It is now 11:38 pm here. Today was another hellacious day. I found out I was supposed to have the fan on, while the central air was off in order to thaw it out. SO the ac went back off, the fan turned on. I'm still having trouble with the air conditioning. I decided to put in a service request through American Home Shield, a subscription service I use to cover home appliance repairs.
After talking to my Aunt Lisa, I decided to go through my options with buying a window unit. I have a Lowe's credit card, but the limit was very low. I am low on cash. Window units that are big enough for my needs are expensive. Sooo, I requested a limit increase. I know, I was trying to pay off all my debt, and here I am am getting into more debt. What am I supposed to do? I have a child and a fur baby who need to be cool in this heat wave where heat indexes are over 100 degrees everyday. Besides, there is no telling how long we will have to wait before the central air is working again. I can't afford to stay in a hotel room for that long. Hell, I couldn't afford to stay in a hotel around hear for one night! I looked! It's crazy.
I got the photos back from our photo shoot on Sunday! Here they are!
I wish my hair was longer, and that we had more headshots, but this was a mini photo shoot session. It was only 20 minutes. Our next photo shoot will be in a studio with air conditioning! LOL Look at how tall Caleb is! I wish you could see my eyes. I decided to leave my glasses on. My makeup is hardly noticeable, and I had a lot on. I don't look as great as I felt I looked. Caleb had a hard time with a real smile. I tried to make him laugh, it's the easiest way to get him to have a real smile. The same for me. I am a horrible model. LOL I bothered Caleb until I laughed. Well, that marks 7 years since our last family photo shoot. I hope to make this a yearly thing, if I can manage the cost. He was so little the last time we took family photos.
So, I turned the central air back on, and there is no air flow from the vents. It was over 94 degrees in here, and now it is 80 something degrees. Something is working, just not working well.
I woke up from the temperature change. Bella was sleeping in the bed with me. Caleb wanted to watch Sponge Bob, so he slept on the couch. This time tomorrow it should be nice and cold in here. So, I did buy a window unit from Lowe's. There was a big unit that was out of the box and discounted by more than $200. I couldn't resist. I bought it. It's a unit that should cool 1,000 sqft. My house is only a something like 1268 sqft. I'm putting the window unit over the couch where Caleb likes to sleep. It is the only window that doesn't have anything in front of it.
My house is a disaster area. It has only gotten worse with the air conditioning going out. It's embarrassing. I told Caleb that as soon as it gets cool enough in here, we have to gut the living room.
I don't know if I have mentioned that we are homeschooling this year. Yeah, I know right. What option do I have though? I'm not sending Caleb to school. He refuses to do the distance learning provided. This is the only other choice. So, I have to prepare for the new school year. He has catching up to do. It is vital to me to get him up to speed so that he can go back to school next year, if it's safe. He is behind in math and English. He loves science, but we are going to focus on his weaknesses before incorporating other subjects. He is required to take an end-of-year test by the state of North Carolina. I want to make this as fun as I can. I want to get him interested in school for reasons other than socializing.
I haven't been doing much since the air has been out. Just going to Caleb's appointments in person now. He has 4 appointments this week. It's a nice way to get some ac time in the Mazda.
Mathew is home, and happy to have access to real food! OMG! The poor guy has been eating so little down range. The portion sizes sucked, and the food was awful tasting. He is sooo happy to have home cooked food. He requested a big breakfast this morning of eggs, bacon, sausage, and hash browns! As much as he could eat! I think Nichole bought ribeye steaks for his dinner. I know it must feel so good to be clean, in civilian clothes, in air conditioning, and to sleep on his bed. I imagine it's worse than living in the field, being down range. It was over 120 degrees out there! When it's 100 degrees in my house, I eat cold salad for dinner, but a soldier can't live off salad. I have access to ice in my unlimited cold water drinks. I respect any service member who has deployed, as I never have.
Caleb had an unexpected rage outburst this morning. It came out of nowhere. I was simply asking him to put a trash bag in the trash can and he exploded with anger. He had only taken his medication a few minutes prior, so... I don't know.
He is sleeping on the couch now, and it is 12:26 am here. Bella is laid out on the floor sleeping. Friends is on tv. The summer is flying by, and the school year will start soon. I am running out of time to prepare. I wish I had thought of homeschooling sooner, but honestly I expected that this whole corona virus would be better by now. I hate Trump so much. His lack of leadership is causing all these problems. He only cares about the money in his pockets. I don't know how anybody could support him for another term. I don't know how anyone could support him for the first term!
I have to try to put together a free homeschooling curriculum for Caleb. I have already found one good resource online. I am wondering if I need to buy him a laptop again. One problem at a time. One problem at a time. Let's get some air conditioning going in here.
I can't wait for fall and winter. I love the cold air. I love leggings and sweaters. I love boots. I love the holidays. I love holiday movies. The only good part about summer is the sunshine, longer days, and no school, so no early waking up to catch the bus.
Caleb can't find the remote control. I don't know where it is. I'm getting too hot in here. I guess I got wrap this up.
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