Back Home Again.... FINALLY!!  

Hi Marti!! Thanks for your sweet words!! You're too kind, ya know? Gosh, hubby and I woke up this morning and our eyes are swollen and we're dragging our feet behind us, we're so dogged tired!! We did our best, that's for sure. My brother came by and said we did a hell of a job! lol Then he called mom and dad and really expressed how good of a job we did!! Finding that out really made our feathers puff out like a peacock!! lol Yeah, when hubby and I set out to do something, we do it right the first time or we don't waste our time. It's as simple as that.
As for dad and cancer, cancer is cancer no matter how one experiences it. It's a hell all our own. It's just that it's wrong timing but then again, when is it ever the right time? Never really. But I just wanted to see them both enjoy the sell of their house and money that they'll get before they go. It may not happen but who knows. Life isn't fair, is it? I just hope that the other side is better than it is here on earth. I've heard such wonderful things about "Heaven" and can only hope that it's consulation enough if they don't get to enjoy life here on earth. I know that didn't sound right but I'm sure you know what I'm "trying" to say. I will be here telling all the updates because yeah, you all are such wonderful friends to me and I can't thank you enough for that!! Without you guys, I don't think I'd have my sanity for this long. Seriously.

I understood what you were trying to say. I feel the same way. Sometimes, I believe Hell is right here on Earth and our 'reward' for getting through it is when we leave it.

I have the feeling your parent's house will sell soon enough for them to enjoy a bit of that money. As in another of your responses here, the cancer in your father's blood may be nothing or at least caught early enough to easily "fix". Let's hope so!

Anyway, I just looked up on a map where you live. Do you know it's only about 50 miles from the house I own in Halifax, Virginia? I had no idea you were that close! Well, I live 250 miles north of there, but I do visit that house occasionally, especially now because I'm trying to get it ready to sell. It ALMOST resembled the way you described your parent's house when you got there! I bought this house as a foreclosure and the people who owned it were worse than pigs! I had to wash down the walls, ceilings, of course the floors and carpet, repair holes in the walls, replace molding around doors and windows, etc. Yeah, that was pretty bad, too. Not nearly AS bad as what you just dealt with, though. I only had to scrub the tubs and showers with scouring powder, not sandpaper! Geesh!

I just wanted to say that because I was amazed at how close you are to my house there. You take care of yourself and rest when you need to! You've just been through something that was not only physically draining, but very much emotionally draining! That's why you've been crying all day... it's a release from all that you've just gone through. I'm glad you're getting it out, too! It's good for you.

You take it easy for now, okay?

Hi sis! The place was so gross that the next morning, even after all the vacuuming and shampooing, my sinus' were so stomped up that I had a terrible sinus headache! I had no idea that it would be that damned bad but it was and more!! He is the nastiest human being that I've ever seen!! He's even worse than the neighbor down the street and that's pretty darned bad!! UGH!! It took us all this time to paint and clean but cleaning came first or I wouldn't have stayed there over night.
Sorry to hear about your day. Mine hasn't been good either. I'm so near to a nervous breakdown as we speak that I'm crying my eyes out. It's been bottled up for too long and my next door neighbor broke the camels back. I'll tell you all about it in the next discussion.... when I get my wits about myself again.
I've included a picture for you to see on the carpet. Is this gross or what?

hi Cats, thats really bad and I can imagine quite well what you were going through in getting that place cleaned out and presentable.
In fact I have never seen or read anything as gross as what you describe here not even in my students times when I was in a boarding house in the town where I studied librarianship. Believe me I have seen quite a bit there among my fellow students but this is by far the WORST I have seen yet.

I honestly don't think he realizes the problems he's caused or it's a matter of he doesn't care about anything other than himself. I thought so highly of him for so long and to know better now is a real disappointment. Yeah, getting a cleaning crew and having him pay for it would be just that, getting blood from a turnip. He owes so much to so many people that I heard he's thinking of filing for bankruptcy. But the thing is, he's stupid enough to get himself right back into the same situation he's in now. I don't wish the jackass any harm or any bad luck but I do wish him good ridance. BE GONE!

