October 8, 2011

• scurrying about

  I still read Xanga all the time, but I constantly feel like I’m thinking “I should write an entry” and then I’m constantly apologizing.

  Moving past that . . .

  I’m here, well, and trucking along. 

  Work continues to be stressful.  I know we’re just in transition and there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but until then it is just lots of drama and overwhelming feelings.  But, the good news is that *I* still enjoy what *I* do for work there — it’s the other stuff going on around me that can be crazy-making.

  We are nearly renter-free.  D is technically still renting from us, however, he’s been gone for nearly two weeks and he won’t return until we’re nearly home from Mexico and then he’s off to his houseboat!  It has been so nice to feel as though we have the house to ourselves and the boy may have even responded to that — he gave me an impromptu backrub tonight.  That is sooo unlike him — but I liked it and gave him kudos for that. (He just asked if I was writing about about him and when I told him yes, he asked if I said how awesome he was.  The answer was, of course, yes!)

  My Little Sister and I have had some good fun lately.  We got to go ziplining a few weekends ago and today we participated in a run/walk/roll for mental health awareness week and national disability month.  We had fun and then headed to the (pitiful) first annual Great Pumpkin Festival.

  No one told me my hat was crooked

  There she goes!

  I’ve been feeling sort of fall-ish lately and have made some things with pumpkin.  I bought pumpkin specifically for the pumpkin cranberry cookies I have made and enjoyed before.  When I had pumpkin left over I made pumpkin orange muffins (and added chocolate chips for good measure).  Both were a hit and got me hoping for more spice and pumpkin in my life! 

  The weather really hasn’t gotten too icky lately, but it’ll still be nice to get out of town and into different scenery for the weekend.  After we get back from the SF Bay area we have just a few days before we head back out — to Mexico for a week!  WOOHOO!

  Today has been pretty productive.  In addition to hanging with my Little Sister, I got the recycling taken to the center, picked up a few basic groceries, made a deposit at the bank, picked up some certified mail at the Post Office and ran a few errands with the boy.  Back at home I’ve done laundry, painted my toe nails, cooked a Gourmet White Pizza (we used halibut, deer-burger, Canadian bacon and pepperoni on it), and gotten some pen-pal stuff done.  And still managed to relax. 

  Tomorrow I have no set plans other than to be on-call.  I hope that I can get some more productivity under my belt and I want to get packing done specifically.

  • 11:26 pm
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