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whodat111/susan posted an update Monday, Feb 28, 2022, 3:09am EST, 2 years, 2 months ago
Hi Potties - A slow day here.
Katie - There's no telling when (or if) I'll ever get the old house clear enough but Zac has said he'd like to have the land. He has the heavy equipment to level what's left of the house if I ever get it empty. About all that's worth saving may end up being the metal roof & even it may be past saving. The siding wasn't metal so it will just rot away - 1 end is completely covered with variegated ivy already.
It sounds like the little park that was near you has been put to the best use possible. Too bad it wasn't kept up since those little parks gave low income folks halfway decent housing they could afford. Such a shame the animals paid the price for the kind of folks who had lived there. It was wonderful y'all were willing to step up for the poor things. It's sad that some couldn't be saved but sometimes being put to sleep is the best thing to do for them. Y'all made a hard but necessary decision.
The old house is in Bear's name alone so there's not much that can be done until he passes. Right now the property will come to me. Should I go first, it only leaves his 2 alienated kids in the will. He'd hate for them to have anything that was his but the will was made in the 80's & it would be expensive & time consuming to try & get me power of attorney. A real rat's nest neither one of us thought about when he was still competent.
The well that provides water for the old house & my house is on that land. Once I'm gone if Zac doesn't end up with the property, the new owners can now tie into county water. I'm not willing to spend the money it would take to do that since all the current water costs me is the electricity to run the pump.Max - The soup sounds really good. That's one of my favorite meals - bean, any of the chicken flavors or any potato.
It's getting a bit warmer here so in another day or so I may be able to move the ferns outside for a while. There's no below freezing temps in the next couple of weeks so it will give them fresh air & sunlight. I'll just have to water them a few times.
I have cardinals too - they're among the 1st to show up in the morning & the very last to come in just before dark. They were one of my mom's favorite birds. She always called them redbirds & used to tell me the saying "Bluebirds for happiness - redbirds for love".
It's a shame about the dog but maybe the shelter will be able to find a foster who has the time, patience & expertise to work with modifying his behavior. He's lucky to be in a no kill shelter.As much as I'd rather not go out tomorrow, I have a couple of things I need to do. I want to get a letter mailed to my SC friend to let her know a box is on it's way; next is a bank deposit to make & then hit WM for groceries. I'll wait until about Wed. before I go out again. On Wed. I'll need to pay the booth & U-Haul rent (already have some smalls ready to go to the booth) & may get a hair trim since I'm looking a bit shaggy these days. After that I won't need to go anywhere unless I make a trip to the old house to do a bit more clearing out of the ruined stuff.
Got an email from Rhetta. Alisa & family had a wonderful vacation in Utah. Ashley & her family came home early from Wyoming since -30 wind chill shut down the resort they were visiting. Guess that's one drawback to liking to ski - weather can change any plans a person may have.Hope everybody is thawing out where the weather has been bad. Max, will wish rain for you. Be good if the rain plaguing Gordon & Sylvia has finally eased off at least somewhat. Everybody take care & stay safe. Later.
Susan