PARVO

Parvo killed Dozer last night. Apparently the people who lived here BEFORE the people who lived here before us had a bunch of sick and dying dogs. But we didn't find this out until AFTER Dozer got sick.

The Parvo vaccine is not 100% effective and certain breeds are more susceptible, including the pitt bull. Our other two dogs are fine. They are not high risk breed, are over two years old and vaccinated.

Rest In Peace Dozer. You will be greatly missed.

MOVING... AGAIN.

Our original plan was for Big D to take a load to the new house every day when he went to work, (since he works in town) during the week while we wait for all the utilities to be turned on, then move all the rest of our things over the weekend. But as you know, the owner effed up that plan.

So, we resorted to asking Big D's sister (yes, the one who thinks I'm a user, which, by the way, she changed her story, now my kids and I are baggage and he would be much better off without us) and her boyfriend to help us move with their pick-up truck and toy hauler.
After work.
Tuesday and Wednesday.
UHG...!

As a result of this last minute "move or police" threat, I had to pack up the entire house and disassemble all the furniture and prepare everything for transfer all by my lonesome self (because you KNOW the kids wouldn't help) in two days flat while Big D was at work and everyone wanted to get it done as quickly as possible. It took two loads Tuesday night  and one load Wednesday night, which also included the kids and pets. Big D's sister (let's start calling her "L") is NOT a animal lover, so Zelda the horny toad, Snowflake and her 6 babies rode in the back with Paige and Jersey, all the while hissing and growling and clawing in motherly defense, meanwhile Mischief, Fiddles the crab and Dozer all rode on my lap. I tell you what.. THAT was FUN! <= Dripping with sarcasm.

And since everybody was tired and in a hurry to go home and go to bed since they had to work in the morning, our crap just got piled on top of each other in the living room in a very unorganized way. AHHHH, the chaos!

I had all the kids' rooms, den and living room done the first day. The next day I was completely exhausted but managed to do a few loads of laundry that never made it to closets or dressers. (They are still piled on the couch right now as I type...) I also finished the dining room and our room. Then yesterday we did most of the kitchen.

You see, we discovered this house was infested with mice. So we set out some mouse traps and got two the first night. Once we stopped seeing fresh turds and empty mouse traps we cleaned out the cabinets and lined them with contact paper. Most of them are done and we got most of our kitchen things put away. It is a huge disgusting job.

Today we decided to do a little remodeling. We put a door in our room leading into the closet/laundry room/bathroom. The new door is MUCH closer to the light switch and we can block off the other door in the den, which will make set up easier.

 We did this....

Now it's time to clean up the mess.


Disclaimer:
For those of you looking for a parenting blog or step parenting blog, you will get it as soon as we settle in and the focus isn't so much on our epic move and re-move.

OH THE HUMANITY

I am an equal opportunity people hater. I don't really think of myself as BETTER than anybody and I kind of have some self esteem issues. Not a lot, but they are there. But I do think of myself as generally more caring, giving, and courteous than the average person. I hold doors open for strangers, wait my turn at busy intersections and wave acknowledgement at those who do the same for me. I say please and thank you and apologize. But I hate, HATE going out in public, because the public just sucks. People are rude and crude. They cut you off in traffic, shove their way to the front of the line, speak obscenities at high volume. I just don't have the energy to deal with them.

But at the same time, I tend to put too much faith in humanity.

I naively trust and generally just assume that people have the same morals that I have, therefore they should react to various situations in the same manner that I do. Again, naive, I know. (This gets me into a lot of trouble at times.) So it is because of this that it never ceases to amaze how cruel the world truly is. I read an article yesterday about some punk kids that have randomly been setting animals on fire! OMG, what is this world coming to?

Well, that isn't really what this post is about. It is about our current fun filled situation. As you know, we were released from our lease and given $750 of our deposits back since the owner was unwilling to fix the well. OK, fine. So we started the search for a new place to live. Now, obviously, $750 is not NEARLY enough money to move with. We looked and looked and looked. You should know that finding a place big enough for a family of eight is no easy task. Three bedrooms just won't cut it.

Then alas, HURRAH! We found a take over payments place, with lots of weirdly situated rooms that we can definitely work with. Knock down a wall here, put in a door there. Yep, this will work. And what's more is it's within our price range. YAY US!

So we pay the down payment and call the utility companies and get quotes for home owner's insurance and start packing up our things. Meanwhile, seven, yes SEVEN tires die on us since Father's day. So with great dramatic affect. So now we're borrowing money to put tires on our vehicle. Yes, we are struggling, but we are surviving.

Then, just out of the blue, Sunday evening, Big D gets a text message that says this...

I am the owner of ----------, I will be calling the police since you are squatting.

Wait, WHAT???

Then he goes on to say that he's filing eviction and suing for $2000. WTF??? Seriously? We're going to be out by the end of the week and you're evicting us???? Why would any human being ever do such a thing to another human being???? The ONLY thing that makes sense to me here is that he is a jerk. And enjoys being a jerk.

Well, I talked to him on the phone (rather than text) to find out just exactly why he's being such a jerk. He was pissed that we didn't leave the day we were released from the lease, EVEN THOUGH they only gave us $750 back and he wants us out. NOW. He continued to be a jerk and gave us until Wednesday. Then he's calling the police. Well then, so be it.

Now before you all start reciting laws and policies to me, I DO understand that there are rules in regards to the way things work. But why does that make it OK to be a complete dick? I could see if we had kept giving him the run around, coming up with excuse after excuse. But really, there's no effing water here! AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OUT!

So there you have it. The lack of human decency is prevalent everywhere.

But, on a good note, we bought a house. WE BOUGHT A FRIGGIN HOUSE!!!
Craziness.
And we are moving in this week and we get to do whatever the hell we want to it. Like knock down walls and put up doors...

HAPPY HOME OWNERS

We just have to acquire homeowners insurance and we are good to go!!!! YAY!!!

LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL

The faintest little glimpse of light is starting to appear at the end of this long ass tunnel. Like children and Santa Clause, I always knew it was there, I just haven't been able to see it. Until now.

We found a place in town big enough to fit all eight of us that is an owner finance, for $1000 down and $650 a month, to take over payments. It desperately needs remodeling, since the people who built this place must have been slightly insane. The layout is very strange to me, with lots of wasted space and no function to form. It is currently a three bedroom, two bathroom with two bonus rooms... sort of.

Umm, here, let me draw you a few pictures (obviously not to scale)  The first one is how it is now, then there are two different remodel ideas...
Yeah, I know, right? What in the hell is THAT??  ^

Well, maybe we can fix it....
                                       \/Or, perhaps this....  
                                    \/

What do you guys think? 

We are meeting with the seller at three today to discuss terms and take the next steps. Hopefully we can start moving by the end of the week.

YAY!!