PROJECTS!!!

OMG. So the spouse had a procedure during finals week on May 12th. Ever since we’ve been doing projects around the house. It’s SO MUCH.

Let me tell you about this week, not all of them, but just the last few days.

Of Friday I went to help my mom. She called and asked if i could take her to an appointment. No other details, because why would I need them? As I was hanging up, she slipped in, maybe afterwards we could run errands.

Yep, that tracts.

Well, the appointment at 11am last Friday, was her realtor. She’s been trying to sell the farm and it was supposed to finalize at the end of April. The people who bought the farm were having issues selling their place in Georgia. Well, last Friday they were selling and buying. My mom was signing the final papers with the title company. (Not as quick of a process as I’d thought!)

BUT, the buyers were selling their place at 3:30, a few hours later, so we had time.

COSTCO RUN, and I needed to pick up my son. We also had lunch, and the spouse joined us. Apparently the water heater had a malfunction … a new project!

(other projects were fixing the sink, the toilet, the living room light, which involved taking that one down and doing rewiring, the window blind which is automatic, more rewiring, … I feel like I missing a few…)

Well, back to my mom, we got to the bank an hour plus before close. The first woman told Mom to sign the check … but then there was an issue. She got someone higher up. The check was signed to a trust. (No! 😱)

It took about an hour to realize there was nothing we could do. WHY? Memorial day weekend. No one was still in their offices. Oh, and my mom proudly didn’t bring her phone along.

We rescheduled to Tuesday.

My mom didn’t bring her phone again. I know, I should’ve asked her. Why didn’t I? I don’t know.

She’d printed out the papers for the trust … but not all of them. The banker, who was very nice, offered to extend our appointment so we could drive back to my mom’s new place to get her phone. (It was good that he though she and I were hilarious. We are, by the way!)

At her house, she went in and I waited in the care. 2 minutes. 4 minutes. 5 minutes. I went in. She was looking at her phone with a magnified glass. FFS. She wanted to know if the correct form was in the email she had. It was. We got BACK to the bank, and 55 minutes later everything was done.

The banker had scheduled a 30 minute meeting originally and it only took an hour and 45 minutes to finally get the damn check deposited! PHEW!

And so (almost) ends, adventures with Mom.

No, this isn’t much different than my life growing up.

During one of my drives I told her about a friend having issues with their husband who wasn’t supporting their transition. Mom said, “What’s to agree with? If a person is trans, it’s who they are.”

This is also how I was brought up.

Anyway, I’ve started a YouTube channel where I’m documenting writing the new dystopian werewolf book. If you want to follow along, here are two videos that give you an idea about what I’m doing.

My channel is very very small, and I’d love for it to grow. Please follow and share!

Also, The Chameleon’s Duplicity comes out this weekend!

I’m selling it and a BUNCH of books on super DUPER discount right now. If you want to get any of my books on super duper discount, check that out HERE.

I’ll be at Harbor Market in Kenosha this weekend with A.R. Grimes. May 30th, 9am – 2pm. 2nd Avenue midway between 54th and 56th, Kenosha, WI I’d love to see any and all of you there!

Here are my upcoming events:

• Harbor Market in Kenosha, May 30th
• MKE Pride Market, June 13th 
• Big Gay Market, June 19th – 21st
• Oakstone Market, July 11
• Kenosha Book Festival, August 16th

Happy end of May and almost pride month!

Huckle