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I have already said it in private, but I have to proclaim it publicly as well - I can't say thank you enough to Kris for putting up with the past two months. The original plan, back in September, was that my mom would fly out here to Florida and be staying with us for just two weeks. And for one of those weeks Kris and I wouldn't even be here, having gone back to Seattle on business. By the first of October my mom was supposed to move into her own apartment, and everything would be good.
Unfortunately, three hurricanes in Central Florida served to throw a monkey wrench into the apartment vacancies for the area. The soonest my mom could get into her own place was November 15th, so she would have to stay with us for the better part of two months. In all fairness, my mom really tried to be as unobrusive as possible, and overall she really was a good house guest. It's not her fault that adding a third adult increased the power and water bills dramatically (more hot water, more clothes being washed, more food being cooked....). At least wth me I've kind of known her my whole life, so having her around all of the time was not particularly oppressive. For Kris, it was a tough situation. She just moved to the other side of the country, she just started a new job, and it seemed like she lost all of her private space. All in all Kris was very good about the whole thing. Sure, we all got more than a little cranky now and then, but overall things went as well as could be hoped.
Yesterday my mom finally moved into her own apartment, and although it was a bit of a long day it was also a satisfying one. She met her neighbors, and they seem like a nice couple. Her apartment is the perfect size for her, and now she can finally settle in instead of living out of a suitcase. It must have been pushing ten o'clock by the time Kris and I got back home, and although we were both exhausted we wound up sitting on the couch and talking for over an hour. Nothing earth-shattering, just your typical household planning kind of stuff, but it just felt so good to be able to relax in the living room and talk about money and whatever else without having to worry about privacy.
I love my mom, and I am glad to have her so close, but it really is nice to have her not *quite* so close anymore. And if it's nice for me, it must be heaven for Kris. I owe her big time for this entire experience.
Unfortunately, three hurricanes in Central Florida served to throw a monkey wrench into the apartment vacancies for the area. The soonest my mom could get into her own place was November 15th, so she would have to stay with us for the better part of two months. In all fairness, my mom really tried to be as unobrusive as possible, and overall she really was a good house guest. It's not her fault that adding a third adult increased the power and water bills dramatically (more hot water, more clothes being washed, more food being cooked....). At least wth me I've kind of known her my whole life, so having her around all of the time was not particularly oppressive. For Kris, it was a tough situation. She just moved to the other side of the country, she just started a new job, and it seemed like she lost all of her private space. All in all Kris was very good about the whole thing. Sure, we all got more than a little cranky now and then, but overall things went as well as could be hoped.
Yesterday my mom finally moved into her own apartment, and although it was a bit of a long day it was also a satisfying one. She met her neighbors, and they seem like a nice couple. Her apartment is the perfect size for her, and now she can finally settle in instead of living out of a suitcase. It must have been pushing ten o'clock by the time Kris and I got back home, and although we were both exhausted we wound up sitting on the couch and talking for over an hour. Nothing earth-shattering, just your typical household planning kind of stuff, but it just felt so good to be able to relax in the living room and talk about money and whatever else without having to worry about privacy.
I love my mom, and I am glad to have her so close, but it really is nice to have her not *quite* so close anymore. And if it's nice for me, it must be heaven for Kris. I owe her big time for this entire experience.
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