MDenn1213
Thanks, Mr. Karaoke! Now I'm hooked!
- Joined
- Mar 8, 2005
- Messages
- 56
Hi everyone.
Wow! It's been a long time. My logon says my last visit was on June 6th.
Michele, I hope your foot heals well and in a timely manner. Gotta love the backyard campfires.
Mike, glad to know your a/c unit wasn't as huge an expense as you thought. I remember ours going out on the hottest day of the summer a few years ago. We dropped $1,500 just hours afterward (Tom doesn't do heat well).
Avé & Mary - hang tough, ladies. My maiden name is Dennis, so I'm sure he's going to be a pushover. But my prayers are with you all.
I missed saying goodbye to Eric & Anja--I hope they're having a great holiday.
Denise, your new partner is beautiful. But I'm not familiar with that breed. You said he doesn't look like others that you've seen. What makes him different?
I hope I caught everyone, but I'm not good at taking notes while I read, so if I missed anyone, I'm sorry.
Our big news is---we've moved! I transferred within the company, got a promotion, more $$$. I found out April 15, and moved June 4. It's been a whirlwind few weeks.
But, now we're in the wonderful state capitol of Illinois, and we all seem to be adjusting well. The kids are making some friends, and Heidi has already had friends from up north come visit. School starts July 27th, so hopefully, there will be a lot more opportunities for friendships there. (Yes, Mom is making a friend or two, also.)
We've downsized from an 8-room house with attic & basement, to a 5-room house without the use of the attic or the basement. But, it's just temporary. I'm hoping this time next year, I'll have some bills under control, I'll have some $$ put away, and I'll be ready to buy a house of my own. I think I may be down to 7 or 8 boxes left to unpack. But this is stuff I didn't know where to put in Crystal Lake--so I certainly don't know where to put it here. I brought almost none of my furniture, so I'm gathering pieces little by little.
Not quite single yet--who knows how much longer that'll be dragged out.
We've accepted an offer on the Crystal Lake house. It was on the market all of 3 weeks. We came down from our asking price, but no lower than our pre-determined low. So I'm happy about it. AND the buyer wants to close at the end of July--which means NO MORE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS!!!!
So, things are busy, things are going well. I hope to be on the boards more often.
Love, Marianne
Wow! It's been a long time. My logon says my last visit was on June 6th.
Michele, I hope your foot heals well and in a timely manner. Gotta love the backyard campfires.
Mike, glad to know your a/c unit wasn't as huge an expense as you thought. I remember ours going out on the hottest day of the summer a few years ago. We dropped $1,500 just hours afterward (Tom doesn't do heat well).
Avé & Mary - hang tough, ladies. My maiden name is Dennis, so I'm sure he's going to be a pushover. But my prayers are with you all.
I missed saying goodbye to Eric & Anja--I hope they're having a great holiday.
Denise, your new partner is beautiful. But I'm not familiar with that breed. You said he doesn't look like others that you've seen. What makes him different?
I hope I caught everyone, but I'm not good at taking notes while I read, so if I missed anyone, I'm sorry.
Our big news is---we've moved! I transferred within the company, got a promotion, more $$$. I found out April 15, and moved June 4. It's been a whirlwind few weeks.
But, now we're in the wonderful state capitol of Illinois, and we all seem to be adjusting well. The kids are making some friends, and Heidi has already had friends from up north come visit. School starts July 27th, so hopefully, there will be a lot more opportunities for friendships there. (Yes, Mom is making a friend or two, also.)
We've downsized from an 8-room house with attic & basement, to a 5-room house without the use of the attic or the basement. But, it's just temporary. I'm hoping this time next year, I'll have some bills under control, I'll have some $$ put away, and I'll be ready to buy a house of my own. I think I may be down to 7 or 8 boxes left to unpack. But this is stuff I didn't know where to put in Crystal Lake--so I certainly don't know where to put it here. I brought almost none of my furniture, so I'm gathering pieces little by little.
Not quite single yet--who knows how much longer that'll be dragged out.
We've accepted an offer on the Crystal Lake house. It was on the market all of 3 weeks. We came down from our asking price, but no lower than our pre-determined low. So I'm happy about it. AND the buyer wants to close at the end of July--which means NO MORE MORTGAGE PAYMENTS!!!!
So, things are busy, things are going well. I hope to be on the boards more often.
Love, Marianne
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We saw a lot of footage from the little hotel we stayed at as the police erected a perimeter right in front of it.
Even though we live under the roof (Fourth floor) a couple of fans and clever use of windows and shades combined with proper insulation enable us to keep the inside temp at least 6°C/11°F below outside temp.
Thinking of you all often and sending pixie dust *~*~*~ and prayers /\ your way! 
No damage to my house or Mary's house. But a lot of people in this area got flooded by the storm surge. And some coastal properties were damaged by the high winds and water. 
