So, I haven't blogged in too long and I don't know where to start recapping the past few months so I'll just start with today and touch on anything I want to later. And who knows, maybe no one reads this and I'm just telling myself this anyways. Blah blah blah. I started a facebook status with the following but then it started getting way too long, so here goes....
Yay! The painter started today. Floor starts possibly next Friday. Funny that a stupid girl can get more done in less time than a fancy ass contractor can. We may have our basement suitable for Christmas, not done but close enough to put up a tree and to keep the promise I made to the boys. Phew. Breaking a promise to my boys results in several months of rebuilding trust. After these past few months, we need to start the new year on a good foot. So today I am happy to see progress.
Our ex-contractor just happened to be in Smitty's this morning while the boys and I had breakfast with mom. It took everything in me to not rip him a new one. But I refrained. I've always felt that success is the best revenge. And since the insurance was here yesterday investigating his work (non-work as they put it), I figured I would let the bill they give him speak for itself. Not only will he barely get paid for the little bit that he did here, he will owe us money for the damage he caused to my house doing it. That there is karma.
So the lessons here are:
1. a mom to special needs kids is not to be messed with when it comes to keeping a promise to her children.
2. Know your limit. I overlooked many things in our agreement with the contractor to just hurry the job along, including accepting whatever materials they showed up with even though I didn't pick them in hopes we would be done for Christmas. (They figured Halloween). But once Christmas wasn't doable and he laughed at me, it was done. That was my line.
3. It seems to me I have reverted to this one quite often lately. Either I am being smug or people are really getting stupid. It is okay for smart people to think they are smart, but it is not okay for them to think that no one else is.
Anyways, that is all for now. I'll try to be more of a blogger soon. I'm starting to see a light at the end of this PTSD tunnel, perhaps I'll poke my head up and see if it's safe.
