I am so sick of this heat and drought, I can't even begin to express it.
Between the relentless heat, over 100 nearly every day for 3 months, Dave's adventure in the hospital, and losing my tenant and all of the associated panic attacks....
Good Gods, have mercy. If you have any left, anyway.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Baby Louie
Welcoming Dave home after a business trip
INTENTLY watching the Cubbies
SO. We didn't want to post anything here about the new kitty til we were kinda sure it was going to work out!
On the advice of several friends, after attempting to adopt a "younger adult cat" previously, we were coached to not give up, and try again with a kitten.
This is Louie. Adopted last Saturday, at Petsmart, but through the OKC rescue shelter.
He's 4 months old, has gold eyes with a green ring, and even though he looks solid gray, he has stripes if you catch him in the right light.
Jack has started to adapt to his presence very nicely, though there is still a lot of indignant growling and hissing when Louie starts to go kitten crazy. It's been 11 years since I had a kitten around....they are SOOO energetic.
And this one is probably by far the most affectionate kitty I have ever known. He is overwhelmingly sweet.
His first vet check showed that he has the expected worms (most shelter kitties do), as well as an upper respiratory infection. $112 later, he has 2 meds and some special food to eat.
He won't have to say on any of those things, though. It's just to get him normalized.
The worm meds have already started to work, as he no longer lets out farts that could peel wall paper!
So, welcome to the family, Louie!
On the advice of several friends, after attempting to adopt a "younger adult cat" previously, we were coached to not give up, and try again with a kitten.
This is Louie. Adopted last Saturday, at Petsmart, but through the OKC rescue shelter.
He's 4 months old, has gold eyes with a green ring, and even though he looks solid gray, he has stripes if you catch him in the right light.
Jack has started to adapt to his presence very nicely, though there is still a lot of indignant growling and hissing when Louie starts to go kitten crazy. It's been 11 years since I had a kitten around....they are SOOO energetic.
And this one is probably by far the most affectionate kitty I have ever known. He is overwhelmingly sweet.
His first vet check showed that he has the expected worms (most shelter kitties do), as well as an upper respiratory infection. $112 later, he has 2 meds and some special food to eat.
He won't have to say on any of those things, though. It's just to get him normalized.
The worm meds have already started to work, as he no longer lets out farts that could peel wall paper!
So, welcome to the family, Louie!
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Stuff...
The new condo door keys got mailed to Illinois on Monday, the contract with the realtor was signed and faxed, and as soon as he has the keys, he can list the rental, and start showing the condo to potential tenants.
I have had 3 full blown panic attacks, so now I know that my adrenal glands still don't work quite right. Part of it probably has to do with the stress from last month, with Dave's trip to the hospital.
I've had some issues with the current tenant sending me bizarre and truly hateful emails, and completely freaking out on me for hiring a realtor.....what the fuck did she expect me to do?
So, I have told her to stop contacting me altogether. She has a question or issue? She talks to the realtor. I'm beyond done with her. She's insane.
I have been nothing but lenient and kind, since day one.
I didn't charge her a pet deposit, yet she broke the condo rules regarding dog ownership (and she is a member of the condo board, as a renter!---and I got a warning letter from the management company).
I didn't penalize her for breaking the terms of the lease the moment she moved in, and brought her adult son with her as a room mate (two members of the board called me in Oklahoma to alert me that my tenant had already effed up, and that I was in trouble for it....) who was not on the lease, and had not been back ground checked, etc.
I did not penalize her when she broke MY personal apartment owner rules, and had the lock on the door changed (an interior hallway door in a security building--and there was no one she knew out there with a key to my locks. I had my locks changed after a bad situation where there was a person out there in the world with my key....but she had no reason to change them).
I didn't take issue with her when she failed to notify me that the room mate moved out.
Everyone knows that I've always thought she was a little "off," overly naive and innocent acting to be true, and HYPER reactive to the slightest thing.......but now I know for sure--she's weird. My suspicion is that she is having some kind of emotional breakdown, or that she's bipolar.
I'm extremely grateful that she always paid her rent on time, and that she took good care of the place, but she's whack. I sincerely wish her well, but I am glad she's moving out of MY property.
