I used to be able to look out any window in my house and see green and trees and grass. Now I look out my window and I see dirt and rocks and flora thats ugly and covered with prickly thorns. Where is the beauty? Where is the green, the LIFE? My hope for the future is that I will once again be able to look out a window and not cringe at the ugliness and desolation as I do now.

While digging around in the bowels of my computer’s hard drive I found a few pictures from where I used to live back east. Now to me, THAT’S a view:

I previously wrote about discovering that we had termites (read it here if you like). Well the termite guy was just here and did his thing. Total Cost = $0.00!!! Gotta love warranties!

I was pleased when he told me that our “infestation” really didn’t look too bad. He said that it takes about 8 to 12 months before real serious damage occurs and I don’t think ours has been going on more than a couple months. He said a good practice would be to just walk around the house maybe once or twice a month and make sure things stay clear.

Anyway, I am super relieved that not only didn’t it cost us anything but that it was caught soon enough that damage is absolutely minimal.

So mom and I have been talking over the past several days and I tentatively say it’s positive. She has now said that she would like to sell this house and move to a nicer area. She still doesn’t want to go back east yet but this is a good step in the right direction. She has finally accepted the reality that we don’t belong here. She’s realized that apparently we are an annoyance to my sister and we basically are alone in this hellhole. I’ve known that for a while now and it’s good to hear her say it. Of course I’m not too secure in all this as mom is famous for waffling on things. But we’ll see. Guess I’ll have to step-up my decluttering just in case. Now if the stupid housing market would pick back up we could sell this house and maybe get something for it.