jo_anne_storm: (Pixar -- Laugh)
DH got a new job! Large corporation with lots of room for upward growth. One of the guys he interviewed with said that they were going to have a problem with trying to keep him on the level he was hired at because the company will want to promote him.

DH is... He want a to work at this level for awhile first. Learn the business. But then he is fine with it.

Also, $1,000 more a month. Give it take? And not necessarily better health insurance, but they pay MORE or the monthly cost. I dint know what percentage they pay yet. But it HAS to be better than the old job. (SiL worked at the same company as DH for a few months. When she quit to work for the Ubiquitous Yellow Store, she took an overall pay cut, but the take home pay was more because of insurance.)

The whole insurance thing is what really made DH go "Huh..." and start looking. And after some of the crap that has gone on for the last few months, I'm glad he did.

Out of boredom and curiosity, he watched a video on how to tell if your workplace is a toxic environment. He scoffed at the beginning, he said. Then, as he was watching it, started going "oh..." Apparently half of the examples he could identify in his office.

In other news: Eldest has a job interview tomorrow for a thing that could be an actual career. Not that retail is not a career. But a job that will pay him a real wage and that has growth opportunities. So, wish him luck on that.

And other, other news: SiL is gonna have twins! They are due Easter.

MiL is going to drive us crazy with it, I am sure...
jo_anne_storm: (Rose Hill)
Like... So many problems. Some of which have been ignored for 30 years. And so, we are now trying to fix them. Before, you know, the house burns down.

The latest ones are the 2 chimneys. Neither of which have apparently ever had chimney caps put on. You know what happens when you don't up a chimney cap on? The mortar between the lining brick washes away. And then fire can get in places it shouldn't. So can creosote.

We are currently staring down the barrel of a $20,000 bill to repair this shit.

Not actually, no. Home Owner's insurance might cover some of it. Might. Like $9,000. Minus our $2,500 deductible. And if we do a new fireplace insert into the dining room, we don't have to do the most expensive repairs. Of course, those most expensive repairs are also the things that insurance might cover. If we leave off the repairs to the outside chimney, or maybe find a different contractor, we can cut it down to around $6,000 for now. Guestimating because I don't know what things like shipping and handling for the new stove and insert would be, or what the cost of the new flexible flue pipe is (though one online store priced it at $550). So, I can guess some things, but not others.

Of course, I gotta talk to the hubby about all of this. Have I mentioned that talking about money makes me get close to a panic attack? Seriously. Just thinking about it, my face starts to tingle and then go numb and I can feel my heart race.
jo_anne_storm: (Toph -- Upside Down)
No, this is a post about how wonderful my boys are. Eldest just received a $1K scholarship for this semester, which covers what financial aid does not. This is after getting on the Dean's List last semester, despite stressing over his math class.

Youngest is not sure what he wants to do yet, but at 17 that's ok. He's currently guitar obsessed, but does not think he wants to go to trade school to learn how to build them. He got burned out on Japanese due to his teacher's constant drama. So, now he is just kinda floating.

#3 is typical boy. Legos and YouTube and refusing to wear weather appropriate clothing. He has been in gymnastics for about 6 months and loves it.

My sister's kids, on the other hand...

Her eldest is 20 and just moved back home. Threw a missy first that Sis needed her to take our mom to an unexpected doctor's appointment. Which, I understand. My niece is working nights at the factory now. Having to disrupt her sleep.schedule sucks. Screaming that she has to do everything...

Her middle son is turning 18 tomorrow. He plans on moving out tomorrow and living with a bunch of "buddies", while finishing up his last year and half of high school. He's failed 2 years due to truancy, mind you...

The youngest son... Who knows...

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