November 2, 2008

• Our house…. In the middle of the street

   Today, the previous tenant turned in the keys to the house we’re moving into on Friday. So we investigated. =)
   It’s smaller than I remember as a kid… but then again, I’m a lot bigger. You see, it was my great grandparents’ house and it’s next door to my grandma’s house. We have almost an acre of a yard for the dogs to run in and  7 more acres  behind the house where the horses play. The house might be small, but the property is HUGE. We eyeballed where the furniture would go. Derek pulled a “Man Card” on me and puffed out his chest as he explained how he could fix the minor patches and repair work that needed to be done.   The previous tenant was obviously  allergic to cleaning and yard work. (he was a single man… go figure.)
   So if you’re coming to the Aidan cake-demolishing party on Sunday, forgive our yard and houses’ condition. It’s a work in progress.  Meanwhile, I’m SO excited to finally have a home. The kids’ room is much bigger than I’d expected. The perfect size for three kiddos.  I can’t wait till we can start measuring their height on a door frame.
  We’ll be in this house long enough to see my flowers pop up for more than just one spring season. Bye bye military. Hello life.

   I’ve not heard anything from PD of course, due to the weekend. The longer I wait, the more I wonder what’s wrong that they haven’t called. I’ve reverted from “Professional Adult Female” to “Insecure Jr. High Girl”  all over again.
  “Why aren’t they calling? Don’t they like me? Did I have bad breath? I *know* I checked for pit stains before meeting them….” I know, it’s silly. I’m being silly. I’m just so excited about this job and I can’t wait to start it.
   It’s like Psych meets CSI. (without the commercial interruptions.) I’d be investigating previous files and crimes and comparing them  to growing crime  trends in certain areas  in the city to predict where future crimes might occur and be prevented. It’s mostly paperwork and running files, but I know I’ll love it.  The people are great and the hours are  NOT going to be 12 hour days with only one day off a week like I’m currently pulling.  I’ll actually get to see my kids while they’re awake.

  Aidan’s cake demolishing party (aka birthday) is going to be at 5pm next Sunday at our new house.(tentatively)
  The movers come on Friday, the party is Sunday. See where there might be a problem? So if things don’t work out, we’ll be at my grandma’s house. (oh no…. the commute… it’s killing me.) If I don’t call you to personally  invite you, don’t be offended. I’ve been leaving it up to word of mouth and Xanga to get the word around since I literally have not found a single daylight hour to make a phone call. (yeah, I don’t even have a cable/internet provider set up for our new house yet…) Just call and speak to whomever answers the cell phone or house phone to get more information as I’m not home during store hours.

   All you Xangan’s coming? Chocolate AND strawberry cakes will be served. You buy the plane ticket, I’ll buy the fruit punch. Deal?

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