sister's boyfriend does not get it.
He didn't help her.
He didn't go to the store for her.
She had to get up, go to the store to buy a chicken so she could make her own soup (I wish I knew she was sick! I would've sent food to her ASAP! I would've been there, but no one told me).
So when I did find out, I was PISSED. My poor sister!
He apparently thinks that if she can't get up and go to the store, she should be in the hospital anyway. Um, what? No, we take care of ourselves to prevent that shit from happening. The last place I want my sister is in the hospital so she can then contract a hospital-borne-infection. That's how most people DIE when they get to the hospital.
It makes my blood boil.
Anyway.
My mom and I were chatting on Wednesday, when I was making all the food.
She told me she wanted me to find a small house for Jennifer. She said she'd move home in about 10 years and live with Jennifer.
GREAT PLAN.
But, how would we afford another house right now?
I'm not putting another mortgage in my name.
I convinced my mother in the course of 30 minutes to move home now. While she's still healthy.
She'll be able to see the kids weekly, if not more!
I'll see her weekly, if not more often.
The houses we looked at are abut 35 - 45 minutes away from my house.
However, the. houses are super close to both Steve's work and my new office. Like 5-8 minutes away.
So that's a huge plus.
Steve can check on the house/cars/utilities/driveway/etc. since his work is right down the road.
If anyone is sick, I can go there and work from there, since I just need Internet to do my job (and my sister works from home too, so that's a plus).
My sister would be on the East side of town, and way closer to me.
If she got sick, my mom will be there, and I could stop in easily to help. My sister would never have to fend for herself again like she did before.
I wouldn't have to put the kids in daycare/summer camp in the summer or school breaks. I probably would, but now I have more options. My mom/sister can pick them up for me and then keep them until I get out of work.
My sister can take care of my mom as she ages (remember, she's an RN).
My mom can help my sister with her finances, if she needs it (my sister is on the ASD spectrum and can have difficulties with priorities and bills and such).
The ONLY thing is the winter. For my mom and her arthritis.
I told her that she wouldn't have to drive anywhere - Jennifer can drive her. Plus, since they are so close to BOTH me and Steve's places of business, we can easily get to them and drive them someplace.
This would take care of two of my biggest worries: taking care of mom and taking care of my sister. They will be close to me and in one place. And they'd own the house and my sister can pay my mom "rent" which will take care of bills/tax and my sister would never, ever be without a home. And also not have to pay someone or a landlord her money.
We found the house and it's super cute.
It's in my old town, next to the town where we grew up.
The first couple of houses we visited were complete busts.
The first one was clearly a flip and a crappy one at that. Everything was "new" but it just looked like shit. Like a contractor-wannabe did it. The finishing touches were crap.
The next house we went to turned out to be a house of someone I went to high school with. It was directly next to the busiest street in that town, so we didn't even go inside.
The 3rd house was the house.
You could tell one family maintained this house with love.
The paint colors were horrible, but well-done.
The wallpaper has to go.
The bathrooms were not renovated (the upstairs is legit from the 70's). But they weren't falling apart either. Tile/grout was still impeccable on those yellow/green mini tiles.
There's no master suite or master bathroom.
There are stairs to the second floor where there are 4 bedrooms. 2 huge. 2 smaller.
Kitchen was well maintained. New cabinets and corian countertops. Under cabinet lighting. Big drawers.
Deep double sink.
Needs new fridge and stove and washer/dryer.
But.
BUT.
The 3-season room sold us all.
Absolutely stunning room (with heat!) that has windows on 3 sides. Double doors from the lovely, large living room and doors from the kitchen.
Tall ceilings with a ceiling fan.
Stunning floors.
So we put an offer in!
We are waiting to hear back. We should know more tomorrow.
Fingers crossed.
We're all so excited.
Mom says that if this works out our trip to Vegas is canceled.
She said she'd pay for our trip...stay tuned to find out where we're going!
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