Okay, So I know I'm MIA quite often, but there's been a lot going on so I figured I'd come and say Hi to everyone.
1) BF's mom's dad passed away last Sunday, so this week was filled with trying to work and get the family/house and all ready. The funeral was on Thursday. It was a stress-filled week. BF's grandpa wasn't a very nice person, and he had been sick for a while, so we knew this was coming - but it was hard for me to see BF's mom so upset.
2) Work is insane. I've had issues after issues and I am really discouraged at this point. Monday one of my sales reps quit at 7am. Then one of my installers didn't show up, didn't call, he finally text me at noon. He came in the next day to talk, and we thought we had worked everything out. Well, then he calls me at 9am on Friday, and quits. He owes us 999.76, and he abandoned tools on our jobsite - so we have them set aside, locked up in inventory until he gives us our money. He came in on Saturday, I am not quite sure how he knew we were working, since that's not typical, but he raised a huge fuss...so that was stressful too.
3) BF's dad's mom isn't doing well, and probably has anywhere from now - 2 months left. She's been bouncing between the nursing home and the hospital for dehydration for over a year now. We know she is getting ready to go, but I think it's going to be harder on BF than he realizes. He adores that lady. So it's hard knowing that's looming, especially with Turkey Day and Presents Day coming.
4) I've been fighting with my mom lately, and so for about a week now, my mom hasn't talked to me, and when I talked to my grandma (who i talk to once or twice a week) she was reaaaaally pissy with me. Which stems back to an interesting argument my mother and I had. My 19 year old sister called me on Tuesday 3 times in a row, knowing I was in class. First off, she never calls, let alone 3 times in a row. So I walk out of class, answer the phone and she is hysterically bawling. She is sicker than hell, and can't get a hold of my mother (who was asleep at 7pm). She didn't know what to do. I told her to stay where she was (She gets terrible reception) and I'd call her back in 5 minutes. I called my mom 3 times, and my stepdad 3 times. I called BF and asked him wtf i should do. He suggested calling GMA. So I did - 3 times... she finally picked up on te 4th time. I just starting explaining when my mom beeped in, I switched over and my mom asked me to go get my sister (an hr away). I was in class reviewing for a midterm in a class I'm not doing so hot in. I couldn't say no... you just don't say no to my mother. So i called BF to tell him I was leaving to drive an hr and get my sister, and he said no way in Fvck was I going. I needed to stay and take care of myself, i was stretched too thin and that my mother needed to go get her. He offered to call her and make her go. I agreed - I HAD to get back in to class, by this point I had missed 30min of class. Since then, I haven't heard from anyone in my family. BF was very nice to my mom, just explained that I was stretched too thin, and that SHE needed to go get HER kid, and that she needed to stop making excuses such as "you're closer". So I'm concerned about Holidays as my grand units are supposed to be coming up from TN, so my presence will be required.
5) BF and I looked at a house today. It's between where our apartment is right now, and BF's parents. So it's still close to everything, but away from everything at the same time. It's a 2400 sq feet house, including the basement. The outside is nice - we have to replace a little bit of glass in a few windows, but other than that - it's nice. The inside, needs some work. It's a short sale, so the bank has almost complete ownership. So it has been empty for a while -the previous owners had a couple dogs, so it smells doggy, stale, and just dirty. So it needs a deep cleaning of the carpets, air ducts, and the walls and such. The cabinets are nice, they just need to be sanded and painted and have new hardware put in. They took all the appliances, which sucks, but at the same time - is nice because then we can have the appliances we want. There are 3 bathrooms - 2 of which need to have the tubs ripped out and replaced (they are dirty). So there is some work that needs to be done, but I think *crosses fingers* BF and I are going to put an offer in. So I will keep you ladies updated!
So what is going on in your lives??