Thursday, February 10, 2011

New Roommate

We have an addition to our household and NO it isn't a baby or another dog.  If you follow me on Twitter you may already have heard this little bit of news.  My SIL's SIL (Nicole) is staying with us during the week.  She is from hometown but got a job in our city.  The commute would be about an hour and would cost over $400/month in gas depending on gas prices.  Since hubby made the commute for nearly 4 years (thank goodness that is over), we know how exhausting (& expensive) it would be for her.  So, we offered to let her stay with us whenever she needs to.

It's actually nice to have someone in the house now that Dru works evenings.  It doesn't hurt that we are friends and that the Munchkins adore her.  She is young, but she is a very sweet young lady and will be a huge help around the house.  She plans on helping out around the house with the day to day stuff and, once she starts getting paid, she plans on contributing to the household expenses.  Obviously we don't expect her to pay 1/3 of the rent because the whole purpose of our offer is to help her out until she can get some roots established here, but it will be nice to have that little extra bit of dinero for household expenses, especially with hubby's medical bills still looming over our heads.  (Don't worry, we're chipping away at them!)

This week it is just her, but next week she will be bringing her little puppy along.  He is a miniature Dachshund and he is positively adorable.  He is a rescue and the Munchkins have met him once already, so I hope things go well.  I'll definitely be taking some pictures of him to share the cuteness with y'all!

Hopefully this new development will provide some blogworthy stories I can share as well.

Memoirs of a Munchkin Mommy

4 comments:

Cole said...

It sounds like having Nicole move in for a while will be a blessing in disguise. You and Dru are so kind for letting her stay with you while she gets settled!

I can't wait to see pics of her pup playing with the munchkins!!

DSS said...

Well aren't you the sweetest! I bet you won't mind having someone around in the evenings :) That will be nice.

Can't wait to "meet" her baby!

Draco and his Mom said...

It is so nice for you guys to let this young lady be a roommate. She will be able to really enjoy her job and finding a permanent home will be easier when she does not have to face a grueling drive everyday!

sprinkles said...

Yes, it'll be nice to have someone there at night. It can be a little scary if you aren't used to being alone at night. I'm used to it now but every once in awhile I'll hear a noise or something that freaks me out.

I hope things work out with the new roomie.