I know all about that, Linzy. Our new home is costing a lot more than we had budgeted -- what else is new? -- It just happens that there are things that come up that you didn't think of -- and how could you? For example, we wanted a wrap-around porch, which we got and which we budgeted for, but we didn't realize that didn't include connecting the SIDE of the house with the BACK, so we have to have someone come out with a huge auger and dig a 5-foot hole for the corner piling to support the connecting corner of the side deck with the back deck, a cost for which we most definitely did not budget!
Then there are the indirect lights under the ceiling of the roof overhanging the porch -- now tell me, who would EVER think to budget for them? And the porch railing! Ouch.
Needless to say, there's absolutely NO WAY I could afford to go to Vegas for the Fall Sprawl.....
Linzy, I'm sorry you're not well, and I don't know anything about fibro except that it's extremely painful. You have my sympathies, Girlfriend! The only thing I can say is try to think about the marvelous times you're going to have with your new house when you leave that job. New windows sound great to me. And you have a garden! With your horticultural knowledge, you're gonna end up with a damn nice garden, oh yeah!
And think too about meeting Best Friend on Thursday and sleeping in on Friday.
As for me, I'm gonna have to go get some Zantac......
Good-nite!
Bevvy
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