Let me add a PS to this.. I didn't mention your dad. I'm so sorry for the bad news of cancer somewhere in your dad's body. Please keep us informed. I will be praying sweety. Love you always!!! And you can't help it!

Hi Oreo.... I did get sick the very next day. My sinus' were so backed up that I had a terrible sinus headache. That place was absolutely unbelievable!! 5 damned vacuum cleaner bags!!!! Them darned things are EXPENSIVE!! Most were full of cat hair and then once they were vacuumed, we shampooed which pulled up even more cat hair which looked like balls of lint everywhere! It was absolutely unbelieveable!! When I first walked in the front door, my jaw dropped to the floor!! I couldn't believe what I was seeing!! I so wanted to rip him apart!! Man I was absolutely furious!! ARG!!
As for Sassy, we ended up leaving her here. She caused such a ruckus in the car that I just didn't have the heart to take her on that long trip so we took her back and prayed hard that she'd be ok and she was just fine when we got back. Whew!! I was worried sick about her the whole time and even asked our friends to check on her to be sure she was ok and she was.
I don't know what kind of cancer dad has yet. We should know sometime on Thursday or very soon after. Man what a blow that was!! It was a bittersweet moment because we had finally got the house done and are so close to home and then to be told this. I've so had enough Oreo that I'm close to a nervous breakdown. I've cried and cried most of today because I just can't contain it anymore. Plus I know it's because I'm dogged butt tired too but I don't want to sleep my day away because I'll be up all night then. Hugs to you my sweet hearted friend!!

Hi Polly! I've missed you too!! I had wondered how you and everyone else was fairing while hubby and I were up there working our @sses off! lol I have pictures but they don't do justice of the dirt but it does show a lot but not nearly as much as it was. Seeing it in person really tells all. How in the world can anybody survive in such a pig sty? I had a horrible sinus headache and my sinus' were so stomped up the very next day and that was AFTER we had vacuumed and shampooed the carpets! Now that tells you something doesn't it? The realtor was right happy and thinks it'll sell now and we sure hope and pray so! That'll be one huge load off all our shoulders, no doubt.
I'll keep you updated on dad. What a balloon popper, huh? Such a bittersweet moment to finally be finished with that damned house and being so close to home only to get news like that. It really did me in and I've done nothing but cry all day long. I'm so ready for next year in hopes it'll be better. It HAS to be damn it!! It has to be!!

lmbo Hey! At least you were honest!! LOL But you gave me a good laugh and at a time when I needed it most!! I'm glad you had a wonderful good time ElicBxn. All of us need some good times at one point or another. I'll have them too eventually. I just don't know when yet. I pray next year will be better than this has been.

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Hi Opal, yeah I'm back and gosh am I ever so tired! I guess it's going to take a few days to get my wits about myself once again but I'm trying. Dad sees his doctor tomorrow so hopefully soon after he'll know more about this cancer scare. Thanks for the prayers. We sure do need them!

Yup, all that and then some. Even after vacuuming and shampooing all the carpets, the next morning I had an awful sinus headache and my sinus' were stomped up! But thankfully with fresh air flowing through and medication, I was able to clear that up and keep going and finished everything in 5 days. We were up at all hours of the night and day trying to get out of there.
Dad sees his doctor tomorrow so hopefully he'll know more on the cancer scare soon. We don't know anything else on it till then.

LOL Thanks MsTickle! I missed you guys too!! Every day I got up, I thought of you all and wondered how everyone was faring. Yeah, my nephew really did a job on that house. I couldn't believe it. I expected it to be dirty and in need of paint but good grief!! I told my mom that I was NOT going to stay in that house overnight unless we got the floors cleaned up which we did. Got the one dried so we could blow up the mattresses to sleep on thanks to the ceiling fans. Gosh, that place was horrible!! We got all the cat pee smell out the best we could. The cats are fine in good homes.
As for dad, he had his body scan yesterday so hopefully soon we'll find out where the cancer is and hopefully get rid of it. I'll keep you posted!! Hugs!!