Archive of Marcia's Musings June 30-24, 2002Sunday, June 30, 2002
(Update at 7:55pm)Kiss Good-Bye!!
Man, do you believe it? We're already kissing good-bye the first half of this year!?!?!?! Where does the time go?? The next six months appear to be very weird for us-- should be interesting to see how they play out, too. Wild.
Plans for the Day
After a bit of a lie in, as they would say, we've gotten up, I've had breakfast (bagel and cream cheese) and coffee (my husband makes the best) and, I'm about to embark on the beginnings of packing my office/sewing room. We're both a little concerned about having enough space on the truck or time to do all of the packing so we're already starting on many of the areas that just don't matter cuz we're not gonna be around enough to use them over the next four weeks anyway. The only thing I don't want to pack in my office is my immediate desk area (but that can be put into a box for sealing later) but I can pack the stuff on the walls, my books, computer programs, etc. along with the vast majority of my sewing.
I've got some work to do on my sister's site later today or by Tuesday. As promised, I've updated the quilting page to show the latest project so all of the important stuff is done, right? ;>)
Sally's been doing a lot of weird stuff lately but all of it is more emotional looking on her part-- she knows something is up. The last time she saw this many boxes, she got new people and, frankly, she knows she's got it good now. The only thing we can do is reassure her and spend quite a bit of time cuddling with her which is no problem for either of us. Dogs are very interesting-- I just wished they talked!!
Anyway, I've gotta get on to the business of the day-- have a nice one, eh?
About half of my office is packed up and about a third of my sewing stuff remains. No, the closet hasn't been touched-- actually, it literally can't be touched since the sewing table is in front of it. That'll come-- I've got stuff to be shipped by hanging and by boxing but that'll be later. Of course, there's the other half of the shoes in there, too-- no, they won't be forgotten.
Then, I went on-line to help Sally. She, as you've heard, doesn't like car rides but, she does really well with a prescription (for dogs) called "Meclizine". Meclizine has a "cousin" medication that is called Acepromazine. Our friends, Myrna & Roger, had told us about 1888PetMeds.com and, since we don't have enough for all of Sally's driving trips this summer, I decided I'd buy some for her to lay in a stock of it. (Meclizine wasn't available or I would've gotten that since it was the official prescription.)
I was astounded, once again, at the coolness of the internet-- I could find my dog's medications (I also purchased some more HeartGard for her). I've been lucky so far in my dealings: I've met my wonderful husband on the internet, we've found our dog on the internet and now I'm finding out stuff about other stuff for our dog-- too cool!! Gosh, I sure hope it catches on!!
Second Contact
Well, actually between emails and letters and phone calls and application fees, we're probably up to about the fifth contact but, nonetheless, our realtor called today. She had a prospective house to tell us about and, gave us the scoop on some of the stuff that I had thought about but wasn't sure of, i.e., would a new landlord take a California check? Through the wonders of the internet (see above) I could should him/her our bank balance but, would they accept that as "money in the bank" when it came to signing lease papers? Well, no, they won't! Brian's going to go to the bank this week and get a ton-o-travelers checks so that we're covered for having a place held for us.
I will be glad when this is all in the past and I can sleep at night, not worrying about it anymore!!
That said, I'm outta here-- have a nice evening (we're just hoping it cools down!)
Saturday, June 29, 2002My day of rest . . .
Friday, June 28, 20024AM
I got up at 4am today-- yes, I am stupid. Oh, okay-- I get it now: my name is "Stupid"!! I was at work by 5am and, at least John noticed and appreciated it.
It is also the last time (theoretically) that I'll need to get up before the crack-o-dawn on an end-o-quarter day. That would be reason Good Reason #492 for moving to Maryland.
I'm going to sleep in tomorrow if it kills me-- Brian wants to make a Costco run because he's out of packing tape. "If I'm not up by the time you're ready, feel free to leave me behind, Babe."
More as my energy level increases over the weekend. Thanks for your patience and patronage. Have a nice evening!
Thursday, June 27, 2002My name is . . .
Wow-- I have a name? Cool!
