Desk, berries, wild plums, oh my!
I got the desk. It’s lovely. Heavy and lovely. Here it is (the pic is kind of dark.). The side part of the desk adjusts as far as how far it extends. It has the keyboard tray, but I won’t…
Upon Hoarding and Not and Weird Wiring
One of the things about moving is that it’s a chance to really look at your stuff and decide what to keep and what not to. Part of the issue is that you inevitably have stuff that is still good…
blubbity blub blub
I’d like to have something interesting to say today, but I’m scraping the bottom of the barrel. Mostly I’ve been trying to rearrange and unpack and clean and cook and donate stuff and wrangle kids and put stuff away and…
Fun Days and Shelves! and Hobby Lobby
We started the morning with me going to the farmers market for many good things including red potatoes, cantaloupes, carrots, broccoli, lettuce, peaches, apricots, and cilantro. I think a couple other things snuck into the baskets too. Meanwhile, the man…
one day more
I got so sick yesterday. Nausea and other intestinal distress, plus a headache. Today a bit of headache and blurry vision. I’m trying to decide if this is a) a stress reaction to all that’s been going on, b) a…
I found shoes
I found my shoes today. It was an exciting moment. I also unpacked some more boxes, and yet there are always more. More more more. We are trying to decide whether or not to a) get updated phones, b) if…
Home
We are back home. That has a very odd ring to it to me. We lived in Montana for 14 years and both our kids were born there. We have a number of friends there and a lot of memories.…
Moving on up, moving on out
I can now officially announce that I am not longer a professor at the University of Montana Western. Today I resigned, turned in all my keys and equipment, and left. We also signed on our house, so we have officially…
ugly toe
this is my ugly toe: Not sure you can see the bruises that well, but it’s quite purpley blue. I am so talented. Tomorrow we drive to MT to close on the house. That will happen Weds. God willing and…
No aliens here
No aliens came and blew up Salem during the fourth. It was a good day and good to be together as a family. We took an enormous load of cardboard to the recycler today. it was nice to clear space…