I am recently home from finishing my part in getting out of the apartment. Ash still has to go in to touch up the paint, and he will also do the final vacuum. We have to get a new filter, so I couldn't do it today. Then it's getting out all the items for donation and loading up the cleaning supplies, and we shall be free ( Read more... )

I just need to report that Sebastian came into our room in the middle of the night last night, perhaps around 2:30, and pretended to be a ghost. It is not unusual for Sebastian to wake us in the middle of the night, especially in the new house. Often, he has gotten up to go to the bathroom and just wants someone to tuck him back in ( Read more... )

I spent the afternoon at the apartment doing that major cleaning you do when you move out of a place so that no one who comes after you is aware of your level of funk. Our particular problem is the tile flooring. The floors in the rest of the building are stripped and re-waxed 2 or 3 times a year, but ours hasn't been done since we moved in. So ( Read more... )

I have been invited to give the homily at the school's chapel service on Tuesday. While I would like to think my interview was so strong that they could hire me on the spot, they want to see how effective I am at actually doing what I say I'd be interested in doing. I guess it's the 'teaching demonstration' portion of the process, though I wasn't ( Read more... )

Just thought I'd list my recent blessings because my cup runneth over.

• I live in a v. affordable 4 BR house with a river in the back yard.
• I have my dogs back.
• I have sexy bamboo shades for my windows.
• I have a brand new washer and dryer* that can handle our ridiculous laundry output.
• I have a new chest freezer full of frozen veggies.
• The frozen veggies ( Read more... )

I am a huge fan of being a SAHM. I LOVE staying home with my kids, and I've never had a job that I like better ( Read more... )

I am not good at livejournal. Oh, well ( Read more... )

Delia: Tell Daddy about the book we read ( Read more... )

I just wrote a long post and lost it. Meh ( Read more... )

I was just looking back at ye ole LJ and was surprised to find that I hadn't posted anything about the possibility that Ash will lose his job. What's that? Oh, yes, we did just buy a house. Hmm? Oh, yes, we did know that Ash might lose his job when we bought it. Say again? Oh, maybe. Maybe we are crazy ( Read more... )