Renters ... You Gotta Love Them

 Yawn .... a very good morning to one and all as I sip my coffee on the patio, trying to get my mojo back.  These late nights are killing me!!  The weather most likely isn't helping.  It began to heat up to an unacceptable range in the high 90's when ZAP!!  This morning we're down to the 60's with clouds and rain expected by Sunday.  Then we'll jump back up to 104 for several days.  I plan on soaking up all the cool I possibly can.

Morning came quickly as I tried to get motivated.  I had two pair of Levis to return to Boot Barn.  Here's the thing ... you have to try on absolutely and without hesitation, every single pair of Levis you buy.  These two are the exact same brand and size as two I already purchased.  These don't even come close to fitting.  Why is that?

After trying on TEN PAIR, I finally found the same brand and again the same size ... and they fit.  How frustrating.  Is it just me??

With that out of the way, I headed to the dreaded Walmart to return a pair of shorts I bought.  Yes I probably should have tried them on first.  No, they did not fit.  After fighting for a parking spot in the lot, I wandered in and luckily made the return in quick order.  The nice lady talked me down after discovering my ATM card was missing from my wallet.  

I desperately tried to remember where I had used it last.  I bypassed JAIL and went directly to GO, whereupon I breathed a big sigh of relief when I found it in the back pocket of some shorts I wore two days earlier.  Whew ... that was a close one!!

Cyndae arrived right on time and we made a beeline for her rental.  If you've never had a rental, DON'T DO IT.  They are the biggest pain in the patoo and renters always trash everything.  As we walked up the walkway, amazingly this beautiful hydrangea was alive and well.  

Here's the thing, as is the thing with all renters I think.  Cyndae gave them notice over 3 months ago that she was selling the house.  They needed to move since they emphatically stated they could not afford the house payment, even though Cyndae found them a loan.

Instantly there were huge ... loud ... barks at the door, meaning a HUGE dog.  You could tell the instant the door was cracked because of the smell.  It was a Rottweiler which gave me pause ... and I'm a dog person.  I could hear two more dogs barking in the back.  It appeared they had begun to move things to a U-haul parked out front.  Apparently they had finally signed a contract to rent a house a few blocks away, which will cost them MORE per month than they would be paying if they bought this house.  

At the moment, they are past the move out date by 35 days, meaning they have to pay rent, but they refuse.  As we wandered around holding our nose, we discovered they had built an actual room of plywood in the garage.  The doughboy pool and trampoline are still in the back yard.  Otherwise, the place is an absolute wreck!!!

It took me two hours to calm Cyndae down after we left.  I've been there ... if she isn't nice to them, she will never get them out without damage to everything.  Get them out, fix it up and sell the house.  

So here I am at 8:00 last night ... you know I never go anywhere after 6 because I'm up so early in the morning.  This Elks gig is certainly messing with me since now two nights a week I have to be up late.  Notice the Levis and boots?  Yes, Nancy is protesting the tuxedo wearage (that's not really a word) by being comfortable.  I wore a white shirt and black jacket, hoping to blend into the crowd.  My plan was to sit in the cheap seats.

Instead, I was waylaid and drug kicking and screaming to the Trustee section, whereupon I got a fine for not wearing my name badge.  Really?  They completely missed the Levis and boots.

And so I crashed at about 11:30, having nightmares about walking around blind because I was so tired I couldn't open my eyes.  I know, I'm weird!!  Today will bring a trip to Costco.  That should make me cry long and loud over food prices!!!  Except for the roast chicken at $5.00 each.  I'm buying FOUR of them for the freezer.