Payback's a bitch...
So, back in July/August, my parents really came to my aid with regards to my condo. The place had been on the market for 5 months without a single offer as a result of a highly unresponsive and unhelpful realtor. Finally, in late June, we decided to kick things up a notch and stage the empty place. My stepmom gathered up my relatives and held a condo decorating party. The place looked awesome, and that plus a nice price reduction moved the condo rather quickly.
Anyway, this was just one more instance of my parents really coming through and helping me out when I was in a bind. They've done it so many times over the years, there's no way I'll ever be able to pay them back.
However, I finally have the opportunity to help them through a similar spot. I'm out in Colorado on vacation for a couple of weeks, and it turns out that their general contractor on their new house that they're building has decided to take a 2 week Christmas vacation through a really critical time of the build. The house needs to be sealed by next Monday so that the roofers and electricians can come in and start work. I know it's a bit heartless to say "No, you cannot take a vacation during Christmas", but the house was supposed to be sealed before Thanksgiving. The contractor's inexperience and lack of management skills got my parents stuck in this position, so in the next week I'm going to help them out by making sure that ONLY the critical tasks get worked on, and that they get finished by this friday evening. It's like my own little Monster House show, with me playing the role of Steve. Without the mad carpentry skillz.
In any case, I'm hoping next week will end up being a much more relaxing, restful week. We'll be spending time with Henry's family and with our Denver friends, and hopefully will enjoy a day of skiing.
Anyway, this was just one more instance of my parents really coming through and helping me out when I was in a bind. They've done it so many times over the years, there's no way I'll ever be able to pay them back.
However, I finally have the opportunity to help them through a similar spot. I'm out in Colorado on vacation for a couple of weeks, and it turns out that their general contractor on their new house that they're building has decided to take a 2 week Christmas vacation through a really critical time of the build. The house needs to be sealed by next Monday so that the roofers and electricians can come in and start work. I know it's a bit heartless to say "No, you cannot take a vacation during Christmas", but the house was supposed to be sealed before Thanksgiving. The contractor's inexperience and lack of management skills got my parents stuck in this position, so in the next week I'm going to help them out by making sure that ONLY the critical tasks get worked on, and that they get finished by this friday evening. It's like my own little Monster House show, with me playing the role of Steve. Without the mad carpentry skillz.
In any case, I'm hoping next week will end up being a much more relaxing, restful week. We'll be spending time with Henry's family and with our Denver friends, and hopefully will enjoy a day of skiing.