OT -- Some Updates

Hello!

Got back yesterday (late) from the road trip home.

Upon arriving in the house I found that our roof is leaking where the
sunroom meets the main part of the house. The sunroom was an addition
and is attached perpendicular to the main house. I suspect it's the
valley at that juncture that's the problem ... it's been packed and
repacked in a rather half-assed way with roofing compound. Time to get
it done properly I suspect ... sigh.

And I also now have ceiling repairs along with getting the roof fixed
.... shit. Fuck fuck fuck.

---

We saw my nephew twice over the weekend. It was quite a shock. He'll
be 23 this week. I think the day we arrived (Saturday) was a really
busy day for him. He was sleeping when we got there in the afternoon.
His mood has changed for a bit for the worse ... although on Sunday he
seemed a bit more at ease. I think there were just too many visitors on
Saturday for him to deal with -- lots of chatter happening. He's unable
to turn his head with the 'halo' (neck brace) on.

My kids were absolutely brilliant. They were thrilled (a gross
understatement) to see him. My youngest was pretty upset (with me) that
we didn't go back the third day to see him ... I just couldn't do it
since I was beat and we needed to get home. Both my kids are outstanding.

My eldest stated that she now wants to become a nurse. She's been my
right-hand person in helping out around the house and when I'm not home
helps Mom with reminders for meds and shots when she's not well.

We made it out to the cemetery to pay a visit to my Mom & Dad and
Grandparents (maternal) and Steve, my brother in law, who died way too
early in his life (he's the father of my yoga teaching niece, who's an
absolutely wonderful person too), and Andrew, my nephew who was 4 months
when he passed away from heart problems. It might seem kind of like a
melancholy exercise but I think it makes us all appreciate Life and one
another a whole bunch more plus it adds some depth and background to my
kid's lives -- all of these wonderful people were gone before my kid's
were born.

My youngest has a great big heart which she wears on her sleeve, so to
speak. I love her dearly, even when she says she hates me ... lol ...
in Terms Of Love :-)

---

I'm expecting a busy week at work this week. Yard work went nowhere
this weekend ... I'll have to catch up thru the week, weather
permitting. The upcoming weekend is looking good so it should be the
official pool opening, with luck.

As a result of all the things happening in Life these days, my rate of
posting will likely drop off a bit.

That's it.

Cheers & Big Hugs,
Marvin :-)
--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

Marvin The Paranoid Android wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Got back yesterday (late) from the road trip home.
>
> Upon arriving in the house I found that our roof is leaking where the
> sunroom meets the main part of the house. The sunroom was an addition
> and is attached perpendicular to the main house. I suspect it's the
> valley at that juncture that's the problem ... it's been packed and
> repacked in a rather half-assed way with roofing compound. Time to get
> it done properly I suspect ... sigh.
>
> And I also now have ceiling repairs along with getting the roof fixed
> ... shit. Fuck fuck fuck.
>
> ---
>
> We saw my nephew twice over the weekend. It was quite a shock. He'll
> be 23 this week. I think the day we arrived (Saturday) was a really
> busy day for him. He was sleeping when we got there in the afternoon.
> His mood has changed for a bit for the worse ... although on Sunday he
> seemed a bit more at ease. I think there were just too many visitors on
> Saturday for him to deal with -- lots of chatter happening. He's unable
> to turn his head with the 'halo' (neck brace) on.
>
> My kids were absolutely brilliant. They were thrilled (a gross
> understatement) to see him. My youngest was pretty upset (with me) that
> we didn't go back the third day to see him ... I just couldn't do it
> since I was beat and we needed to get home. Both my kids are outstanding.
>
> My eldest stated that she now wants to become a nurse. She's been my
> right-hand person in helping out around the house and when I'm not home
> helps Mom with reminders for meds and shots when she's not well.
>
> We made it out to the cemetery to pay a visit to my Mom & Dad and
> Grandparents (maternal) and Steve, my brother in law, who died way too
> early in his life (he's the father of my yoga teaching niece, who's an
> absolutely wonderful person too), and Andrew, my nephew who was 4 months
> when he passed away from heart problems. It might seem kind of like a
> melancholy exercise but I think it makes us all appreciate Life and one
> another a whole bunch more plus it adds some depth and background to my
> kid's lives -- all of these wonderful people were gone before my kid's
> were born.
>
> My youngest has a great big heart which she wears on her sleeve, so to
> speak. I love her dearly, even when she says she hates me ... lol ...
> in Terms Of Love :-)
>
> ---
>
> I'm expecting a busy week at work this week. Yard work went nowhere
> this weekend ... I'll have to catch up thru the week, weather
> permitting. The upcoming weekend is looking good so it should be the
> official pool opening, with luck.
>
> As a result of all the things happening in Life these days, my rate of
> posting will likely drop off a bit.
>
> That's it.
>
> Cheers & Big Hugs,
> Marvin :-)

