Last night Kathy called me downstairs. There was water on the floor in the TV room dripping from the ceiling. I could tell by looking at the sheet rock ceiling that it had been leaking for a bit.
I sent a text to my plumber and they were able to come out today. Turns out the garbage disposal at the hand sink went bad and was leaking. It had dripped down through the bottom of the sink cabinet to the ceiling below. They took out the disposal and put in a normal sink trap. I never used that disposal so no use replacing it. My handy man has been notified and will come repair the sheet rock when he can work it in his schedule. That was easy!
My handy man came out this morning and replaced the missing cap on the flue pipe on the roof. Crossed one thing off my list from the storm damage. Guess I crossed off the A/C unit repair too. Two down, and I am afraid to count how many things are left to do.
I haven’t heard from the Efis guy yet so will call him this afternoon as he requested I do. I sure hope he can get out next week and we can come up with a plan of action. I need to remember to ask him about the new windows and door and in what order does thing need to get done. Can the windows go in before the Efis repair or should they go in afterwards? I am ignorant about things like that.
I got a notification from my insurance company telling me who my insurance adjuster is and who his boss is. I noticed it was addressed to myself and Jim. I sent an email to my insurance agent to let her know Jim’s name needs to be removed from the policy. I had sent her the divorce papers back in January.
I had barely hit send on the email when the insurance adjuster called and asked me about Jim’s name on the policy. He didn’t want to send me a check with his name on it if Jim was no long around. I like this insurance adjuster and appreciate him noticing that and checking with me first. He will wait to send the check until the insurance agent can get Jim’s name removed from the policy.
The insurance adjuster had called me yesterday afternoon and I was able to visit with him about the windows, the siding and the roof. The roofing bid I got was lower than what the insurance would have paid out so I can proceed with signing a contract and get that process started. I called the guy that came out to give me a bid but I haven’t heard back from him yet. Insurance will pay what ever it will cost to repair the siding on the west and north side of the house with Efis. What I do with the money is up to me. So I can replace the Efis with another product with no worries or I can restore the Efis. Now I need to cost everything out and decide what to do.
I called my local glass guy to come out and give me a bid on replacing the windows. He will be out next week. I will also call the Pella company and get a bid from them. They have the original order from when the house was built so they won’t need to come out to give me a bid.
The sale of Michelle’s house that was to happen next week fell through. The buyer backed out. Michelle found out that this is the third time this buyer has backed out of buying a house within a week of closing. The realtor didn’t share that information with Michelle when she accepted the offer. Disappointing to say the least. Now they get to realist the house and start the whole process again. Grateful Michelle didn’t buy a house and have to start that process over too.
Tagen texted me today to let me know his Mustang will be ready to go tomorrow. I am going to buy his pickup from him. There have been several times that a pickup would have been nice to have. I like the idea of having a back-up vehicle around. I will pay for the repair to the Mustang and deduct that from what I have agreed to pay Tagen for the pickup.
I got a bunch of cleaning done this morning and have some more to do. I have the eggs and potatoes boiled and ready for me to make deviled eggs and potato salad. I still need to make two cakes. It may be a long day for me. I should have gotten some things done yesterday but didn’t have it in me to do so. Today I have no choice but to get it done.
Tomorrow I will get everything set up for the dinner before I go to Pioneer Bluffs for the 1:30 talk my cousins are giving. Nicole and Geoff are coming down late morning to go with us. Kathy is going to town tomorrow late morning to pick up the meat, buns and BBQ sauce and get some ice.
Tagen has a football scrimmage tomorrow morning at 9:00. I will have to miss this one but will go to the one next weekend. I think Michelle is going to go to it Saturday. It is going to be 106 Saturday so it will be a hot one. They moved the scrimmage to the morning to try to get it in before the heat sets in.
My trip to Europe is in three weeks. I haven’t given it much thought lately. Maybe after the family gathering this weekend and after I get a few more things squared away from the hail damage I can start focusing on the trip and start getting excited about it. So looking forward to getting away for three weeks. Hard to think about that yet though. Just grateful the storm happened while I was here and not thousands of miles away and Kathy had to deal with it all.
I am doing a bit better dealing with the feelings of overwhelm although I can regress and go back into overwhelm rather easily. Things seem to be progressing but it still feels a bit daunting at times to get everything done. I would like to have the roof, siding and window contracts signed and decided on before I leave for Europe the first part of September. Not sure I can make that happen but that is my goal.
I almost cried when I saw the leak in the ceiling last night. Thank heavens that has happened many times before and I knew what I needed to do to get it fixed. The plumber was able to come out today and the handyman can fit me in his schedule in the next week or so to do the repair. Just about pushed me over my breaking point though.
Ellexia wants spaghetti and meat balls for dinner tonight. That will be easy. I fixed fried chicken strips and mashed potatoes and gravy last night. Both of these meals are the kiddos favorites so they ate lots last night. Both of them were tired last night. Even Ellexia went to bed early last night. Both looked a bit more rested this morning. It is hard on their bodies to adjust to their new school schedule and routine.
I may try to take a short nap this afternoon and then finish up my tasks for the day. I slept well last night finally but when I do that after not sleeping well for several days my body wants even more sleep. I am really tired today. I am thinking it is stress related as much as anything. Hoping next week will be calmer and I can do some good self-care and calm myself down a bit.
I need to remind myself to step back and zoom out a bit. I have gotten a lot done this week in attempting to restore the house from the hail damage. I forget that when I am in the moment and dealing with all the contractors and insurance adjuster. This process will take time and lots of patience. I will get it done – just not on my timeline.
Grateful for a competent insurance adjuster, grateful for my plumber and handyman, and grateful the restore project is progressing even if it isn’t at the pace I would like.