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[lunabee34]

1. Good news re: Josh's parents--

The estate sale went well, and we made a couple grand.

Josh's dad remembered that they have a $1300 credit at their dentist. I'm not exactly sure how this credit was accrued, but it has something to do with his parents having dental insurance but still paying full price for procedures (which, WTF?). So, he called the dentist, and they're sending him a check for the credit.

One of the people at the estate sale offered to buy the house immediately with cash. The offer was our minimum acceptable price, so the realtor is still going to put the house on the market because he thinks we can get more, but it's nice to have this fall back. We'd already had interest in buying the house from the plumber who came to work on the house over the summer and from Tom's doctor, weirdly enough. So I think the house is going to sell and soon.

2.

How to Dress a Fish by Abigail Chabitnoy

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This poetry collection is about Chabitnoy attempting to come to terms with the time her great-grandfather spent in a residential school for native children and also her identity as a person with both indigenous and white roots.

I particularly like that the poems span a range of styles, including snippets from government documents and translations of primary texts.




3.

Jane's Fame: How Jane Austen Conquered the World by Claire Harman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


I think it's fascinating how little we truly know about Austen's life and how so much of her image has been fashioned by other people.

Good reading for a Janeite.



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Comments

[princessofgeeks]

So grateful there is movement on the house and things are coming right along.

ALL THE HUGS

[lunabee34]

Me, too!

*hugs*

[amejisuto]

Wow, good news from a dentist for once! That's awesome. I'm glad the estate sale went well too! That must be a load off your mind!

[lunabee34]

INORITE? LOL

It is definitely a load off my mind. It's nice for somebody else to have to deal with it.

[spikedluv]

That's great news about the estate sale and the sale of the house! So much interest will hopefully drive the price up, which will help you guys out a lot.

[lunabee34]

I hope so. *crosses fingers*

We need this money to last as long as possible. LOL

[sheafrotherdon]

So glad for the good news re: the house!

[lunabee34]

Thank you!

*hugs*

[corvidology]

Yay for good news! \o/

[lunabee34]

*beams*

💕

[umadoshi]

Hooray for the news about the house (and dental credit)!

[lunabee34]

Thank you! Things are moving along at a good pace.

[china_shop]

That's such good news about the estate sale and the house! Hooray!

*hugs*

[lunabee34]

*hugs*

Good news is a balm right now given the everything else going on in the world.

[sabethea]

Ooh, the Austen book does sound fascinating. Also, hurrah for an easy sale of the house, my goodness I’m jealous! :) but in a good way.

[lunabee34]

It's a really good book. It's biographical, of course, but with the focus being on her reception from the time she began writing to now.

*hugs*

I am crossing all my fingers for your house sale and moving. I know it's been a horribly stressful situation, and this would be for us too if we were trying to sell a house we were living in. Thank god it's just empty and we don't have to worry about that part of it.

[torachan]

That's great about the estate sale money and dentist credit! I hope the house sells quickly and you can get a decent price.

[lunabee34]

Thank you so much! I am so shocked that the sale went that well, but we'll take it. :)

❤️

[independence1776]

That is good news!

[lunabee34]

Thank you! :)

[musyc]

Very good good news!

[lunabee34]

Thank you!

[archersangel]

glad the estate sale went well & there's interest in the house.

.... it has something to do with his parents having dental insurance but still paying full price for procedures (which, WTF?).

i agree; WTF?

[executrix]

I once paid a visit to the ER, presented them with evidence of insurance covering the whole thing, and still got a bill. When I called to complain, they said they always just bills the insurer AND the patient.

[lunabee34]

That sounds about right. :/

Remind me of the time I went to my first OB visit when I was pregnant with Fiona. They made me write a check for 3 grand, and a couple weeks after she was born I got a check for 3 grand in the mail from BCBS. So fucking dumb to do it that way.

[executrix]

Not if they forget to send you the $3k...ISTFG if they could they'd put a lien on the baby.

[lunabee34]

Ha!

[lunabee34]

OMG, when we were going through their house and cleaning out and throwing away, the amount of WTF we found was out of this world. They clearly managed their money horribly. We found so many overdue bills and stuff like that. Just nuts. *shakes head*

[executrix]

A lot of times it's not so much six unpaid bills as one unpaid bill sent repeatedly. Sometimes you can get them to take off the interest and late fees because it's obvious that the person who owed the money was in no shape to handle their financial affairs. And sometimes you can point out to them that they can get a check for the original amount now, or file a claim against the estate...which might or might not be paid 100%. Eventually.

[lunabee34]

Thank goodness these were all from several years back and were for a variety of store credit cards that have since been paid off and closed out so there wasn't anything to do but boggle. Also found what looked like evidence they'd been taken to court in the 90s and declared bankruptcy. Just nuts.

[timespirt]

"HUGS"

Hope all goes well and you make much money.

[lunabee34]

Thank you so much!! *crosses fingers*