a. I live in an all red
b. brick home. I chose it because it is
c. close to work and came with
d. dog friendly fencing, a must for someone like me with multiple dogs.. At the time of my purchase, I was also told the home was in
e. excellent condition. I guess. Shortly after I moved in, I noticed cracks in the master bathroom. That was the first sign of the MAJOR
f. foundation issues to come. The cracks
g. grew. The master bathroom began to detach from the house. I repaired the foundation with 18 piers in an effort to keep the bathroom attached to the house. I did not want to be the first on my block with an out-house. Shortly after that (unexpected) major investment I discovered I had sigifnicant
h. hail damage in the roof. This was discovered 5 months after the storm because we had such a severe drought that it hadn't rained enough. Sigh. New roof and repaired foundation. Seemed like the house should be OK? Eh? Or not.
i. I have wondered what disaster will strike next. But that sort of
j. jaded thinking only leaves one open to the inevitable
k. katastrophe around the corner (OK, I’m cheating; I know that should be spelled with a “c”). Recently, I have had to deal my
l. lemon lawn mowers. I purchased a zero turn
lawn mower, commercial grade that never has
m. mechanical difficulties. After having it to he repair shop 5 times in one year, it’s a “mairacle.”
n.Never before have they seen a Scagg with mechanical problems, but MINE has MECHANICAL problems. (We need to be a able to repeat letters because I am filled with deep cynicism when I think about my stupid mower.). Still, despite the fact that I live in a lemon house with a lemon lawn mower, I do love it. The house has
o. open spaces both inside and out. It is
p.perfect (almost) for me and the dogs. It is
q. quiet especially at night. I did repair the
r. roof so it should be good for another 20 years. I have come to peace with the the difficulties of having a
s. septic field rather than a city sewer line (even though I live in city limits and pay exorbitant taxes, I have no city water, no city sewage.....do I sound bitter?) Then again, the city has mighty darned cute fireman which I wouldn't have met in my life's most embarrassing moment. But that is the topic for another blog post). Dogs and septic fields WILL meet no matter how much dirt one puts over the holes (get my drift?). Dogs also have something to do with the reason that I met the very cute Fire Department in Smalltown America. Really, polite, too. "Ma'am. Really, it's OK. We like to come before the fire starts." (How's that for a lead-in?)
This house has made me into a stronger person. When I learned that I had
t. termites I didn’t even feel stress because this house had already presented me so many major repairs, that I am constantly prepared for yet another problem. (Sound track from "I am Woman, I am Strong" playing in the background). I have come to terms with
u. unusual décor. I finally painted over t
he
v. very black ceiling in the dining room and removed the
w. wacky wallpaper (you can barely see the high gloss black ceiling in the picture, but it's there. Weird, eh? One knows that one needs to change the decor when the Cable Guy says, " you are going to paint this room, aren't you?" I don't normally take decorating advice from the Cable Guy, but in this case, I did). Living in a drought prone area of the country, I wish I could have a
x. xeroscape, but since good foundation health mandates a watering of the foundation (who would have known that houses needed to be watered?), I guess that would defeat the purpose of not using water. Sometimes,
y. yearn for a little less excitement, a few fewer repairs. However, if my
z. zero turn lawn mower is finally fixed, that would be a nice thing.
Boring, I know, but else is one supposed to do with the alphabet?
Feel free to visit. For the moment, the sewage system is working and the electricity is on.
Now, go visit the other souls brave enough to enter today's FM challenge.
Robin (the pensieve one) OUR HOSTESS for March 31
Jo Beaufoix OUR HOSTESS for April 7
Nekked Leezards OUR HOST & HOSTESS for April 14
Chris B Gattina
Hula Girl at Heart
Nikki
Carrie
Janet
Jettied
Kaytabug
Aoj & the Lurchers
Junebug
Melanie
Christine
Min
Beckie
Alison
PamelaJamela
Shirley (no link?)
Peter
Celeste
Tiggerlane
Sauntering Soul
Jientje
Sandy
Julie
Sayre
Faye
Karisma
Arkansas Songbird
Simply Jenn (typing with all the fingers on her left hand)
Jan
KarmynR
MamaLang
Ellen B
JulieBug
Chaotic Lisa
Karina
Mariposa
I.T. Guy
My4Kids
Kitten Katie
Hootin' Anni
Molly
Swamp Angel 65
Rachel
Amanda