Anyway, after she got over freaking out about the realtor, she allowed him to speak to her (which he HAS to do! would she rather not know the person who is going to be marching people through her home?!), and the realtor told me that the story is, she's buying another unit in the same building (she always said she would buy mine, if she could ever buy---yet balked at being offered the opportunity to rent to own, and to take over the payments).
3 months after filing bankrupcty? Hmmm...interesting.
In fact, the realtor finds it SO interesting that he is going to investigate it using some of the tools at his disposal.
What ticks me off most, though, is that she had her lease renewal packet 8 weeks ahead of schedule this year, because last year, she freaked out on me when I hadn't sent it to her by the first of July (lease ends at the end of Sept).
Last year, she said she was afraid I was going to "kick her out," and she wanted to know way ahead of time if that was the case....she was freaking out, and could not figure out why I had not sent her a renewal packet and it was already JULY!!!!
(my response to her was that there was no reason to "kick her out, " and that I was not legally CAPABLE of doing that ....and that there was no reason for me to send the renewal packet before mid August!!! I also said that I hoped that SHE would GIVE ME TONS OF NOTICE if she were ever going to move out. She promised me that she would, but said she never wanted to move out.)
So, I sent it early this year, IN JUNE, and even though she KNEW she would be moving out, and buying a unit of her own, she waited until the last possible moment to respond.
Sometimes, people just suck.
I was dealing with the worst of this while Dave was out of town. That didn't help. He comes home today, though, and I look forward to that.
The upshot is that I have learned an incredible amount about being a land lord, which was something I never, ever wanted to be.
(I never wanted to be a medical billing specialist, either, but there it is...)
I know that I never want to do this again.....I will figure out how to have a local property manager as the point person for the new tenant. I will not tolerate being the only person the tenant has access to anymore.
I will collect the rent money, I will make the mortgage, association, and tax payments, and I will pay for whatever repairs are needed....but someone else is going to be the go to person...even if I have to pay that person some kind of retainer.
I can't do this again.
Also, I WILL charge a NON REFUNDABLE pet deposit, and I will require 90 days' notice before move out!
At home sick today, with a fever, sore throat, and head ache. The night terrors, panic attacks, and daily stress got the better of me.
Having Dave home will help....still needing everyone's prayers and good energies. Need this issue to settle. Soon.
I have had 3 full blown panic attacks, so now I know that my adrenal glands still don't work quite right. Part of it probably has to do with the stress from last month, with Dave's trip to the hospital.
I've had some issues with the current tenant sending me bizarre and truly hateful emails, and completely freaking out on me for hiring a realtor.....what the fuck did she expect me to do?
So, I have told her to stop contacting me altogether. She has a question or issue? She talks to the realtor. I'm beyond done with her. She's insane.
I have been nothing but lenient and kind, since day one.
I didn't charge her a pet deposit, yet she broke the condo rules regarding dog ownership (and she is a member of the condo board, as a renter!---and I got a warning letter from the management company).
I didn't penalize her for breaking the terms of the lease the moment she moved in, and brought her adult son with her as a room mate (two members of the board called me in Oklahoma to alert me that my tenant had already effed up, and that I was in trouble for it....) who was not on the lease, and had not been back ground checked, etc.
I did not penalize her when she broke MY personal apartment owner rules, and had the lock on the door changed (an interior hallway door in a security building--and there was no one she knew out there with a key to my locks. I had my locks changed after a bad situation where there was a person out there in the world with my key....but she had no reason to change them).
I didn't take issue with her when she failed to notify me that the room mate moved out.
Everyone knows that I've always thought she was a little "off," overly naive and innocent acting to be true, and HYPER reactive to the slightest thing.......but now I know for sure--she's weird. My suspicion is that she is having some kind of emotional breakdown, or that she's bipolar.
I'm extremely grateful that she always paid her rent on time, and that she took good care of the place, but she's whack. I sincerely wish her well, but I am glad she's moving out of MY property.
Anyway, after she got over freaking out about the realtor, she allowed him to speak to her (which he HAS to do! would she rather not know the person who is going to be marching people through her home?!), and the realtor told me that the story is, she's buying another unit in the same building (she always said she would buy mine, if she could ever buy---yet balked at being offered the opportunity to rent to own, and to take over the payments).
