This is the dumbest thing I have ever heard

Seriously! Here goes....

I have another house that I rent out. This was the house I lived in when I met DH and then we both moved into his house, then got rid of that one and I bought another house we live in right now. I still pay part of the mortgage on my old house since I cannot rent it for what I pay for it. Hmmm, imagine that.

Anyway, I had a renter in there up until May of this year, he was in it for like 2 years, he was pretty good. We liked him. But then he had to move for his job. So, I advertise my house and rent it out again in like 2 days. My house rents quickly since the rent is reasonable and it's an actual house and not an apt.

So, my renters now are two 19 year olds. I figured I'd give them a chance to go out on their own and trust them and all. So, far they've always paid me right on time. Well, originally there were 3 of them and 1 just moved out so now it's just the boyfriend and girlfriend living there. I know they're struggling just like the rest of us. Trying to go to school and working yada yada yada......so I get a call today from my renter "C" we'll refer to him as, and he says to me "I was wondering if you could do us a favor on the rent this month". What every landlord dreads hearing. I ask what it is and he wants to know if they can only pay like $700 this month and not the $1,180 I normally charge. I said if that were to happen, I want the rest of the money sometime in Sept. C tells me "well, then we'll just be in the same situation we're in now". So basically he wants me to pay $500 of their rent for them since their other roommate moved out. And not pay me back. What the FUCK is that all about? I am not in the business of paying other people's rent and in my opinion, you can never rely on a 3rd party (or 2nd party for that matter) in order to pay for the roof over your head. I said no way. Then he says what if they came up w/ $900? I said I want my other $280 sometime in Sept. Is this guy listening? Am I not speaking English? Ugh, just typing this I am incredulous. C'mon now! I told him not only do I have 2 kids to take care of but I pay part of that mortgage in order to keep that house they're living in every month. $800 of it as a matter of fact. I told him there's a reason they pay what they pay. It's the 1st part of my mortgage note and I pay the 2nd. I told him rent is not negotiable and no other landlord would ever entertain this thought either. I said as a matter of fact, if you were to ask another landlord this same thing, they'd laugh in your face. I said I already pay a $3,000 mortgage on this house + the 800 for that one. Oh my god, I think my brains are going to bust outa my head from something so dumb asked of me.

He said if they can't afford it, they'd have to move. I said although I like having them there, you do what you gotta do. I also told him that I could rent my house in 1day so I am not worried about finding someone to rent it. He wasn't arguing w/ me, (which is a good thing) I was merely stating a fact. I said call me and let me know what the plans are so I can advertise it again if need be.

Now tell me, have you ever heard of something so lame in your life? I feel like the kid's mother for god's sake.

Oh yeah and also I am not getting my cute luggage set I so badly wanted. Stupid Sports Chalet!!!! Never order from them!!!!!! First I get dark blue suitcases. I send them back. I place another order and they overnight it to me but why bother cause THEY WERE THE WRONG ONES TOO! TWICE! I called & and asked them if their packers could read. It says the color right on the order. Not blue. Not black. PINK DAQUIRI PAISLEY WAVE is the color. Does that seem confusing to you? I said you know if you don't have it, DON'T SEND ANYTHING. I'd rather get nothing than have to go to the UPS store yet AGAIN to send this big ass box back to them. I am surrounded by idiots, jesus...

Ok, there's my rants for the day. Here's another one. It's friggin' HOT here too! When is Fall going to be here? Ugh.

Things that make this mom's life easier

String cheese (what else would my kid eat if not for this?)

Fruit snacks (see above)

Red seedless grapes (see above again)

Pacifiers. I think my daughter is regressing more and more every day. She wants it more now than she ever has in her life.

A fridge that crushes ice. Samantha is addicted to it at the moment.

Last, but not least---her mommy. Everyone else is gone, she has no choice! :) (This'll change though as soon as we get to grandma's on Thursday). Sigh.

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I bought her a new big slide tonight (she loves slides!). Well, not new per say, a used one and she's already in love w/ it. We had to take it apart to fit in my SUV, but I will attempt to put it back together for her tomorrow. Now, that's going to be a funny sight.

Night night.

Arrrgh, I am going to throttle someone!!!!

Somtimes I HATE buying stuff on the internet.

I am going on vacation on Wed. this week for a week to see my parents in VA. I have numerous things coming to me in the mail, some I wanted to take w/ me on vacation like a new swim suit for Sam, a new, unbreakable and leak proof (if it really exists) sippy cup, MY NEW LUGGAGE....

