Jennifer, very glad to read you are making good progress and also glad to hear you had some volunteers come by. the person who will be staying with you for a couple of months , well you do what is called bartering. also a side note in regards to your name and a correction to anyone else who took the name Jennifer to mean Nurse Jennifer who lives in the State of Missouri and I do not believe Nurse Jennifer was ever on the blind hamdyman list . continued good luck to you. Lee
On Mon, Sep 06, 2010 at 10:02:14PM -0500, Jennifer Jackson wrote: > 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] > -- Think honk if you're a telepath.
