Hello Everybody,
Well a lot of work was finally accomplished at my house this weekend. It is not everything that needs to be done and some of it still needs some finishing work to make it look pretty, but at least it is not looking derelict anymore. I spoke to my husband over and over about the money and the mortgage and he just acted like I was exaggerating. He finally agreed to do it after we had a big fight and I acted badly, but that is apparently what it took. He put in about 12 hours on Friday, and then even more hours on Saturday, with another long day on Sunday and Monday. He should have left for Baltimore on Monday at noon, but he stayed until later to finish some things up. I plan to start calling some places today and trying to get someone to agree to insure us if we take on a monster deductible or something. My husband insisted he was going to take care of that, but he did not and if I can not get him to do it while he is in the same house with me I do not expect to have any more control from half a country away. He is gone for 5 weeks this time. I do have an unexpected houseguest who will be here for the next couple of months and she will be helping me with finishing up the painting and the like as she needs a place to stay for a while. That is another long story and off topic, but I am glad to have the help. My boys were great too. Even the four year old did some work. We used the Tom Sawyer method and it is amazing what they were willing to do in exchange for a turn with the paint roller. I really appreciate your empathy and support. I do not know what to do to keep my husband involved so these things do not all build up again, but it was good to know that I was not out of line in my expectations either. On the up side, the kids are now in school and my youngest receives all of his therapy at school during school hours except one session at home once a week. This means I have time to get some things done that require concentration and no extra hands in the mix. I had actually already started working on things during the first week of school before the insurance letter turned this into an urgent issue. It would have taken me much longer to do it that way too. I had five other adults in over the weekend who all put in at least one full day, and some of the two days, of free labor. I also have a handy man coming to finish of the living room celling tomorrow. Thanks again. Jennifer _____ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:blindhandy...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Claudia Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 3:24 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance That's correct; the mortgage company will make sure that you have insurance, as they need to protect their investment, and it's much more costly than your conventional insurance, thus driving up your monthly payment. Claudia ----- Original Message ----- From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 7:47 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] home owner insurance Jennifer, Is money a motivator for your husband? I believe you have a mortgage on your home. Mortgage companies won't allow you to go without insurance. Thus, if you can't get your own insurance, the mortgage company will sell you insurance and you won't be happy with how much they will charge you either. So, you are either going to have to spend some money on repairs, or you are going to spend money on very expensive insurance. Sorry to be a downer. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: d...@andrew.cmu.edu <mailto:dr25%40andrew.cmu.edu> Tel: (412) 268-9081 __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5408 (20100830) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5419 (20100902) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
