So, home ownership? Turns out it kinda bites sometimes. I hope I\u2019m not alone on this one. Most of our downstairs is tile, so it seemed reasonable to have some cracks here and there in our 10 year old home. Not a big deal because we plan on replacing the tile and old carpet with shiny new wood floors SOMEDAY \u2013 so we just thought, why fix the cracks when we\u2019ll jackhammer it all out eventually anyway?? Well, my Dad, being the handyman that he is, noticed some other things: slight cracks in the drywall in places, a new tile crack in the hall bath at the front of the house, a seam in one of our kitchen countertops raised ever so slightly \u2013 all of these things minor but when we followed the path it went straight through the center of our house. It was so hot last summer, and with the limits on watering it\u2019s possible it\u2019s just an issue of the ground being dry \u2013 but an issue nonetheless, which we felt like we shouldn\u2019t wait on getting evaluated. So we did our research, and we have a guy coming out next Wednesday to take a look. And I\u2019m just so pissed about it. At first I thought, \u201cWhat will people think when they see we have cracks in our tile? Will they think our house was poorly built and we don\u2019t take care of it??\u201d But then after I asked around I figured out that a lot of people have dealt with foundation issues, and just as basement floodings are par for the course in Chicago, dry, shifting ground seems to be a Texas issue. Of course, it doesn\u2019t help that: A. I have an overactive imagination. I\u2019ve had dreams that the middle of our house opens up like a fault line, yawning and groaning and swallowing up all of our furniture and worldly possessions, never to be seen again. I know. B. We came back from our wonderful Chicago vacation and I got sick almost immediately. On the plane ride back the guy seated to the right of me sneezed and I swear I felt it on my cheek. (Sorry, I hesitated revealing that little piece of joyous news.) Makes me think that next time I fly I should wear a hoodie up over my head. My Mom says there\u2019s no way I got sick that instantaneously, but you know, I\u2019ve watched enough \u201cOutbreak\u201d type movies, so, yeah. Nothing like being sick and facing a potentially very expensive house issue to make you want to hide under the covers, hoping it all goes away. I guess I\u2019m pretty blessed that I have an even-keeled husband. After 6 1\/2 years of marriage, he\u2019s used to talking me off the ledge\u2026and this is no different. I think he put his arm around me and said \u201cIt\u2019s going to be ok\u201d like 10 times yesterday. Here\u2019s the thing: as we navigate through these early years of home ownership, I know that we aren\u2019t the first and we certainly won\u2019t be the last. This is just part of it. But I really have to check myself and pray because these are the times when the devil relishes in my weakness. He knows I\u2019m a pretty easy target. I\u2019m just one fingertip\u2019s push from the yawning, groaning abyss of worry. So I have to work extra hard to remember who\u2019s really in control here and just how blessed I am, even in the midst of cracked tiles and foundation evaluations. Praying for minimal damage \u2013 under our house and in my heart. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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