Flood Update

I have finally set up the Internet in the place we are staying at while our house is being worked on so I am now able to give an update. Wow.  Where to begin?  It has now been two weeks since our house was flooded.  The flooding came up about six inches inside our home, so just about everything is ruined.  It might not have been so bad but the...

Thank You for the Donations

I believe it was Hartlenn’s idea to have people drop tips into my tip jar, and Mark at The Niche Store Builder took that idea and blogged about it.  I am sincerely touched by all the support and donations that have been so kindly given. About three weeks ago I started a new job and am not currently able to work, nor do I know how long I...

Day Three is Done

We are back home after the third day of cleanup.  Day one was getting contaminated carpet and carpet padding out and sucking up water with the Shop Vac after getting it up.  We didn’t finish this on Day One, so Day Two was a continuation of the same job. Day Three was focusing on the garage, which is practically toxic (my husband’s...

Thank You for Your Well Wishes

You have no idea how touching it is to see all your kind words and positive thoughts.  I sincerely thank all of you. We just got back from visiting our house this morning.  The water has mostly receded from our home, but we still can’t drive on our street.  In the house the water was up to about a foot high at it’s highest...

Water is now in the house

Not much more I can say about...

Share the Love, Fay

Fay is the visitor from undesirable regions.  She just won’t go away. Well, we thought the worst was over.  I was awake for several hours in the middle of the night (1:02 to around 3:30am) and things were quiet when I got up and checked. Unfortunately, Fay kicked things back up around 4am.  My husband got up around 6:30am to find our...

Update from Paradise

Man, are we paying for paradise today!  Tropical Storm Fay is turning out to be far worse than the three hurricanes we have already been through, including a category 3 hurricane. Things are a little tense here at the moment, for it is quite likely that water may begin seeping into our house some time during the night.  But, that is out of our...

Greetings from Paradise

Florida is paradise.  Truly, I love it here in Central Florida.  But paradise comes at a price every now and then.  This past Saturday it was time to pay up. Early Saturday afternoon we had a typical afternoon storm.  This is normal for summer in Florida, though we have had a massive amout of rain this summer....

I am Starting a New Job

Last week I started a new job.  The only reason I mention this is because I now have less free time.  You are probably thinking, “Great, good for you.  Why should I care?” The only reason I mention this is because it means I may be a bit slower in responding to questions asked in comments.  I apologize ahead of time for any future...

I’m in a Rut

For a while now I’ve felt like I’m in a rut.  I’m fortunate to be able to say that I’ve earned commissions every single day since eBay switched to EPN, but I’m not running with the big boys (yet).  Currently I’m earning between $200 and $400 each month.  That’s good, and I’m not complaining about...

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