tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post1312348899904788303..comments2023-09-02T07:09:34.264-04:00Comments on Digging Out From Our Mess: 6 monthsMystihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-14413363730823838692016-06-04T11:07:16.478-04:002016-06-04T11:07:16.478-04:00The comment about people asking questions made me ...The comment about people asking questions made me laugh. I'm from a bigger city and moved to a very rural farming community and people just have no boundaries. I was so guarded at first since people hardly even looked you in the eyes where I'm from but I now understand they ask because they are just trying to figure out who you're related too lol. I had an older man once ask point blank: "Who do you belong too?" My inner feminist was fuming LOL Saskatchewan Savingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09395689955696106031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-25817000407925061652016-06-03T15:42:41.265-04:002016-06-03T15:42:41.265-04:00Check for leaking toilets where the water doesn...Check for leaking toilets where the water doesn't stop filling after you flush. When we moved into our house we had that problem and were using 4,000+ extra gallons a month of water until we replaced the innards of the toilet.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02140101848088307943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-22838949054869693612016-06-03T09:54:18.080-04:002016-06-03T09:54:18.080-04:00Debt total....it is down from earlier this year. ...Debt total....it is down from earlier this year. However, the CC is up a little.....one income has really taken a toll. But prior to selling the house....we were under 50k. Cars are in the home stretch. I am tempted to shuffle a few things and get rid of them by end of summer!Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-31358844019406422612016-06-03T09:51:44.092-04:002016-06-03T09:51:44.092-04:00At least your mom bakes! Mine doesn't do anyt...At least your mom bakes! Mine doesn't do anything....including answering the phone. She will only talk to my brother.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-34758500075799838462016-06-03T09:50:51.479-04:002016-06-03T09:50:51.479-04:00At least we are somewhere we would be alright with...At least we are somewhere we would be alright with if we stayed until we could buy.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-34850053724826512012016-06-03T09:21:59.323-04:002016-06-03T09:21:59.323-04:00I can't believe it has been 6 months! Tears F...I can't believe it has been 6 months! Tears For Fears was right, time flies. Glad to hear everyone is doing well.<br /><br />And look at your debt total! That's down, isn't it? Both car loans are almost D-O-N-E. Congrats.Petunia 100https://www.blogger.com/profile/11419094642410711334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-49876961606976341272016-06-03T00:43:36.726-04:002016-06-03T00:43:36.726-04:00Wow 6 months? Really? Time flies. I am so sorry...Wow 6 months? Really? Time flies. I am so sorry abut your parents. My mom is always a dream. NOT!Out My windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456481267171643227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-39589093845703031972016-06-02T19:39:50.705-04:002016-06-02T19:39:50.705-04:00I can't believe it's been 6 months alread...I can't believe it's been 6 months already ... seems like you guys just moved! Renting sounds like a good plan for now. Ms. Morelesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05254210551387134202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-22981761346711211972016-06-02T18:05:20.288-04:002016-06-02T18:05:20.288-04:00My family is strange.My family is strange.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-62606798122792586102016-06-02T18:05:00.789-04:002016-06-02T18:05:00.789-04:00I am trying to figure out the water bill. 4 showe...I am trying to figure out the water bill. 4 showers a day, normal bathroom usage (unless it is off since I have been home all day), dishwasher run every other day, with some handwashing. Dunno.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-13144325283220063012016-06-02T15:45:49.079-04:002016-06-02T15:45:49.079-04:00Our daughter did high school here in the south and...Our daughter did high school here in the south and we were surprised how good the schools were. I taught kindergarten here too. People are very friendly here, but not intrusive. The summers are hot and muggy, but spring and fall are great. Glad you're settling in, it takes awhile.<br />You family sound strange, by then I was raised by wolves.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-39114647512977187512016-06-02T15:38:45.436-04:002016-06-02T15:38:45.436-04:00Good to hear from you! Always fun to hear the pers...Good to hear from you! Always fun to hear the perspective of someone new to the South :) We do like to talk to each other - even in the grocery line! A/C costs are no fun, but definitely necessary. Your water bill does seem high. Ours averages $80 but also includes trash etc. We've never seen one over $100. Ugh. Everyone not from here likes to make fun of us on "snow days"! People forget we don't have a zillion plows like Northern towns. And we get ice as much as we get snow. I don't think anyone knows how to drive well on ice! Sounds like renting was the wise move for you. I hope that has taken a little pressure off you. Enjoy your summer and don't let the humidity get to you too much!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-2778292300487916572016-06-02T10:44:20.522-04:002016-06-02T10:44:20.522-04:00High stakes projects...yes. our neighbor told us ...High stakes projects...yes. our neighbor told us she had to spend $40 getting stuff for her son's required but not graded science project. He is 9.Mystihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17496508600320205581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8465887551310827456.post-10824557584805368492016-06-02T10:18:32.960-04:002016-06-02T10:18:32.960-04:00Thank you for the update! When I lived south, the...Thank you for the update! When I lived south, the "kid " focus really got to me. It was crazy in our area. In fact, for this transplanted New Englander, it was rather unnerving. (I'm more of a "If its a kids'event, let the kids do it person.) That, in fact, was why I couldn't stand the schools, and picked a private school instead. Amazing, I picked a private school so my kid could get a more holistic, heterogeneous social experience in school. It seemed like absolutely everything had such high stakes, even building a stupid model of a castle in kindergarten. They're kids, for crying out loud, we know the parents are clever, let's see what the kids come up with ON THEIR OWN!<br />Medical bills: YES. In fact, as I was recovering just hours after a c section, iv's hooked up, billing came to my room for payment of projected charges. True story. Dh was furious. Nurse said they were trying to stop that practice, but there it was.<br />Weather: Oh how I miss it, but we wot live full time in our southern home until our kids are out of school. Again, that culture was unsettling to me. <br />Parents: So sorry. <br />Enjoy this adventure.Meg B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07787702814280004076noreply@blogger.com