OT-My week from Hell

Ah, yes. The joy of homeownership.

My ex really wanted to take the house in the divorce until I started citing the thousands of dollars of repairs that needed to be made urgently, i.e., the next year of apartment living will cost you a mere fraction of what the next year in the house will cost me. Suddenly, it was not the prize he thought it was.

Would it be possible to find one at a junk/salvage yard? Oftentimes you can get car parts there fairly cheaply. Or used to be able to...not sure about these days! Anyway, it's something to check on.

((((((((((Lucille)))))))))) Wish I could do more.....

Joan

I'm not sure whether you're going to believe this but I am getting it from a junk/salvage yard. The car part place originally told me $165 but felt sorry for me when I got my poor me look and called a salvage place.

As with most things for cars nowadays, you have to buy the whole headlight. They said a dealership might have just the one side that's missing but then they would charge triple the price and I wouldn't accomplish anything.

Thanks for the hugs

What else isn't working? I'll trade house problems for a moody teenager. (right now I have both)

And dish washing soap works well on grease stains.

Glad you got the car part. But have you tried putting plastic wrap and duct tape over the open area?

Cheryl

Definitely no trade. Been there, done that !! lol

That what I used and it did take it out. Another thing that works for odd stains is shampoo.

I already did just that. Today the car is still in the garage but I'll have to move it sometime soon and then it will be outside for the rest of the week. We've had wild thunderstorms every afternoon and the forecast is for more of the same this week.

Happy 4th of July

Lucille

Do NOT agree to this swap/trade Lucille ! But then you knew that !

Does anyone want the moody boy....lately, not even his father wants him... C

Sorry, think you are SOL !

I'm sure - just channel us strength to make it past this particular stage/form of idiocy.

I'm thinking they usually snap out of it around 20 - so how old is he now ?

I'd take him, but I'm just about positive he'd refuse to come here.

Elizabeth

Hmmn, yes, I just wonder why lol

I bet if he did come to you he would learn to jump when he was told to jump and ask how high ??

Lucille

I know boys are different, but I gotta say 16 was my worst year. Oy! and my poor mother was almost 60 at the time. It's a wonder either of us survived it.

Elizabeth

Then develop some fortitude or send him off to help people in some undeveloped nation for four years, that might do it lol RDH

My aunt who was 52 when she gave birth to her only child a son (oldest record world wide for an only child that was not IV or somehow generated) really coped extremely well until he hit 15. Then one night I had a 'phone call and she tells me "I knew you wouldn't mind, I bought him a ticket and he will be with you within the week, you've had so much experience with handling teens" - I was not a happy camper I can tell you !

Nowadays if Cheryl dispatched her DS, I'd send him right back toot sweet lol

Honestly, except for the moodiness descending randomly, 15 and 16 (so far) are much better than 13 was. I was sure neither of us would survive it.