You know, after waiting like 2 weeks for something, you'd think a co. could at least send it out to me and it could be the fault of UPS or the USPS. But nooooo, they are taking forever! And the dumbasses at the place I ordered my luggage sent the WRONG ones. You'd think it'd be easy to spot luggage that's friggin' pink, white and brown w/ paisley all over it right? Well, these dorks sent out luggage that is dark blue. Yeah, not even w/ a pattern or anything. Just dark blue.

Arrrgh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was all set and happy to pack and I open the box and see that. Of course there was no phone # on the packing slip so I had to turn the computer on, log onto the net and friggin' investigate. Guess that's something I am good at but I'd like to not have to do it at home, at work is enough.

Anyway, they're sending new stuff out overnight but yeah, that means it's coming on what day? Yeah WEDNESDAY THE DAY I AM LEAVING. I am so completely annoyed. Could you tell? :)

If I had a DH at home right now I would not resort to the internet for shopping so much and I would have everything I need NOW. Such is life.

Sorry, just had to vent. Samantha won't listen to me so I had to get it out here. LOL.

Check out what I made below!

This was a lot of fun to make! I want to do another but don't really have the time. Hope you like it. It's really easy to make your own, click on the tab below my slide show...

Enjoy! You can also add music too, but I actually didn't know any of the songs on there. Am I showing my age? :)
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Man, can I spend $ or what?

I spent a lot of my work day today researching the most possible (is that a correct sentence structure?) cutest luggage ever. I finally found it. I am taking a trip to VA in like 10 days so I need new luggage! Then with that goes really cute luggage tags and of course the new (well new to me) TSA approved or accessible locks.

Well, it may not be the cutest to everyone, but I like it. I like the funky pattern and it should be easy to spot on the conveyer belt, you think? :)

I had to make a big car insurance payment this month so I had better cool it. This was not that expensive, but I guess I could've used a black suitcase we have but nah, this is better. The travel bag I used so often for so many years finally gave up on me recently so this is my reward I guess!

Ok, wasn't that exciting? Well, I had to post something and there's nothing else interesting going on at the moment.

:)

I feel so lonely

I really do. I wish DH was back. Deployment is so hard. I guess it's even harder on him and I shouldn't be complaining but I will. My DSS went to Idaho for a month to visit his grandparents. I never thought I'd miss a 10 year old that much. Samantha keeps me really busy but I am dying for some normal adult human contact. A few words here and there from my DCP is great but I am lonely! Most of my friends live out of town and the others are just plain busy. My co workers are not much help either. Remember I work w/ a bunch of men.

I am feeling so sorry for myself and it's pretty pathetic. Even yesterday I made the 16 yr. old neighbor kid mad at me and it actually bugs me a lot. I hate whe people are mad at me but I feel as though I didn't even do anything wrong but my mind still makes me feel guilty about it. Allow me to elaborate on the situation:

I paid him $100 cash for waxing our trailer. Late last week I paid him and it was even before he finished the job, his dad was going to the bank and they wanted to open an account for him so I gave him the cash--thinking he'd quickly finish the rest. So, as the week wore on, I had to bug him a few times to finish it. Yesterday when I got home (he had told me the night before he'd finish it the next morning) and saw it STILL wasn't done AND I had even paid him EARLY for the job, I was pissed.

I went over to him and said, "Look Daniel, I fulfilled my part of the deal by paying you and MORE SO even paying you early..." He got all pissed and I was trying to talk to him to tell him he could wait until it got cooler out (it was like 100 yesterday when I was telling him this). He just basically turned his back on me & said he'd do it right then and then would not talk to me further. I could not find the words to say anything else (I was thinking hard too) so I went back into the house & sulked. I suppose he finished the job finally but am I wrong here? Why is it that I always seem to piss people off when I am not in the wrong?!!! That same sort of thing happened to me w/ a co worker of mine late last year. He was in the wrong and now wont even talk to me unless it's work related. We were friends. Or so I thought. What the hell is wrong with me?

So, anyway, it makes me feel that much worse and sort of makes me feel guilty. I don't know. I feel like taking 10 anti depressants to see if I am just depressed. Don't worry, I wont but it makes you feel like you want to when you're feeling bad. So, now I'm thinking "Should I fire him from his daily job of watching DSS after school?" Which would be next month when he starts up again. I mean part of me feels like it's a serious act of disrespect and makes me mad. The other part of me is sad, like I did something bad to someone.

I wish DH was around. I am SO bored and lonely.

Friggin' funny

Is this hilarious or what? My stepdad took this pic of Samantha the other day and I think it's hysterical!!!!! Poor kid doesn't even know why mommy laughs when she uses this binky...