hand it over to one of the Swiss Knife-wielding members of your household and have hir whittle the broken end down to a knitting point, provided you're not fussed about it no longer measuring a particular length.

Despite the best efforts of the U.S. Navy, I think we've got everything worked out now so we're all flying/driving where we're supposed to*, our goods are shipping where they're supposed to, everything is scheduled to be disconnected/connected when and where it's supposed to, and mostly it'll happen on the Navy's dime. We've tried to prepare for ( Read more... )

Jess and the godpuppies arrived safely yesterday evening, and there was much sniffing and licking and getting familiar with the space and Spouse and I. They are such good little dogs, very calm, and we are so excited to have them here finally. Well, and their mom ( Read more... )

It has been a week of housefail and technologyfail, in more ways than I have detailed or can detail. It has been decades of healthfail, with another increase these past several weeks. Our budget is a balancing act on a highwire juggling molotov cocktails, and I have no natural sense of balance. Several of my dearest friends are going through ( Read more... )

Spouse's cross-rating package is APPROVED. He's now tracking down information on when he'll be heading for A school (in Virginia, so after August would be good ( Read more... )

Had a lovely meet-up with shweta_narayan and elsmi, who are even more awesome than expected. Beverages were had, with much discussion about genre poetry, the SFPA, ASP, the steps involved in non-profit status, and other such revolutionary talk. We then moved on to pizza, for which Spouse joined us, and the conversation expanded to the U.S. military, the space ( Read more... )

Spouse is now an E-6 (Petty Officer First Class), and I got to do the actual frocking (which sounds exciting, but it's just taking off his cover [hat] with the old rank insignia and putting on the cover with the new insignia). There should be pictures eventually ( Read more... )

Prior to putting stuff in, pictures of which I shall take when we are more organized. Also, I'll climb the roof deck and snap some shots of our view when the view is less obscured by actual weather.

( Our house is very blue, in case I didn't make that clear yet. )

At least today.

( Behold, pictures documenting what stellar packers we are 'round these parts )

This next week is going to be all about the moving, which will be extra fun thanks to spending nearly this entire month fighting off a migraine headache (stress, allergies, and shifting air pressure will do the job if nothing else will, oh yes), and thanks to poor Spouse having to go play in the dirt one last time on Tuesday and Wednesday. When I ( Read more... )