The last 3 weeks... DRAMA
Let me remind you that 6 years ago when I started blogging, it was because I needed an outlet to express my weird ability to break things... and that leads me to today.... And holy hell.. the struggles are very real people...
February 12 we were so excited to purchase our newly built home. NEW. Brand new. It was an exciting day. We started moving in right away.... And then just one big thing after another...
Seriously so many things... let me bullet it...
* We scratched a few walls moving heavy things
* Espen got a violent and surprise stomach bug with explosive vomiting (destroyed one couch ~ it went to the dump
* I got a milder stomach bug but it slowed me down enough to be draining
* We have a new PUPPY... yes because that was smart! So we had accidents in the house
* The yard has not been graded or landscaped just yet and it was WET black extreme mud that Espen and Ole (Espens way to spell Ollie) are grossly attracted to
* I have cleaned muddy floors and walls repeatedly
* I have retrieved shoes and boots abandoned in deep mud
* I have fallen in the deep mud saving said shoes and child and gotten myself covered in mud
* Before I had hay delivered, I purchased 3 bags of pine shavings to put down right off the porch to mitigate some mud... then I was so fortunate to clean pine saw dust and mud off the floor
* Peso, our old dog, decided to run and get sprayed by a skunk at 11:30pm ~ he was HORRIBLE smelling and in 11 years he has not slept outside but he did
* We chased dogs repeatedly
* Doug had to be rushed to the hospital ER late on a Sunday night ~ after all the tests imaginable and a week of wonky, he is having his gall bladder removed
* His surgery is TOMORROW ~ exactly 3 weeks after we bought this house
* Every project I have started has weirdly been left unfinished because of strange supply issues
* I have lost and found my phone
* I have repaired walls
* We have bandaged wounds ~ Espen smashed his thumb with a hammer hard enough it was a bloody mess
* We have discovered the train crosses the tracks out of town every morning at exactly the time we leave for school
Yes THREE weeks. If it can happen it will.
And I'm exhausted. I've cried. I have yelled. Tried to be super positive and put a fresh spin on things. But under all that I have thought... DAM... why do I have such great abilities to break things... why oh why am I so fortunately cursed.
There are one or two really great things.... Espen is really happy here... He plays outside for long periods of time alone, using his imagination and creativity. Once we cross the river every night on the way home I breathe a sigh of relief. We are in real close proximity to lots of trails and nature areas and I have made opportunity to walk my dogs and get out. The house is really amazing and comfortable....
Even with all the crazy drama and weird things we have found a place to be at home....
Now.... let us just hope that the next 3 weeks are much calmer...
February 12 we were so excited to purchase our newly built home. NEW. Brand new. It was an exciting day. We started moving in right away.... And then just one big thing after another...
Seriously so many things... let me bullet it...
* We scratched a few walls moving heavy things
* Espen got a violent and surprise stomach bug with explosive vomiting (destroyed one couch ~ it went to the dump
* I got a milder stomach bug but it slowed me down enough to be draining
* We have a new PUPPY... yes because that was smart! So we had accidents in the house
* The yard has not been graded or landscaped just yet and it was WET black extreme mud that Espen and Ole (Espens way to spell Ollie) are grossly attracted to
* I have cleaned muddy floors and walls repeatedly
* I have retrieved shoes and boots abandoned in deep mud
* I have fallen in the deep mud saving said shoes and child and gotten myself covered in mud
* Before I had hay delivered, I purchased 3 bags of pine shavings to put down right off the porch to mitigate some mud... then I was so fortunate to clean pine saw dust and mud off the floor
* Peso, our old dog, decided to run and get sprayed by a skunk at 11:30pm ~ he was HORRIBLE smelling and in 11 years he has not slept outside but he did
* We chased dogs repeatedly
* Doug had to be rushed to the hospital ER late on a Sunday night ~ after all the tests imaginable and a week of wonky, he is having his gall bladder removed
* His surgery is TOMORROW ~ exactly 3 weeks after we bought this house
* Every project I have started has weirdly been left unfinished because of strange supply issues
* I have lost and found my phone
* I have repaired walls
* We have bandaged wounds ~ Espen smashed his thumb with a hammer hard enough it was a bloody mess
* We have discovered the train crosses the tracks out of town every morning at exactly the time we leave for school
Yes THREE weeks. If it can happen it will.
And I'm exhausted. I've cried. I have yelled. Tried to be super positive and put a fresh spin on things. But under all that I have thought... DAM... why do I have such great abilities to break things... why oh why am I so fortunately cursed.
There are one or two really great things.... Espen is really happy here... He plays outside for long periods of time alone, using his imagination and creativity. Once we cross the river every night on the way home I breathe a sigh of relief. We are in real close proximity to lots of trails and nature areas and I have made opportunity to walk my dogs and get out. The house is really amazing and comfortable....
Even with all the crazy drama and weird things we have found a place to be at home....
Now.... let us just hope that the next 3 weeks are much calmer...
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