What's Going On........

[DianaB]

Well, Dae Lynn and Damon made an offer on a house and it was accepted!!! They are so excited!! It's right on the edge of town and we drive by it everytime we go to town......in fact a friend of ours lives there!!! It has almost 7 acres.....a pond......and a really nice trailer house that is rented out. In fact the trailer rents for $400 a month and their payments will be around $600 so they'll only be paying $200 of their own money to make payments!! It's too good of a deal to pass up!!! The house is an older home......but it has three bedrooms, two bath rooms, and a sun room!! She's not too excited about the sun room though because it's hot and cold. There's a lot of room for chickens, and their goats, and a garden plus room to spare!!

Today she's talking to the bank and getting her loan papers in. They haven't talked to Glen about it so that none of the kids can say that he is paying for it OR helping them out. He can honestly say that he didn't have anything to do with it. We had rumors go around when they looked at the last house and they came back to Jason......that we were buying the house for them. We don't know where it came from unless it was from the seller but Jason was pretty upset over it. He knew that we don't have the money to do that but it didn't make any difference he still complained. Good grief!! Anyway. the kids are being more careful about rumors and stuff this time. They're not telling hardly anyone until the house is theirs. I'm sure that they'll still have to deal with jealousy issues.

[Janet]

That's great news Diana and I'm so happy for them. I know they've been wanting their own place and now they have one.....all on their own. Let the others feel the shame thinking they couldnt do anything on their own and let Damon and Dae Lynn feel the joy! Tell Dae Lynn I'm so happy for her.

[DianaB]

Thank you, Janet. I'll let her know!!

On Sunday evening Damon quit chewing Skoal and every day this week he's been grumpier and grumpier. Today after I got home from garage sales Dae Lynn was on the phone with Damon. When she got off I could tell she was grouchy......she told me that she was going to town.....so I asked what she was going to do.......and she's going to go and buy Skoal for Damon!! I think that she's reached her limit with him trying to go off of the stuff!!! With all that's been going on she really doesn't need him to be grouchy!!!

[Janet]

I hope she doesn't buy it. If he was trying to get through it and she buys it, then he was a grouch for nothing...lol...if you know what I mean. It's the same when quitting smoking, you get kind of grouchy until you get over that hump and then it's okay again.

[DianaB]

Yes, she bought it. Things are so stressful with family and buying the house.....and getting a loan that she needs him to not be so grumpy. I recommended that maybe next time he go to the doctor and get some patches. I thought that with them not living together that it would be a good time but not with everything going on.

Dae Lynn's working on getting a low income loan. It's a hassle but she's a smart girl and will get it figured out. She's got excellent credit history but Damon has horrible credit history and even has some things that were never paid for before they got married hanging over his head. It may not work out on the loan.....we'll see.....they said that they would let her know in a couple of days. Dae Lynn's up and down with all of this going on.

We're not telling any of the kids about them buying the house until they have got the loan and everything is set.....otherwise they'll hear negative things from the other kids. It gets so old!!

[Janet]

Well I hope things work out for her. Would it help to just have it in her name since Damon's credit is so bad? I'm sure Dae Lynn will do what is best for both of them. Have you told Glen yet?

[DianaB]

The loan will be taken out in Dae Lynn's name because of her good credit history. They should be getting a letter either today or tomorrow to let them know about the loan. I sure hope they get it. They deserve a break!!

Yes, Dae Lynn finally told Glen. Actually, they couldn't buy a house with a rental so Glen is buying the rental but it's with the kid's money. We're not paying anything. It's in name only so they can get the loan.....then we'll sign it back over to them in a year or so. Again.....they will be paying ALL expenses. It was a loophole that Dae Lynn found a way around. The guy she talked to told her she was pretty smart for figuring that out!!!

They'll tell the rest of the family as soon as they are sure they have financing. Glen's not happy about that but if they don't get the loan they don't need the rest of the family saying that they should have known that they couldn't do that......so tired of the put-downs and negative remarks.