And now back to the daily grind of life.

We moved yesterday. This was the first time we hired movers, and let me tell you, it was the best money we have ever spent. Things went easily and quickly. Nothing was damaged and no one is in pain. There are boxes piled everywhere, but all of our furniture is assembled and in place.

I cried a little when I ( Read more... )

So we're disconnecting all of our computers and electronic equipment tonight and tomorrow is our official moving day, so I may be incommunicado for a while.  Before I go, here are some pictures from our vacation:

( Turtles and Horsies and Shopping, oh my! )

Actual conversation with my mother-in-law:

Me:  So I bought new door knobs for the house.  The old ones were brass and yucky.
Her:  Did you buy knobs or handles?
Me:  Knobs.  You never buy handles.
Her:  Why not?
Me:  Haven't you seen Jurassic Park?!?!  They nearly got eaten because velociraptors can open door handles.
Her:  I can see how you don't want ( Read more... )

Kari had her appendix out last Friday and she came home from the hospital last night.  I wasn't expecting her to be home so soon but in true Norwegian fashion, that woman is stubborn beyond belief.

We've given up on our house hunt.  We've compromised on everything we were willing to compromise on and were still left with nothing.  So we'll re-sign ( Read more... )

Both ranches mentioned in the last post were a bust. We’re going to see 4 houses this Saturday and then start looking at townhouses.

I rolled my Abbott 401K into an IRA so that I can access money easily for a downpayment without penalty. However, I can only take out $10,000 (minus taxes) toward a house and Kyle won’t be able to take anything out of ( Read more... )

It has occurred to me that I have not posted in quite a while. This is mostly because I am pretty much never online anymore. I have been checking email and reading LJ regularly, but just haven’t had the time to put in more effort than that.

I started the week with a pretty bad cold. I’ve been sick a lot in my life. I’ve had pneumonia, bronchitis, a ( Read more... )

This whole not working for two weeks while having random holidays in the middle of the week has completely upset the balance of time and space in my life ( Read more... )

So I did mention that Erik (BIL) and Zuzel got another puppy, yes?  Her name is Pepper and she is the most adorable thing ever:


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Somehow my house is too clean.  Well "too clean" is not entirely accurate, it's just not dirty so there isn't much to do to clean it up in the morning.  I've finally hit that maintenance phase, which feels pretty darn good.

Last night Kyle said "I think you're wearing off on me, I keep thinking of things to tidy up."

I win.

Now that the apartment is ( Read more... )

Thing are going well.  Strangely well.  In fact, I'm waiting for the God of the Other Shoe to make an appearance.

My parents came down last weekend and we had a really good time.  I miss them so much.

Work is going well.  A lot is going on but somehow I'm handling it.

Today I did my clinical trials homework, coding and all, in about an hour on my ( Read more... )