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June in Review

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Thistle

The month started with a bang: Going to Houston to visit my uncle (who has late-stage cancer). Discovering that our roofers several months ago not only didn’t do the job we paid them to do, but their negligence caused about … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Halfway Point

Posted on July 1, 2018 by Thistle

Since we’re now halfway through the year, I thought I’d do a quick halfway point check-in. I’m going to skip the rougher parts (those can be seen in individual month check-ins) and focus instead on my best-ofs for the year. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – House Update 2

Posted on June 24, 2018 by Thistle

Little has happened in the last couple weeks, but this is the gist: First, we got all our information to the USAA contracting department, who apparently went over the roofer’s heads and straight to their liability insurance. That seems to … Continue reading →

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Wellness Wednesday – Off

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Thistle

This summer has been very tough for me so far. First my uncle was diagnosed with late stage terminal cancer. Then we discover $20K worth of damage and enter a large legal fight with a construction company. Our house gets … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – House Update 1

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Thistle

I figure I should chronicle the craziness here, as a way of keeping myself from going insane. Things that happened since last Sunday (another warning of LONG): 1 – The roofing company indeed fought, saying that none of this was … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Let’s Play the Good News Bad News Game

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Thistle

As you might be able to tell by my fine coffee picture, I’m currently sitting in a hotel. There’s quite a lot of story that leads up to this. It starts on June 1st, a crazy rollercoaster of a day … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Landscaping Progress (Tier 2)

Posted on May 27, 2018 by Thistle

When you use the words “xeriscape” and “South Texas” together, it conjures images of cactus and rock yards. That’s pretty much the xeriscape norm around here. It makes sense – we live in an area highly prone to drought, and … Continue reading →

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Making the Most of Mother’s Day

Posted on May 14, 2018 by Thistle

So yeah. Yesterday morning was frustrating, waking up to water everywhere and a messed up kitchen ceiling. But I’m tired of days just going to hell because of things outside my control, and decided to do what I could to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Uh…Happy Mother’s Day?

Posted on May 13, 2018 by Thistle

Guess what? We woke up this morning to discover our master bathroom was covered in water and that it had soaked through the kitchen ceiling. You know, the kitchen ceiling that we fixed and repainted back in March? Sigh. We’re … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – Landscaping Progress (Tier 1)

Posted on April 22, 2018 by Thistle

About a month ago, I mentioned that we were starting to landscape our front yard because it’s on a major slope that has seen a lot of erosion. We’ve made some progress on the first tier of the yard and … Continue reading →

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