So, two years ago, around two in the afternoon, my home caught fire. Folks who have been following me already know what happened then. Today is the closeout of any new claims on the insurance on the house. There haven't been, but I have been procrastinating on the final signoff until last week just in case. That was signed off my mom last ( Read more... )

So, this belated post, now that we have internet service working and I actually have a bit of free time, celebrating moving back into our home. 556 days after the fire. It should have been only six months, but the champion grade foot dragging and slow walking by the insurance company. We moved back home October the first ( Read more... )

I'm back from festivating in Bangor, and it's been an eventful couple of weeks ( Read more... )

So, it's been a busy time since I last posted ( Read more... )

My dad is very sick in the nursing home. He's been unconscious for a week or so now, stopped eating solid foods about the same time, and stopped even taking liquids early this week. While nobody is saying any kind of timetable, I don't think he has more than a few more days left. I'll probably be pretty distracted by this for a while ( Read more... )

So, sixty years ago today, my mom and dad got married. Still are today. Not a common acomplishment nowadays ( Read more... )

So, we got an offer from the insurance company on the contents of the house. As expected, they found the cheapest possible version of everything on the inventory to set base values, then they put about 50% depreciation on everything. Including things like paintings, books, antique furniture, prescription medications, and everything ( Read more... )

So, today brings us to the three month anniversary of our house fire. We are still in the hotel, although we will have to switch to a single room next week. Someone has reserved every double room in the hotel from July until next january. Since residence inns include a sitting room with a convertible couch, and dad is not going to be leaving ( Read more... )

so, five weeks now since the fire. Still stuck in insurance limbo, dad still in the nursing home recovering from his infection, Mom and I still in the hotel ( Read more... )