withdrawl
ok, i am going thru some Internet withdrawl. seriously.
however, i am trying to make the best of it. for instance, this afternoon, after clearing out tivo and making dinner, i will attempt to spend a couple hours finishing up the packing of crap from the "baby room," along with repacking crap which didnt sell on ebay.
yep. time to suck it up and get things packed.
DAMMIT. I knew I was forgetting to ask my parents something. I wanted to borrow their rasp to remove a bit from the top of the closet door so it would close properly. dumb. and i forgot to ask if they still had my old twin headboard. probably not, but it would be worth it to ask, as i still havent seen one in the alley.
the parents visited me at work today at lunchtime, bringing 3 Blackandecker books on home improvements my dad thought I should read. Including one on plumbing. And they brought another 10 plant pots. I traded them 2 modems, a cd filled with drivers, a folding chair, and $52 (for a baby quilt and the plant pots). Hopefully, my dad will be able to change his modem himself, but i do expect at least one phone call.
i'm glad i got a lot of work done outside this weekend while it was cooler (asa made a joke about my redneck past showing...), but i'm left with a few nightly tasks to perform as the sun goes down, including weed-n-feeding the back yard, adding preen to the flowerbeds, and insecticide to protect my investments in greenery.
oh, and aside from that, i've made some wonderfully cheap purchases which will help our house look more... homey. An all-wooden park bench for the front porch which only cost $20 and will definitely go with us wherever and whenever we move, and a lovely console table(?) which was the proper height, depth and width to not only stand under the photograph of Nala's great grandparents, but also hold his great-grandfather's radio and a lamp, for $34. Real hardwood with mahogany stain. If I make a trip to the suburbs, I may be tempted to get a matching one or two tables to replace the crap $3 tables in our dining room. (The store near us was sold out.)
I've almost convinced myself that staying put for an indefinite period wouldn't be so bad. Almost. We'll see how I feel in August... if we're ready. And, if we're not, then we'll see what's up in the spring, I suppose.