[BrightFuture]

Thank you Job! And especially for this:

Bright, you will get to where you need to be when the time is right. Don't try to rush the process. You are right where you need to be at this time.

It helps to hear these words again. I know you said it so many time, but it looks like I need a reminder once in a while .


I had an estimate for the roof repair yesterday. The guys was a referral from one of my Bunco friends in my neighborhood. He is her neighbor. So, he said that he can see 3 tiles missing and about 2 broken. He quoted me $300 to replace the tiles (which includes the cost of the tiles, plus possibility of more being broken during the repair process – normal thing according to him), to re-position all other tiles that have “moved” and put a special sealant in between the tiles. In other word, kind of to do the maintenance of the entire roof to make sure it is all solid and sealed. He will charge me this amount if I pay in cash. I think it is a good deal, considering that the roof needs some maintenance once in a while anyway.

Job, I also like the tile. My house actually stands out among other houses on my street (with shingles roofs.) I think tile looks a lot better. Plus, in case of wild fires (which are very common in my area), my house has a better chance of being saved. I actually heard a non-official comment, that firefighters normally pay more attention to the houses with concrete tile roofs, as they are easier to safe in a fire.

I didn’t post this before, but I receive an escrow statement from the mortgage company for the condo. It shows that a huge amount was paid as a trustee fee last year and now the escrow account is in shortage. The trustee fee was supposed to be paid to bank which holds the trust for the condo. It was never paid in all these previous years, and all of a sudden it was paid, and for the amount that was not expected. I called the mortgage company a few times last week trying to find out the details. They finally told me the tax id and the wire transfer number. The tax id doesn’t match the one that is assigned to the condo in Mexico. It all appears very disturbing…

So, I sent H two e-mails yesterday. One regarding the XM radio subscription that came up for renewal (we still have one account for two radios, his and mine.) And another e-mail with the details for the condo mortgage. I’m expecting him to flip out about the mortgage thing... He will not be happy... He will have to pay a lot more starting with the next month bill, because they are now projecting this escrow amount to be a lot higher, plus the shortage.

After I sent him the e-mails, I remembered that I actually never thanked him for mailing the id tags for me. So, I sent him a nice text this morning, thanking him for that. No reply back so far… I just don’t get it… He picks up my id stickers and mails them to me, like he wants to do me a favor (I don’t think he did it last year), and then doesn’t acknowledge my text. So strange.

And…. I still don’t have the mileage on his car and truck or any decision on the car insurance. I am going to wait until tomorrow and send him a text about the car mileage again and also notify him that I sent him a couple of e-mails that he needs to attend to. It is all in his court now. I don’t care one way or another. I will be sending the mileage for my car.