And so it goes...

Sometimes life is just doo-doo.  That is a polite way of saying  it without a profanity laced tirade.  It seems that one things happens right after another, and when it is one bad thing, it becomes multiple in a row.  That sucks.

When we moved from Wolfforth we rented our house to a family that owned a local business.  Everything seemed okay.  We had renters in our house and they lived near their business and had their kids in a good school district.  Those are the only positives about the whole situation.  It continues to speed downhill from there.

We were given about three days notice when they moved out recently, breaking a twelve month lease about four months into it.  And, they skipped out on January's rent.  We were told the house was, and I quote, "Move-in ready."  That is hardly the case.  We got out first really good look at the house today, which I can only describe as...bad.

I walked in the door and at first glance, everything looked okay.  The wood floors were mopped, although streaked.  The kitchen counters and cabinets were clean, as was the microwave.  Again, everything was downhill from there.  The stove was disgusting.  The carpets are a filthy mess.  We lived in the house for over two years and the carpets were not dirty or stained at all.  That was WITH multiple young children in the house that spill everything.  They were in the house for about four months and there are stains and dirty areas all over.  The walls were...oh my.  There was some blue streak from an unknown liquid down one of the walls in a bedroom.  There were smudges and missing paint in multiple areas.  The walls were littered with small holes where large screws were put into the walls to hang stuff.  It looked like a large dog had gnawed on the back door and tore up the insulation seam.  One of the ceiling fans had a busted light fixture.  Huh?  How?  And, and, and...

So now we are in a dilemma.  I am not a litigious person by nature.  However, I am inclined to change my belief in this situation, given the totality of the circumstances.  They broke a lease.  They damaged our house.  The cost to repair, paint, clean and make the house "move-in ready," combined with what is owed to us, brings the costs to about $2500.  Nice, right?

I know...we should have expected something like this.  Or, yes, we took that risk when we decided to rent our house.  BUT.  That gives them what right to do things this way?  It makes me angry just thinking about the situation we have been placed in.  Had we been given time to prepare for this whole thing, we could have had something worked out.  We could have inspected the house before they left and made arrangements with them to have everything repaired, and truly "move-in ready."

I can safely say this.  Never again will I be in this situation.  Is it any wonder why I don't trust anyone?

Oh, the other thing?  Ashley sprained her wrist the other day and will have her right wrist in a splint for about six weeks.  The hits keep on coming.  All nonsense, of course.