Holy schmokes

Hey loved ones.

Time goes by so quickly. Just realized we have not posted in a handful of days.

To catch y’all up:

Last Friday was an extremely rough evening. While we were having our nightly sit outside after Hailey’s put down, we heard sirens. Next thing we know 3 fire trucks and an ambulance turn onto our street and park in front of our driveway. Without speaking or making eye contact it was a wild dash up to the house to make sure Amy’s mom (who was home) and Hailey were OK. While we had a radio baby monitor on us, and would have heard if something was happening, all logic goes out the window when it comes to PTSD. We will save you from the aftermath emotions when we realized everyone (in our home) was ok. The emergency response was for the neighbor right next to us.

Saturday we decided to have a family day and go to the Sacramento Zoo. Not even 20 feet into driving and we get a notice on our car that we have low tire pressure. Pull over, yup…a nail. Great. So Kenny took that car into Les Schwab while Amy and Hailey went to the zoo. Now our car (SUV) is having more issues….details to follow. Hailey had an absolute blast at the zoo and we are so thankful we got a season pass. We will have no problems going at least two more times as a family to have made up the cost.

Now fast forward to this week: Yesterday we drove up in separate cars. Amy had a couple of appointments (braces staying on for a few more weeks – darn) while Kenny has a large audit coming up tomorrow. We are down to one car while Hyundai works on the SUV, which is now having headlight, brake light and air bag issues. Those aren’t important right?

Hailey has had a bit of a day today. A good friend warned us that Hailey may have days where there is just so much anger inside such a little body. Today is one of those days. Who can blame her. Maybe we will do some ice cream for special snack after her nap. Tomorrow we will do the children’s museum – it’s one of Hailey’s favorite things to do so hopefully it’ll seem more like “home” and being her temporary comfort.

Thank you to the Lord family for watching and loving Dodger and Kida. They are having a blast and it brings us great comfort knowing they’re so loved and being well cared for.

Now the house: according to Kenny, it is completely gutted. No possessions, all carpets ripped out, place is cleaned. ServPro (again – amazing company) notified us that the permits to start repairs has been stalled. Kenny called the City of Rohnert Park who was…kindly putting it: completely useless and uncaring. But now hopefully repairs will start soon now that we’ve been “the squeaky hinge”. I’m sorry, but if a house has been RED TAGGED, their permits should be expedited for approval.

We got a potential timeline from our adjuster as to when we could expect to either move back in or have the house ready for sale. His guess was sometime after Christmas or before Valentine’s Day. Hearing that has been one of the harder pills to swallow. We know we want to be back in the area by mid-October to be closer to our Dr’s for “Baby Bingo’s” delivery. Finding a furnished apartment that allows two dogs for such a small amount of time is no small feat. At this point we just take one step at a time. That will just have to be figured out on a later date.

Thank you to those who sent us texts saying “we haven’t seen a post in a few days – you okay?!”. Knowing you all care so much and genuinely are invested in how we are doing helps tremendously. Any and all love we receive is so needed…so just thank you. We are lucky to have you all.

Love, Kenny, Amy and Hailey