Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for September 19, 2024

Janis is focused on not getting excited?

Don’t think Reason has much of a chance when Excited Happy Crazy Giddy and Stupid show up.

When did happiness become overrated?

She’d get all of that and then when it’s too late, she’d regret all the time, money, and work it would involve. Ask me how I know, lol.

They are a bit old to take on a project like this.

Or you grab the ring and half way through someone can’t remember what you were talking about five minutes before.

Hey voice of reason, your the one who started this whole thing!

“Dream house”. Hmm! Self-cleaning, three minutes from the kids’ place, free!

If Janis gets ‘exited, happy, crazy, giddy, and stupid’ all at the same time, I would bet there will be a long pause in the house discussion. A tub filled with bubbles might be involved.

Dreams can become reality! Keep going, guys. You’ll find the answers!

Many times, people have a “dream” house in their minds and build it only to find out that it sounded better than it works out to be.

Can Janis be more of a drag? Tune in tomorrow, she won’t disappoint!

Beware happiness.

You might get stuck in that mode.

@cracker65, age isn’t the problem. The contractor, builder and labor are the problem. As well as the weather.

Building a house can be hell. I’m with Janice on this one.

This is looking like the “neverending story”

If Janis got her dream house and she didn’t have to concern herself about something that needs fixing, or had to worry about a dozen other things around the house, Arlo would take away her identity. Some people are addicted to worrying and finding things to be unhappy about just as some people are addicted to overeating, hoarding materials, surfing the web, etc., and she will not know what to do with herself if she is ever presented with such a lifestyle where worrying isn’t a large part of her day.

a voice of reason… or hoping not to go crazy? :J

Never use logic against someone who is unarmed.

And decisions. Endless decisions. What type of this, what colour that, how big the other….. All with no ‘right’ answer.

Ugh, I’m done with this storyline. What is Ludgwig doing?

At this point, I’m just hoping for a house fire. Anything to end this interminable storyline.

Deja vu. Weren’t we here six years ago?

Atta girl Janis…..

A lot of older couples are building houses near me. I know two of them personally and they are in their mid 70’s. One friend and his wife bought an Amish built house and now they are adding electricity and plumbing. That would be different.

Yeah… Right. Wasn’t there a strip a few moths back, with Janis on the phone with her daughter-in-law discussing how she had to convince Arlo that this move would be a good idea???? A woman’s prerogative to be fickle I guess!

“exited, happy, crazy, giddy, and stupid”. I would pay cash money to see that

Even in a custom built dream house there will have to be some compromise.

It wouldn’t hurt to draw up plans for a dream home if you had the opportunity, see if it were within the range you could afford — except for the possibility of the excitement and all that making you rationalize spending more than that.

And there’s always something that you don’t think of until later. Dream or nightmare?

We remodelled and renovated a big old house I inherited and bought out from the other beneficiaries of the will. The Mrs wanted a studio where she could work undisturbed. I talked with the architect and we had a kitchenette and ½ bath put into her studio without her knowledge and she was beside herself with joy and happiness. And before anyone asks, it was the most important ½ of the bathroom. (In many countries of the world the toilet and maybe a sink are in a separate room from the shower/tub)

Good grief. Does JJ plan to drag this out until year’s end? Maybe he’s painted himself into a corner and doesn’t know how to get out.

Make a list of wants / don’t wants & look for what is available that hits most in your price range, where you want it.

Remodeling much less painful than new build at their age. Janis’ feet get colder every day.

Ah yes, six of the seven other brothers of the Seven Dwarves. Don’t forget Psycho.

Since when has SHE been the voice of reason?

Hate to admit it, but I’m really getting tired of this story arc.

And then reality hits like a bomb! This is really going to be a chore to pull this off. Put another steak on the barby, pour me a beer and we’ll stay right here.

Know thyself!

good job Lisa

It took us about 2 weeks of moving stuff – plus then having a moving company for the big stuff to move to this house from our small apartment which was less than half a mile away.

That was over 30 years ago – think about how much stuff we have added. Would he sell his woodshop tools (aka our garage currently) or bring them with us? How much other stuff would we take and how much get rid of? We both are big readers – so we have about 10-12 equivalent 6ft tall book cases filled with books – some doubled on the shelves – to bring with us. When we moved and had maybe 1/4 or less books of what we have now one man from the moving company spent the entire time in the house just moving the books in.

Plus this is HOME. It is the third place I have lived (the others with my family) and I really don’t want to leave. Also if we move there will be no one from either of our families there to help as we continue to age.

But if in the end at some point he insists – after I invoke HIS “Meryl is always right” rule we will move.

Arlo would like a clear plexiglass bath tub…