Today seemed like a busy day for me.
It all started with Chris getting his paycheck. He had it setup to be direct deposited, and really it should have been, but it wasn't. For the last few paydays, Chris and I would leave home just after the kids left for school, go to the casino and get his check, put gas in the van, and head off to Wal-mart to do the necessary shopping. Then get home about a half hour before Chris would have to leave for work for the day. It turned out instead that his check was not to be direct deposited. We would have left home to go get his check, but as we looked out the window, it was raining/sleeting/snowing mix. Not road friendly at all. So we stayed home. Chris then left for work early to find his paycheck and to find out why it wasn't direct deposited. After work, Chris went shopping and got a few things for the house. I knew he would, but was kinda hoping that he would have waited till today to do the shopping.
So while Chris was working, Shane from the gas company came to the house to work on my furnace. He's so kind and funny. It took Shane about an hour or so to work on the darn thing. He ended up having to re-wire the entire furnace, put a new board in, with a new fan modulator, and then a new digital thermostat. Shane had pulled out the old board and when shaken, sounded like a rattle. He asked me if I heard it and I said of course. He opened it up and inside the modulator, everything with melted and burnt. Shane said that happened because the furnace was wired wrong. Then he turned over the board and the entire thing was rusted. Shane then put in the digital thermostat. When he removed the old one, he noticed that it was broken inside as well. So with all the work Shane did, I can proudly say that my furnace is FINALLY FIXED!!!! It works so good. If I'm a little bit cold I hit the up button a couple of degrees and if I'm to warm, I hit the down button. The furnace just jumps to it and takes care of me. IT IS SO AWESOME TO FINALLY HAVE A WORKING FURNACE!!!!!
So that leads me to today.
This morning, Tyler (Trailer Park Care Takers) came and read the water meter. He told us that Dave (Land Lord) wanted us to call him. (I could think of a few names, but being a good woman, I won't say them) So after a visit with Tyler, I then called Dave. I told him that as soon as we get our tax returns, that we'd be paying him all that we owe him. He then asked when, and I told him that as soon as the government released the returns, that he'd be getting his cut. He asked me how long that would be and I told him that I have no control over the government releasing funds, so it will take as long as it will take. He then asked me how much my returns were and I told him enough to pay him to current. He then asked AGAIN how long it would take. I AGAIN told him that when they come he'll get his. He then told me that I had to call him this coming Friday or Saturday and tell him when he'll get paid. I told him that if they come, he'll get his. He then said AGAIN how long will that take. (Yes he did ask this numerous times. Like I have any control over that. He should know, he does taxes too!)
Well after that phone call, Chris and I went to Moose Lake and did a bit of shopping and went to the bank. Deposited what was left and came home. Chris then had to leave for work. While gone, I did our taxes online, paid the gas bill and tried to contact GREEN TREE to send them money. The thing with GREEN TREE is that they'll call a billion times throughout the day, but when you try to call them, they are never there!
After trying to get all that done, I felt like I worked 100 hours and never rested during that time. I really felt worn out.
Now its dinner time and we are having spaghetti. Its filling, and hot and there should be lots of left overs. I hope there's lots of left overs. When its just the kids and I, we tend to really eat up. The last time I made it, there was a little sauce and no noodles left. It sure smells good though.
Till Later...
