today is not so good

[flea]

UGA libraries is unwilling to do a phone interview. So if I want to even try to get this job, we will have to get down there, again, soon. Have I mentioned it is a 6 hour drive and we have small children? I don't do this for fun, people.

Worse, mr. flea is throwing cold water on the house thing. His sister called last night to tell him that she and his parents had discussed things and wanted to let him know that they were concerned that this was too expensive for us. So he ran some numbers (NOW he chooses to run some numbers?) and thinks it will be tight on his salary alone. But, he didn't consider my salary, and he did include child care for Dillo, and if I'm not working, we won't need child care. (Psychiatric care, yes, but not child care). Also, he is paranoid that the sellers are hiding something about the foundation. He admits it is sort of paranoia, but can't let it go. (We are, of course, planning an inspection.)

I was pretty happy for an hour yesterday, in a sort of "oh my god, we're actually going to have nice things" sort of way.

Today I have a headache and am contemplating various escapist fantasies.

Comments

[veejane.livejournal.com]

I'm not surprised his parents are having cold feet! When you look up risk-aversion in the dictionary, their pictures are right there in the margin.

There's a time and a place for paranoia (and hurray that this is not occurring in, say, the presence of our mother!), but acknowledging that's what it is, and moving on, are also good things.

I was vaguely thinking that you could be the one who goes down for the inspection, and then has a job interview, but... that's a lot harder if, once you arrive, you don't have driving capability. Just getting Athens is not the whole of the battle. (Rent a bike!! Maybe that is too silly.)

[casperflea.livejournal.com]

Since mr. flea is the one who has a civil engineering degree, AND is the one paranoid about the foundation, he HAS to be there for the inspection. It's looking like we will all go. Again.

Mother is already planning what money I am going to spend, natch. So far she is only up to garden plants and linens, but I am sure she will think bigger soon.