Still on the Market
Way back in March or April (I don’t remember exactly when), we put out house on the market because we plan to build in a new neighborhood outside of town. Unfortunately, our house hasn’t yet sold. At first, I was okay with the fact that it didn’t sell immediately, but now I’ve reached frustration mode.
To be safe, we decided to sell and then build, which means most likely we’ll be in a rental while the new house is under construction. Also, I wanted to be settled in a new house by Christmas so I could decorate and because the boys are worried about Santa being able to find them. Plus, I’m terrified all the lots will be sold in the neighborhood we plan to build in before ours is even under contract. Fortunately, there are plently of lots left because the market has affected the developer as well. […]
Summer is unofficially over for me today. While the kids and I go back to school today, amidst 90 degree temperatures I might add, I have to wonder what happened to the days of going back to school after Labor Day. Does anyone even do that anymore?
I’m on a diet and I don’t like it. I always gain weight in the summer as I’m not working and at home with the boys all day. However, this year I managed to outgrow my school/work clothes, or at least they’re indecently tight. 
One of my favorite places to spend a day or even a few hours visiting is 
I love yellow summer squash – in moderation. It seems however, that a squash plant is a plant that keeps on giving and giving and giving. Then you have to figure out what to do with all the excess squash. So far we’ve stewed it, fried it, grilled it, baked it with Italian seasoning (delicious), and given much of it away. 
Out of respect for a co-worker, I had to do something yesterday that I didn’t want to do. No one does. Because of the nature of the event, going was the right thing to do and the only option and I’m proud that I participated. When I got home from the event, I found a summons for jury duty in my mailbox – something else I don’t have a choice about. To be honest I don’t mind the jury duty, but the summons is for the week of pre-planning and the first few days of school. There is nothing worse than missing the first few days of school in terms of establishing a routine for students. If the notice had come for another time, then I wouldn’t mind. 
Every once in a while, it’s good to just get away for a girls weekend and one of my favorite cities to get away to is New York. It’s an easy city to take in small doses, where you leave something left undone for the next time you visit. This time my sister and I did the usual things as well as some new things. However, if I’m completely honest, I have to admit that the whole time we were in the city I secretly wanted to catch a glimpse of Rob Pattinson filming Remember Me. I wasn’t that lucky, but we did see Harrison Ford and Rachel McAdams filming Morning Glory. I found out after the fact from US Weekly, that Pattinson hangs out in the East Village bar Black & White when in New York. If I’d known that before hand, I so would have […]
In the last couple of years, I’ve discovered several new gadgets that make life a little easier. The first was my iPod. I haven’t purchased an entire CD since and I’m okay with that. The second was my Kindle. What can I say? I love it and it makes reading so convenient. Plus, you don’t have to deal with some of those awful covers. The third is my camera, which was the most necessary purchase of my three favorite toys. 
I have a new TV guilty pleasure: Brava’s 
I’m so unhappy with the United States Postal Service that I feel the need to vent. Generally, I’ve never had problems with the delivery service before, at least none that I’m aware of. But in the last three months they’ve lost three packages mailed to me. All three were mailed priority – one from the eastern side of the country and two from the western side. To me, that means it’s not a problem with those post offices, but with one closer to me. Surprisingly, all three packages contained the same thing – books. There are some things that can be lost, but my books aren’t one of them!