3 months after filing bankrupcty? Hmmm...interesting.
In fact, the realtor finds it SO interesting that he is going to investigate it using some of the tools at his disposal.
What ticks me off most, though, is that she had her lease renewal packet 8 weeks ahead of schedule this year, because last year, she freaked out on me when I hadn't sent it to her by the first of July (lease ends at the end of Sept).
Last year, she said she was afraid I was going to "kick her out," and she wanted to know way ahead of time if that was the case....she was freaking out, and could not figure out why I had not sent her a renewal packet and it was already JULY!!!!
(my response to her was that there was no reason to "kick her out, " and that I was not legally CAPABLE of doing that ....and that there was no reason for me to send the renewal packet before mid August!!! I also said that I hoped that SHE would GIVE ME TONS OF NOTICE if she were ever going to move out. She promised me that she would, but said she never wanted to move out.)
So, I sent it early this year, IN JUNE, and even though she KNEW she would be moving out, and buying a unit of her own, she waited until the last possible moment to respond.
Sometimes, people just suck.
I was dealing with the worst of this while Dave was out of town. That didn't help. He comes home today, though, and I look forward to that.
The upshot is that I have learned an incredible amount about being a land lord, which was something I never, ever wanted to be.
(I never wanted to be a medical billing specialist, either, but there it is...)
I know that I never want to do this again.....I will figure out how to have a local property manager as the point person for the new tenant. I will not tolerate being the only person the tenant has access to anymore.
I will collect the rent money, I will make the mortgage, association, and tax payments, and I will pay for whatever repairs are needed....but someone else is going to be the go to person...even if I have to pay that person some kind of retainer.
I can't do this again.
Also, I WILL charge a NON REFUNDABLE pet deposit, and I will require 90 days' notice before move out!
At home sick today, with a fever, sore throat, and head ache. The night terrors, panic attacks, and daily stress got the better of me.
Having Dave home will help....still needing everyone's prayers and good energies. Need this issue to settle. Soon.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Lost my tenant
My condo back home has been leased for the past two years. It was the only way I could move to be with my husband, and it was keeping me from having to default on my mortgage.
I received notice in an email late Thursday night that she's not renewing.
I posted about it on facebook, and a friend who is a realtor stepped up to help me.
Please pray that he finds someone. Soon.
The stress of this has made me ill.
I received notice in an email late Thursday night that she's not renewing.
I posted about it on facebook, and a friend who is a realtor stepped up to help me.
Please pray that he finds someone. Soon.
The stress of this has made me ill.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Friday, August 5, 2011
Ice Ice baby.....
Lots of ice and water and gator ade lately.....not that it does any good.
We saw another day this past week that was over 110 degrees. There was a report that someone in Texas died....lying on his couch in his home.....from the heat.
Sadly, he was a cousin of one of my friends back home.
We had a half hour of rain a couple of days ago. It seems to have done nothing of any real value, since we are in a drought. It did manage to raise the humidity for a few hours, during which we had dance rehearsal. THAT was fun....
The performance is this weekend down in Lawton, which is apparently an hour or two away. For some reason, we head down there hours and hours early, hang out, have lunch....etc. Make a day of it. A very long day.....
Sad to see it come and go. I've really been enjoying the twice weekly workouts. Have lost 6 pounds and kept them off.
One of the girls in the troupe has lost 75 pounds since we started dancing....so it's been even more profoundly good for her.
Hopefully, I will get some pictures eventually that I can post.
We saw another day this past week that was over 110 degrees. There was a report that someone in Texas died....lying on his couch in his home.....from the heat.
Sadly, he was a cousin of one of my friends back home.
We had a half hour of rain a couple of days ago. It seems to have done nothing of any real value, since we are in a drought. It did manage to raise the humidity for a few hours, during which we had dance rehearsal. THAT was fun....
The performance is this weekend down in Lawton, which is apparently an hour or two away. For some reason, we head down there hours and hours early, hang out, have lunch....etc. Make a day of it. A very long day.....
Sad to see it come and go. I've really been enjoying the twice weekly workouts. Have lost 6 pounds and kept them off.
One of the girls in the troupe has lost 75 pounds since we started dancing....so it's been even more profoundly good for her.
Hopefully, I will get some pictures eventually that I can post.
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