Prayers sent for the entire situation. Sometimes being the squeaky wheel gets the grease but sometimes we just come across as annoying and some people just stop helping us. You have a deadline and a need so maybe just keep that in mind. They are waiting on you and I know you can do all this clean up. Hugs.

Thank you for your prayers and your reply. This home rehabilitation program we are getting help from does not care about whether you get the help on time (before you go into total destruction). I had the feeling that the woman thought we should not qualify for the help which could be my own paranoid. I felt I could annoy her if I asked her too often when the city plumber (that is what she called him/her) would get to us. She told me there were others on the list (who applied for help), meaning it could take longer than I wanted it to be. At first she acted like she realized that we had an emergency, and she looked more eager to speed it up (before our whole house collaped). I am not sure why she turned indifferent. I could just imagine it about her playing game with us. What made me feel something was not right was when I put in the application for help in April (this year) and asked her when I could check back about the application. She told me I could check back (call her) in May then the "run around" lasted five months from May. There are other programs in the same city building that the persons don't have to wait six months or three years to get the help which we got help before. I knew this program we applied for the help is one of those that can take a long time. The fact that she told me I could check back in May then said to me every time I called that she didn't know when the city plumber would get to our house made me think she could be pulling something. I think based on what I described to her, she felt the kitchen sink repair could cost a lot of money which could be why she was not eager to get to it. So the question is could this have been taken care of (by the city) in May, and why did it drag on for six months? Were there many other people on the list ahead of us? Did the woman want me to go somewhere else to ask for help so she gave me the run around? She knew we qualify for the help based on our income. Or she could think we got too much help in the past. Anyway, I am glad I didn't yell at her. I am very good at pretending I am not angry when I am. But as I said all this negative perception could just be my own imagination. Most people in the same situations we are in don't own a home, and if they do, they are not able to keep them long due to the cost of repairs and insurance and taxes. One of the things preachers preach is God gives believers what they need. Today I read some verses in Job. Job 36:10 says "If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures." I don't mean people who do not prosper financially are people who don't obey and serve God. Rather, jGod answers our prayers if we have faith in Him and obey Him (the best we can). I was very stressed out from the car repair situation because the car repair place kept our car with them for two weeks, and the cost of the repairs were horrible. When it looked like we might not be able to get help from the city for the home repairs (after being told we would), I was losing it and tried to hold on to the faith and God. It is tiresome for me to clear the parts I have to for the repairs but I think I should be able to finish it by Sunday and call the woman on Monday. When I talked on the phone with the woman yesterday I told her I will be 71 in November and life is bad and difficult, and I thanked her for helping. By the way, the latest car repair cost messed us up big time, and life still goes on.

I pray everyone in the group are doing well. Please pray for me about clearing the areas for kitchen faucet repair and the water heater area where the new water heater will go on.

It may be worth call United Way, dial 2-1-1, to ask for volunteers to help with the cleaning. Sending prayers and hugs your way.

Thank you for your prayers. The areas that I need to clear for the kitchen sink repair and installation of the new water heater are small areas. I got the kitchen sink part finished and should be able to finish the basement part where the water heater will be tonight and will call the woman at the city tomorrow (Monday) to let her know the repair men can come. It was difficult for me to get to the clearing because I felt weak. The next part in the kitchen for putting a new vinyl floor covering will be hectic because I will have to move heavy thing out from the kitchen. I started doing that six months ago. The hard part is getting the old broken portable dish washer out. I may see whether to leave it where it is. It is a little bit heavy. Then clearing the whole house later will be very hectic. I will call 211 as you suggested if I need help but the adult protective service may be able to help if someone give me trouble again. I told them I can do it myself. They were going to help when someone report us last time (the young fireman that came in the fire truck with the ambulance) but she backed out because she didn't want the city to pay. My plan is to clear the basement first so I can take some stuff down there.

I hope you have a good week at work this new week. I feel much better mentally today. I hope you get good sleep tonight.