{{{vw}}} I am so sorry, love. Please listen to Teppy for she is wise.

When I was sick a few years ago, I had to drop out of school completely for the semester. I was frustrated because I felt like I was a failure by not being able to cope with everything and because I was prolonging finishing school by getting myself off schedule like that. Upshot is that I'm human and have my limits and really couldn't cope with everything all at once, but that didn't make me a failure. And, I am finishing my program later than I had expected, but I'm also healthy and able to deal with it.

Shoot, just with my re-fi, it felt like there was always one more thing that needed to be signed. Grrrrr.

Ok - are there any buffistas in the Boise, Idaho area???

Deena, that's terribly exciting!

But why do they need to know why money appears in your account?

vw, please take care of yourself. Bed/home rest is hard, and letting things you'd planned on doing slip does chip away at the psyche, but so does extended pain.

Do more as I say than as I do. Please. Someone has to be sensible.

Thanks, sj! I miss you too. I feel like a stranger at all my online haunts. I can't wait to move. I'll have an office! with a door! that locks!

We're hoping my parents will be able to come up and help fix the wiring (it's knob and tube, if that means anything to anyone) and Dad said he'd run some grounded outlets, build a playhouse with a swing and slide for the babies, and build a back porch while he's at it.

We're hoping my parents will be able to come up and help fix the wiring (it's knob and tube, if that means anything to anyone) and Dad said he'd run some grounded outlets, build a playhouse with a swing and slide for the babies, and build a back porch while he's at it.

Yay!!! That sounds lovely. I am so excited for you. You're going to have your porch and a garden and a place for the kids to play outdoors. So exciting!

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But why do they need to know why money appears in your account?

For fear people are giving us money (ahem) and therefore won't be able to make the payments after the closing bit is all done.

I admire people who recognize their limits and are able to say, "This is as much as I can do." It's just not something I've been able to achieve so far.

I've been part of three house closings and three re-fi closings, and they've all been fraught with bizarre paperwork and last-minute charges.

For fear people are giving us money (ahem) and therefore won't be able to make the payments after the closing bit is all done.

Aha. Tell them you're a drug dealer, then.

The last minute charges are killing us. We had the inspection; which we expected and was covered by that mysterious money. But then there was an application fee, and then another mysterious fee, and the earnest money, which won't matter in the long run then but came earlier than we were planning. Still, it will all be done soon and then I will take pictures and spam you all!

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Aha. Tell them you're a drug dealer, then.

Brilliant!

All I thought of was having a friend write me a receipt for work I will do sometime... probably. Your idea is much more exciting.

Landlord is working on the roof. This is making me cranky and making napping difficult.

Boy, I'm just a crab monster today!