Author: leilani

Wanna know how fast I work?  We put an offer in on a house today and have a second place in reserve.  We are giving it our best shot for our first choice; it is hands-down the best option we’ve found to date.  It’s at the upper level of what we can spend, which is…

We are OFFICIALLY looking for a house now – as in, checkbook in hand and ready to sign the papers to make it happen.  I have been talking with Mortgage Dude and we finally stomped the final hurdle into oblivion.  Given the timing of everything, we’re planning to get house and car pretty much simultaneously….

Gotta love springtime in Arizona.  We hit the 90’s the past few days.  Yet tomorrow we’re supposed to stop shy of 80, and by the weekend dip another 15-20 degrees.  Crazy stuff! We hammered out a deal to rent a vehicle for a few weeks whilst either we get the old car running or get…

The sniffles are finally beginning to recede and a few things got accomplished today. All in all, I realized I am extraordinarily fortunate. Time was, coming home was a nightmare.  Life with an addict was a daily walk through a land mine where nobody knew how many charges would blow nor who would be hit…

Sometimes you have to step back and decide how to take what may or may not be a well-intended remark.  Poolie commented on the whiny-ass factor and that while I’m not 100% dark, I do have a tendency to go down the path of whines, minus cheese. Part of me got defensive, because I’ve made…