Right now, I feel like setting up my house and barn is the monkey on my back. John and I have been waging war on the musk and Russian thistle on the property and the alleyway in the barn is full of thistle that we’ve cut down. We’ve also learned that the thistle will go to seed even after it’s been cut. It’s a plant that’s focus is on propagation.
I called the Extension agent and I’ve learned a lot about how it lives and what to do. We’re either too late or too early this year to do much except try to limit the spread of the seeds. I’ve learned far more about thistles than I wanted to.
In the house, I’m slowly unpacking boxes between trips to furniture stores. Yesterday I woke up anticipating one of those trips and was aching all over, even my hands. An NSAID helped most of the pain however the pain in my hands is still there and that bothers me. After thinking about it I think I have overused my aging body.
And who knew that you don’t go to the furniture store and come home with furniture or have it delivered in the next few days? Apparently, that’s not how it’s done. You go in, choose what you want, pay for it, and wait for it to arrive. Some they might have in stock to be delivered and some needs to be made. There is more freedom of choice on the pieces that need to be made as you can choose the type of wood, color, and have more design choices. It’s beautiful and can take some time. So, for the time being, I’m using my dining room table for my desk as I anticipate when I will be able to move into my office.
Change is all around me as it has been for the last five years. Some days change ebbs and flows like the tides and I move along with it. Other times I fight against it. It would be much easier to hide my head in the sand and ignore the changes. That’s not how life works.
In my case, this move has taken a lot longer than I had anticipated. I keep running into blocks or I block myself. One of my biggest blocks is that I have put all my financial resources into this. Mike’s estate is still not settled, and there is money that I can’t touch until it is. I signed what were supposed to be the final papers in January. The attorney said he thought it would take about two more weeks. Then I got a message that the court date was the first week in April. When I finally got the papers from the attorney, three weeks later, the amount of the estate was much larger than it should have been.
I immediately contacted the attorney and pointed this out. He said he’d take care of it. He called me to check on the amount a few days later, then nothing. I’ve contacted him a few times and he’s said that he thought it was all taken care of. I pointed out that the amount on the paperwork that I got was wrong. This has taken much longer than anticipated and I’m overwhelmed and frustrated. Tonight, I hope I’m preparing the information he needs to finally finish it.
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