Last night I walked into Nathan's room in the dark to get something. All of a sudden a big sloppy wet drip landed on my head. Light on, water dripping through the middle of his ceiling!
It was raining ridiculously hard last night. Like so hard that Henry didn't even want to go out, and held it in until this morning. So hard that Jango was literally on the porch for 3 seconds but when he came in he ran around like a mad man which he does right after he has a bath.
So Brian went up into the eaves. Yup, officially a leaky roof. We were told by the inspector that we would need a new roof sooner rather than later, but it doesn't make it any less annoying to deal with now :) The cost to fix a roof is pretty darn outrageous, and something we can't afford right now. Also, do roofers work in December?
Seems like you never realize the problems with home ownership until you are in them. Everyone always talks about the "American Dream" of owning their own home. But to be honest, we've been in our house for almost 3 years and it has been one big ball of anxiety from the beginning. Don't get me wrong, I like my house, I like it a lot. But it is far too expensive for far too little space. We've had to make a number of fairly pricey updates, including a whole new heating system, windows, and insulation. On top of that, the value has dropped about $40k since we bought, so we have no equity for selling or for home equity loans for repairs. If I had the option, I would DEFINITELY go back to renting right now. Then the roof is the landlord's problem.
Guess I know what my tax return is going to this year, if we get one...
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