late night on a Tuesday
snow snow snow snow..and cold..very cold. Put those two things together-and you get SNOW DAYS-NO SCHOOL! For the past two days there has been no school-and that means plenty of goofing off time;)
This evening, I spent a few hours putzing through various Halloween forums-especially http://www.hauntforum.com. It's a really awesome site full of great ideas and really friendly, helpful people. I think it always suprises people that us Halloween enthusiasts are well..normal, lol. If you get a chance, wander over to the haunt forum and look around. It's really cool:)
I have been feeling a little bit blah today. It really is bothering me that I can't get out and run. The roads and sidewalks are just impossibly slick. I miss it. I hope the weather clears up soon.
As I sit here typing, I am fighting off a little headache-nothing severe but yeah-it's there. I probably should just go to bed, but my mind is still going. I have been thinking of all the projects I want to start for next years Halloween.. Many projects can be done for really little money-it just takes time. And I never seem to have as much of that as I wish I did.
I also spent some time this evening on realtor.com You see-I very much want to move. Even though I have lived where I do for almost six years now-it still doesn't really feel like what I ultimately want in a home. It's a beautiful, big house..but the yard isn't as big as I wish and development keeps creeping closer and closer to it. Moving is a huge deal-I would need to find a new job, sell this house..choose and buy another..ugh.. This house was my first after living in apartments so it does hold a special place in my heart. And since it is my first house, it also means that I have zero experience with the whole selling/REALLY moving thing.
Ultimately what I really want to do is move to a really small town that is far away from a big city. I fit in with small town people better..I am happier there. I love the small town atmosphere..the small town livestyle. I want to raise my kids in a small town. I want to live somewhere that never changes. I hate living in places where every time you turn around, some new shopping center is being built-or some old landmark is being torn down for a new Walmart. Places like that have no "feel" of history.. They have no sense of time. Everything is new and modern. I much prefer the old and loved-places with the feel of history about them. Give me a town square with small shops any day:)
I dream of having at least 10 acres of land...Space to play a game of kickball with my kids..space for them to run and play together. I don't want to live out in the middle of nowhere..but I do want to live where I can truly see the stars-and not hear traffic after 5 PM. Someplace with friendly neighbors, a strong Christian community..good schools, low crime.. There has to be somewhere out there like that!
This evening, I spent a few hours putzing through various Halloween forums-especially http://www.hauntforum.com. It's a really awesome site full of great ideas and really friendly, helpful people. I think it always suprises people that us Halloween enthusiasts are well..normal, lol. If you get a chance, wander over to the haunt forum and look around. It's really cool:)
I have been feeling a little bit blah today. It really is bothering me that I can't get out and run. The roads and sidewalks are just impossibly slick. I miss it. I hope the weather clears up soon.
As I sit here typing, I am fighting off a little headache-nothing severe but yeah-it's there. I probably should just go to bed, but my mind is still going. I have been thinking of all the projects I want to start for next years Halloween.. Many projects can be done for really little money-it just takes time. And I never seem to have as much of that as I wish I did.
I also spent some time this evening on realtor.com You see-I very much want to move. Even though I have lived where I do for almost six years now-it still doesn't really feel like what I ultimately want in a home. It's a beautiful, big house..but the yard isn't as big as I wish and development keeps creeping closer and closer to it. Moving is a huge deal-I would need to find a new job, sell this house..choose and buy another..ugh.. This house was my first after living in apartments so it does hold a special place in my heart. And since it is my first house, it also means that I have zero experience with the whole selling/REALLY moving thing.
Ultimately what I really want to do is move to a really small town that is far away from a big city. I fit in with small town people better..I am happier there. I love the small town atmosphere..the small town livestyle. I want to raise my kids in a small town. I want to live somewhere that never changes. I hate living in places where every time you turn around, some new shopping center is being built-or some old landmark is being torn down for a new Walmart. Places like that have no "feel" of history.. They have no sense of time. Everything is new and modern. I much prefer the old and loved-places with the feel of history about them. Give me a town square with small shops any day:)
I dream of having at least 10 acres of land...Space to play a game of kickball with my kids..space for them to run and play together. I don't want to live out in the middle of nowhere..but I do want to live where I can truly see the stars-and not hear traffic after 5 PM. Someplace with friendly neighbors, a strong Christian community..good schools, low crime.. There has to be somewhere out there like that!