If it isn't one thing...

...its another.  And this doesn't have anything to do with our Ryan Homes build, its just life in general these last couple of weeks.

Maybe it all has to do with moving in general as well.  I just can't seem to catch my breath with everything I have on my plate.

Last week it was my van dying.  And my tire popping from a construction screw.  This week its our couch being delivered by an incompetent driver who decided in front of our home that he thought the couch packaging numbers were wrong and he would not give it to us, or even let us see it or let us show him our order or photos of what it should look like, instead telling us "no delivery for you today" (he barely spoke english by the way, so getting that sentence out of him was pretty much all we got)  and in turn caused lots of trouble.  I've been on the phone for hours today with the delivery company, and the couch place that hired them.  The best they could do was say they will try to get it on another truck and back out to us for delivery sometime next week! Are you serious???

 Also this week I've been in contact with GE because our microwave is doing something crazy, so far the customer service rep has been kind and professional, I emailed back photos and hopefully they will be replacing our microwave.  Not sure what else can be done to fix this issue.  Photos below of the microwave problem:

Tomorrow our PM and his crew are coming to fix our 30 day issues.  I want these things fixed but I am not looking forward to having people in my house all day, and not being able to go anywhere. I wish we could have blue taped and had things fixed prior to closing bcuz I feel like had we done that my desire to not have anyone mess up my house in the process of "fixing" it would have won out and we would deal with anything extra or wait it out until the drywall thing in a year.  But since there was no blue taping and fixing issues before closing I feel the need to have them fix these things, because there are many. Anyway, tomorrow will be interesting with a house full of workers and my 4 kids running around.

We still need to get our drivers licenses changed, which we thought we had more time than we do, but found out when our van died that we need to do some extra inspection things here in PA and get all the car stuff fixed right away.  Of course our van was dead so getting that stuff done wasn't happening, so now its on the top of our list of things to do.

 The propane company hasn't contacted us back yet in about a month about our application they had us fill out.  Still confused how that all works, also found out our neighborhood is now eligible to get natural gas hooked up and I'm not sure what that means for us... are we out of luck? Are we stuck in this propane contract Ryan homes made us sign?   Maybe I could get some information if the neighborhood FB group would approve our requests to join, its been a month and we can't get them to let us in...

My daughter sprained her ankle at tennis camp today and came home and threw up because it made her queasy... wish I could say it didn't get all over the wall in the bathroom... with that paint Ryan homes uses that we all know wipes down so easily... 😕

I have been feeling more and more sad to not have my mom here to show her the house or to help me decorate. All these things I've just blogged about I probably wouldn't have even felt the need to share except that I don't have my mom, who was also my best friend, to vent to or share the fun stuff with. I find I can get through the day and not let it get to me, but its every night when I cry myself to sleep just missing her and wishing she were here to listen to me or help me figure out what to do.

I am feeling like I'm at the end of my rope, just hanging on.  I am ready for everything to calm down and feel normal.  No more issues with appliances, furniture deliveries, not knowing how to pay HOA fees, needing to get new licenses and car registrations, registering kids for school, kids getting sick or hurt, house defects needing to be addressed, cars breaking down or getting flat tires... I need a break from the mounting bills and more and more problems that need to be solved. I guess that's just life, but I am hoping for a smoother ride going forward because these last few weeks have felt heavy to carry.

Okay, that is all.  Sorry I'm such a downer tonight.