I still don't have real internet access at home, and with the added commute I don't like staying at work late just to email (although I do sometimes). There's something effed up about our router at home, and until we get it figured out only D's puter has teh internets.
About 5 minutes from our house is a great park with paved walking trails paralleling the river. I took the dogs there for the first time this morning. We went down to the water's edge and I took them off lead to go swimming. There was enough of a rocky shoreline I could easily follow them upstream and we spent about an hour exploring the riverside. If I had been in more swimmable clothes I probably would've joined them. The water wasn't nearly as cold as the high mountain streams I've been accustomed to. We encountered another dog who kept splashing and then biting at the splashed water in the air. Kayla didn't understand what he was doing, but knew it looked fun enough to dash up to him to join in.
I got a bunch of ivy and other groundcover plants including some Stepables to try and start making something of the overgrown disaster of our yard. It's not really that bad, but definitely looks like no one has tended it, except for mowing, for the last 3+ years. I was able to clear away and evil rooty plant and get 7 of the ivy plants in the ground but had to give up before I fainted and ended up buried under a gossamer coating of gnats. Digging in hardpacked dry rocky never-dug dirt is WAY harder than working a garden. I watered the ground well, and hopefully will have an easier time of digging later.
Still loving the house, and happy just to be at home. I don't feel the same urge to be constantly busy that I had at our old place. Now just sitting in the back yard watching the dogs play seems a great way to spend the day. Especially with a nice cold beer in hand. Hmmm...I wonder what the dogs are doing right now?
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
All the new things
We moved last weekend to our beautiful new house. Last Fri was quite the roller coaster. I met at 5:30am with my bootcamp gym crew for a final workout (yes I know it's ridiculous to put yourself through that much physical work the day before you move, but my brain needed the break). At noon (heh, I originally wrote newn) we headed up for the closing, only to be called by the seller asking if we were closing that day. Um, YES, wouldn't she like to come down to the lawyer's office to sign the papers? We sign a bazillion pieces of paper - I was glad when the stack was down to just an inch thick.
At about 11pm we were almost done boxing everything up when we ran out of boxes. Now, you all known my feelings about Wal-Mart (if you don't, just watch the Southpark episode about it and you'll understand). BUT, after last week I found WalMart is good for something - late night desperation shopping. I knew they restocked at night and hoped to find enough boxes to finish packing. I was overjoyed (and obviously exhausted) to find a plethora of broken-down boxes free for the taking in nearly every aisle. I knew we still had to pack up the entertainment center, so of course I found VCR boxes in the electronics section. I wheeled an overstuffed cart of boxes and a roll of packing tape back to the car and we finished packing in time to fall into bed before we had to get up again. The actual move went quite well. We had some great help, and 2 trips took care of it all.
I took the week off work to unpack and set up house, and I'm so glad I did. I had no idea being a housewife could be so exhausting! I looked forward to returning to work, so at least I could spend the day in the same place, rather than frantically trying to fulfill my list of errands before it expanded again. I remember asking at Target where the Home Depot was. "Do you know where Big Lots is?" No. "How about Burlington?" No. "Umm...I don't know how to tell you how to get there". Then I ask a woman in line, who says "Turn left out of here and you'll see it up ahead".
We do love our new house, and are amazed how much room we have, now that things like our shopvac are in the basement and not the linen closet. The dogs love their yard, although they're hysterically poor-footed on the wood flooring. It's been an adventure learning the area, where the stores are, etc. Ever notice how much more you find in a new grocery store that makes you go up and down every aisle? For instance, I never would've noticed this item in our old store:
Nom nom nom. Notice it's the SPICY flavor! And yes, I do use words like plethora in everyday speech.
At about 11pm we were almost done boxing everything up when we ran out of boxes. Now, you all known my feelings about Wal-Mart (if you don't, just watch the Southpark episode about it and you'll understand). BUT, after last week I found WalMart is good for something - late night desperation shopping. I knew they restocked at night and hoped to find enough boxes to finish packing. I was overjoyed (and obviously exhausted) to find a plethora of broken-down boxes free for the taking in nearly every aisle. I knew we still had to pack up the entertainment center, so of course I found VCR boxes in the electronics section. I wheeled an overstuffed cart of boxes and a roll of packing tape back to the car and we finished packing in time to fall into bed before we had to get up again. The actual move went quite well. We had some great help, and 2 trips took care of it all.
I took the week off work to unpack and set up house, and I'm so glad I did. I had no idea being a housewife could be so exhausting! I looked forward to returning to work, so at least I could spend the day in the same place, rather than frantically trying to fulfill my list of errands before it expanded again. I remember asking at Target where the Home Depot was. "Do you know where Big Lots is?" No. "How about Burlington?" No. "Umm...I don't know how to tell you how to get there". Then I ask a woman in line, who says "Turn left out of here and you'll see it up ahead".
We do love our new house, and are amazed how much room we have, now that things like our shopvac are in the basement and not the linen closet. The dogs love their yard, although they're hysterically poor-footed on the wood flooring. It's been an adventure learning the area, where the stores are, etc. Ever notice how much more you find in a new grocery store that makes you go up and down every aisle? For instance, I never would've noticed this item in our old store:
Nom nom nom. Notice it's the SPICY flavor! And yes, I do use words like plethora in everyday speech.
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