Oh -- and smoking never once crossed my Mind. I did mention it to my
chain-smoking brother and sister-in-law and their now smoking son (who
had asthma as a kid) that it'll be 4 years this summer for being Free
.... they congratulated me :-) Hopefully one day they'll quit too.

Cheers & Hugs Again,
Marvin


--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

(((Marvie)))

BTW, I think our pool-opening may be this weekend too.
Wanna race?

xoxo,
CatLovesBread



"Marvin The Paranoid Android" <marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com> wrote in
message news:4832fc26$0$2962$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmons ter.com...
> Hello!
>
> Got back yesterday (late) from the road trip home.
>
> Upon arriving in the house I found that our roof is leaking where the
> sunroom meets the main part of the house. The sunroom was an addition and
> is attached perpendicular to the main house. I suspect it's the valley at
> that juncture that's the problem ... it's been packed and repacked in a
> rather half-assed way with roofing compound. Time to get it done properly
> I suspect ... sigh.
>
> And I also now have ceiling repairs along with getting the roof fixed ...
> shit. Fuck fuck fuck.
>
> ---
>
> We saw my nephew twice over the weekend. It was quite a shock. He'll be
> 23 this week. I think the day we arrived (Saturday) was a really busy day
> for him. He was sleeping when we got there in the afternoon. His mood has
> changed for a bit for the worse ... although on Sunday he seemed a bit
> more at ease. I think there were just too many visitors on Saturday for
> him to deal with -- lots of chatter happening. He's unable to turn his
> head with the 'halo' (neck brace) on.
>
> My kids were absolutely brilliant. They were thrilled (a gross
> understatement) to see him. My youngest was pretty upset (with me) that
> we didn't go back the third day to see him ... I just couldn't do it since
> I was beat and we needed to get home. Both my kids are outstanding.
>
> My eldest stated that she now wants to become a nurse. She's been my
> right-hand person in helping out around the house and when I'm not home
> helps Mom with reminders for meds and shots when she's not well.
>
> We made it out to the cemetery to pay a visit to my Mom & Dad and
> Grandparents (maternal) and Steve, my brother in law, who died way too
> early in his life (he's the father of my yoga teaching niece, who's an
> absolutely wonderful person too), and Andrew, my nephew who was 4 months
> when he passed away from heart problems. It might seem kind of like a
> melancholy exercise but I think it makes us all appreciate Life and one
> another a whole bunch more plus it adds some depth and background to my
> kid's lives -- all of these wonderful people were gone before my kid's
> were born.
>
> My youngest has a great big heart which she wears on her sleeve, so to
> speak. I love her dearly, even when she says she hates me ... lol ... in
> Terms Of Love :-)
>
> ---
>
> I'm expecting a busy week at work this week. Yard work went nowhere this
> weekend ... I'll have to catch up thru the week, weather permitting. The
> upcoming weekend is looking good so it should be the official pool
> opening, with luck.
>
> As a result of all the things happening in Life these days, my rate of
> posting will likely drop off a bit.
>
> That's it.
>
> Cheers & Big Hugs,
> Marvin :-)
> --
> I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

The roof is leaking on my sunroom, but it can be fixed.......
That's what we call a "high class problem'.
Give us tune cookie man!
You're doing an awesome job with this life.

