Next rant? Well, let me think. Ahh, the joys of home ownership! I walked downstairs on Saturday morning after my shower and heard the very distinct sound of a leaking roof. Sure enough, the ceiling of the downstairs bathroom had sprung a leak, meaning that the upstairs tub drain must have sprung an even bigger leak! I sure with I could remember which plumber here in Brandon Jeanette always used. Hopefully I'll be able to get in touch with Elton today to tickle his brain about it. I love Scott, but he's not terribly handy when it comes to things of this nature and if I want to be able to resell the house I have to make sure that repairs are actually repaired correctly. Guess that means a call to a plumber for the leaking pipes and to a dry wall guy to replace the ceiling ... ahh, my little money pit ... I'm thinking I should have bought a YURT!
On a completely different topic, I think I'm going through a "job burn out" phase (again). The only things keeping me there are the people I work with, the 30 days of paid time off and my almost paralyzing fear of starting over. I like my house, but know that I'm just not happy in town. Brandon was fine when I first moved here, but over the past 10 years the quaint little town has become a sprawling metropolis ... I found a small acreage online the other day that intrigued me. It's down near Alcester, which is closer to Sioux City than to Sioux Falls, but it is also over $11,000 less than what is currently left on my existing mortgage and is in the country ... and then the fear kicks in again ... BLEH! Too many unknowns, like where Scott will find a decent paying job now that he's almost done with school (one last certification test to take!) ... if he finds work in Sioux City then the place in Alcester would be an almost ideal location, pretty much in the middle of both towns, but if he finds work in Sioux Falls ... well, I guess Brandon it is for a while longer...
YIKES, I have to get to work! Later all.
