more of the same

and while I'm complaining, why do all these people think it's ok to bring their dog(s) with them? Our neighbor likes to let his dogs out of their kennel area a couple times a day - a walk to the mailbox, or some ball throwing out in their front yard, etc. But, of course these dogs that workers bring are stranger dogs, so barking and tussles ensue.

Yesterday afternoon, when the head carpet installer showed up with the carpet, he had 2 big dogs with him and lets them out of his truck. Our dogs were outside, neighbor had just let his dogs out....fighting started. We and neighbor ended up putting OUR dogs inside....Good grief. I guess I could see it, if we lived where no neighbors were, but you don't bring your dog to hang around outside all day where other dogs are. Or at least ASK if it's ok!

Now the carpet guy is saying they won't finish up until Friday.

We had contacted a lady recommended to us who does cleaning - to see what she'd charge to clean all the construction dust, windows, etc, before we move in. We don't have the ladders (yet) to get up to the upper great room windows and frankly, we are both just completely worn out and exhausted. She came last Mon or Tues and said she'd have the quote to me in a couple of days. We told her carpet was going in this week, Wed and Thurs and would be ready to clean after that. She emails me a couple days later saying she's still working on quote (busy with her son's graduation) but would get it to me in another couple days and was carpet still scheduled for 22/23rd? I replied yet is it. Finally, on Tuesday morning she emails he her quote. So I email back, ok, when can you do it? Eventually she emails back yesterday and says "when are going planning to move in?" ...Um....as soon as it's cleaned! LOL, but I said carpet is going in today and tomorrow, so as soon as possible after that. Then she replies back that she had penciled us in for next week (she is booked this week) and I said that is fine, what day can you schedule us?.  No reply. ARGH! I'm really tired of begging people to take my money. How hard is it to just say, yes, I can come on such and such day, if that works for you.

DH ran into town to get some more caulk. I guess the carpet installers (head guy didn't get here until just now, 11am, even though he told dh he'd be here "first thing in the morning") thought he was gone and not back. DH goes to do some caulking at the back patio area and there they are...just sitting there enjoying our patio (they've only been here like an hour so far this morning).

and after yesterdays good $13 M-Turk day, I can't find anything to earn on today. Glad I took advantage of what I could find yesterday, I guess.

I'm tired, boss.