Thanks for the report, Marv. Sorry about your roof and that your
nephew was a bit overwhelmed by the company. But, thank God (or
whatever you please) that he is able to be aware of what's going on
around him. Such an improvement.
Your girls sound like lovely young ladies and such a help to you and
Mrs Android. Please enjoy them as they are now each and every day.
They won't always be young and at home. Kids grow up. Just ask AZ.
And me.
Welcome home.
Sue


On Tue, 20 May 2008 12:27:25 -0400, Marvin The Paranoid Android
<marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Hello!
>
>Got back yesterday (late) from the road trip home.
>
>Upon arriving in the house I found that our roof is leaking where the
>sunroom meets the main part of the house. The sunroom was an addition
>and is attached perpendicular to the main house. I suspect it's the
>valley at that juncture that's the problem ... it's been packed and
>repacked in a rather half-assed way with roofing compound. Time to get
>it done properly I suspect ... sigh.
>
>And I also now have ceiling repairs along with getting the roof fixed
>... shit. Fuck fuck fuck.
>
>---
>
>We saw my nephew twice over the weekend. It was quite a shock. He'll
>be 23 this week. I think the day we arrived (Saturday) was a really
>busy day for him. He was sleeping when we got there in the afternoon.
>His mood has changed for a bit for the worse ... although on Sunday he
>seemed a bit more at ease. I think there were just too many visitors on
>Saturday for him to deal with -- lots of chatter happening. He's unable
>to turn his head with the 'halo' (neck brace) on.
>
>My kids were absolutely brilliant. They were thrilled (a gross
>understatement) to see him. My youngest was pretty upset (with me) that
>we didn't go back the third day to see him ... I just couldn't do it
>since I was beat and we needed to get home. Both my kids are outstanding.
>
>My eldest stated that she now wants to become a nurse. She's been my
>right-hand person in helping out around the house and when I'm not home
>helps Mom with reminders for meds and shots when she's not well.
>
>We made it out to the cemetery to pay a visit to my Mom & Dad and
>Grandparents (maternal) and Steve, my brother in law, who died way too
>early in his life (he's the father of my yoga teaching niece, who's an
>absolutely wonderful person too), and Andrew, my nephew who was 4 months
>when he passed away from heart problems. It might seem kind of like a
>melancholy exercise but I think it makes us all appreciate Life and one
>another a whole bunch more plus it adds some depth and background to my
>kid's lives -- all of these wonderful people were gone before my kid's
>were born.
>
>My youngest has a great big heart which she wears on her sleeve, so to
>speak. I love her dearly, even when she says she hates me ... lol ...
>in Terms Of Love :-)
>
>---
>
>I'm expecting a busy week at work this week. Yard work went nowhere
>this weekend ... I'll have to catch up thru the week, weather
>permitting. The upcoming weekend is looking good so it should be the
>official pool opening, with luck.
>
>As a result of all the things happening in Life these days, my rate of
>posting will likely drop off a bit.
>
>That's it.
>
>Cheers & Big Hugs,
>Marvin :-)

Glad to get the report on your trip, Marv. I do think people tend to
forget that when a person is sick, having visitors can often be hard
on them as they really need to rest and heal and having company often
makes them feel that they have to be 'on' and 'up' and that's the last
thing they want to do. My Mom always said that and when I do visit
someone who is ill, I try to keep the visit short unless I fully know
that the sick person wants the company.

Bummer about the roof, but it is part of being a homeowner. I expect
we'll be reading about the repairs as you undertake them. But the
pool, I do wanna see if you or Cat get wet first! <MBG>

FlatironMike
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