May 07, 2008
Irritated
I got home from the store today to find my mailbox in pieces on the curb. Yep, someone crashed into it. Trouble is, it's a special, and VERY expensive uniform mailbox required by our Home Owner's Association. Thankfully, the woman who did it left her number, but she lives out of state and didn't return my calls today. I'm worried I scared her off with my msg about it being a "special" mailbox and having to wait to give her the price until I hear from my HOA. She mentioned in her note that she'd get the post fixed, but the whole thing is broken, so she needs to fix the whole thing. I don't even know if my HOA can get certain parts of it. I might have to order brand new everything. It's turned into a big deal. I'll have to order a new one from them, and then find someone to install it. James isn't here and shouldn't have to fool with it anyway. We didn't do it. It broke off at ground level, so the concrete part has to be dug out before a new one can be put in the ground. I'm also thinking she'll fight the price if she even calls me back. I was told the cost is as much as an all-brick mailbox, and aren't they at least several hundred?
I am so impatient to get this resolved because the post office won't deliver my mail until it's fixed, which means I have to go to the post office every day to get my mail. It doesn't help I have several packages of baby stuff coming this week that I ordered. It could take weeks for the stupid mailbox to be ordered or custom created or whatever they do so everyone's is the same and has the community logo.
I expected the woman to return my call today who hit it. I also contacted several members of the HOA this morning and heard nothing back this evening.
I e-mailed the president of the HOA tonight and said politely that I am nearing the end of a high-risk pregnancy (which is true, even though I'm not having too many problems) and that I need this fixed asap. It's not convenient to have to go somewhere else to get my mail each day, and I can't just fix it on my own since it's a mandated mailbox.
If you saw how swollen my feet are, you'd understand my annoyance with all this. My sister (a nurse) took one look at my feet this evening and told me I had no business even leaving my house. Tomorrow I have to go file a stupid police report just to make sure the woman pays for it. I'm sure she isn't anticipating a huge cost, but I sure as hell didn't hit it, so even if it's $800, she broke it and needs to fix it.
And just to show you why I'm so irritated, here are my feet. Oh, and Olivia's too. She asked me what I was doing, and when I told her I was taking a picture of my foot, she wanted in on it, too. :-)
Un-freaking-believable. I never had swelling like this with Olivia. I usually have narrow, skinny feet-- so skinny in fact that shoes gape on me. Look at the size of my toes compared to my toenails. It's disgusting. And my feet are all itchy and peeling from stretching out so much. Even my slippers are tight.
Posted by Hannah at May 7, 2008 10:27 PMOh I am sooo sorry for what happened to you all while James is away... and your sister is right... you need to stay home! Not sure if you are watching the salt or not... but I would put your feet up and put a heating pad on them to help your body get that extra water out... rest up... I am sure that this will all get fixed soon!! Hugs!
Posted by: Shannon at May 7, 2008 11:33 PMThat really is frustrating! I'm so glad you got a police report. Hopefully, the woman will return your calls tomorrow and will pay for it. If not, does homeowners insurance cover things like that? Or maybe this woman's auto insurance??
Yikes...your feet really are swollen. Mine looked like that, maybe worse, AFTER I had Lila. I don't know what was up with that. You definitely need to keep them up!!
Posted by: Chas at May 7, 2008 11:54 PMOh my goodness!!! Sjoe. You must take care of yourself. Like your sister said :)
Posted by: Melany at May 8, 2008 05:28 AMWow, such a lot of trouble for a mailbox. Will the mailman not deliver to a box that's lying on the grass, for the time being? It definitely looks like you need to be relaxing and elevating your feet. Or at least not running to the post office every day.
Posted by: shokufeh at May 8, 2008 10:00 AMYour poor feet!! On a side note - LOVING the color of your toenails!!
Cheer up - you are in the homestretch.
And that lady is rude for not calling back. BUT atleast she left her number.
Posted by: Sara at May 8, 2008 10:53 AMSo sorry to hear about your mailbox incident! Hope that issue is resolved quickly! Your sister is right, you need to take it easy & prop those feet up :) Is there not anyone else who could go to the post office to get your mail for you til this issue is resolved (or at least til James returns)?
I'm like Chas~~w/Justin & Kendall, my feet didn't swell until I returned home from the hospital. Mine were just like yours though! So sorry, it hurts when they swell that much. The thing that really helped me the most when mine swelled was to soak them in ice cold water several times DAILY.
Hope you get some relief soon & that the mailbox issue gets resolved! And, that's so totally cute that Olivia added her foot to the pic ;)
Posted by: Connie at May 8, 2008 11:16 AMWow I am so sorry this happened. I hope it gets resolved quickly.
Yep you have the same feet as me. You're retaining water. I took pics also and put them on my flickr account.
I like the comparison with Olivia's feet. Too sweet.
Posted by: Ani at May 8, 2008 12:26 PMI had swelling like that from Month 6.5 on with Amelia. It was horrible, but went away as soon as I gave birth. It was from her sitting so low. It was really embarrassing and none of my shoes fit.
Posted by: Jennie at May 8, 2008 03:06 PMOh, sweetie - I hope things get better soon! I'm thinking of you!!
Posted by: bethanie at May 9, 2008 10:08 AMOH those feet look familiar...all I can say is get your BP checked weekly - mine looked like that for the last 4 months of my pregnancy, and my BP was fine - until suddenly it went haywire, and well you know how the end of my pregnancy went. Apparently what happened to me is more prevalent in second pregnancies, so please - if you feel off, or weird or even just like indigestion - don't hesitate but get yourself checked out. Please. Oh - and if you can get some (very sexy..ha ha not) surgical socks - they worked wonders on me - they put them on as I was getting the feeling back in my legs after my spinal for my c-section, and within 2 days I hardly recognised my ankles - because they were back to normal!
Posted by: Rainbowfudge at May 9, 2008 02:50 PMOh i am so sorry about the mailbox, i would be pretty upset also. I agree with Rainbowfudge, you should definately keep an eye on that blood pressure, just to be sure nothing is starting up.
Posted by: Emmakirsten at May 12, 2008 11:41 AM