I can tell you about some of today after the black-out period expires, if I remember and then, that's if my computer is still up. Suffice it to say, I'll be going to bed at 9pm tonight.
Hope you have an evening-- next week, I'll have evenings, too!
Wednesday, June 26, 2002My name is . . .
. . . Tired. "Tired" would fit me really well. When I got home from work, I was tired enough to take a little power nap and now, after sewing the borders on the quilt top, I've come to realize that I am, once again, Tired.
By the way, you'll like this: the quilt that is for the San Diego niece that we were going to leave behind with my mother-in-law in a Christmas box canNOT be left behind. The Christmas gift box that I held out for it isn't big enough!! Yeesh!! What to do? What to do? Well, all of the other gift boxes are already packed up soooooo, we'll be shipping that gift (in a bag or a box) later this year. I don't have time to go out in search of boxes and/or gift bags-- that just ain't gonna happen before the move, either. Oh, well-- I tried. I don't want to rush anything and do a not-quite-so-good job on it so I'm gonna wait until we get to Maryland and worry about it then.
In lieu of brains . . .
Poor Brian! These last few days have been so hectic and crazy for me (both of us, really) that every time he tells me something, I make him repeat it five minutes later. Not fun for him, I'm sure but he doesn't complain-- too much.
Part of the reason that I have no brains is because . . . I'm Tired. Howdja do? Nice ta meetcha!!
Listen, I'm gonna save us all from something none of us will understand by signing off now-- maybe this weekend I'll make sense. Hey, there's hope, okay? Yeesh!! ('Nuf comments from the Peanut Gallery!!)
Have a good night everyone-- thanks for your patience!
Tuesday, June 25, 2002Chugging Away
This week is moving WAYYYYY too slowly for me!! Last night I was in bed by 9pm-- not a good sign, eh? One of my sales reps asked me if I slept well at night-- I said, "For the most part yes, as long as I don't think about work." First, he was amazed that work haunted me at night (and all I could think of was, "Please show me where that off switch is!!") and second, he thought I'd sleep really well at night because the sales reps wore me out during the day. Well, that is definitely true enough-- I was exhausted yesterday. After a full day at the office, I marched off to physical therapy and killed myself and then came home.
And, now, its only Tuesday!!
Warnings!
Well, I've been given my drop-dead date of "No More Sewing" after "X" date. Not a good sign. I will not get my quilts for two of the California nieces and nephew finished. I was hoping to be able to sew up until July 25th but I've been told that I'll be stopping far sooner than that-- like around mid-July. Certainly not enough time to finish everything that's still not finished sooooo, I'll be sending some gifts by U.S.P.S. come Christmas time!! Oh, well-- I had good intentions. At least I get to save one from being shipped-- its for the San Diego niece and she can take it back with her the next time that she's up here (she just can't open it until Christmas!).
Brian also asked me when I thought I'd be ready to give up my computer-- yeesh!! What'll I do with myself at night??? Oh, yeah, there's always crocheting, eh? (I've just gotta remember not to pack the yarn!!) After the July 15 (which is when I pay the bills for the month), we will be shutting my computer down-- not a problem. I'll still be able to get email through my work laptop so emailing me after that time won't be a problem (but I'll remind you of that more later).
First Contact . . . Again
So far, my contact with the realtor has been on her cell phone, while she's driving which makes me very nervous: "No, please-- don't write this down!!" Our conversations have been minimalistic and not very in-depth-- mostly how-do-you-dos and such. Today, I called her at her office and finally was able to have a lengthy conversation about our wants and needs and confirming our appointment with her. I feel better (again) already!!
I will be grateful to have this part of the "adventure" settled, indeed-- it really will be nice to know where we're going to live!!.
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Yawning has started again . . . I've gotta feeling that'll be my life for the next few weeks. Take care, thanks for coming by and have a nice evening!
Monday, June 24, 2002Poor Baby!!
Well, we did it again: we found a new way to torture Sally over the weekend! Brian gave her a "haircut" which ended up looking alot like a shearing. She's cute but that could be the "Mommy" in me. The "before" picture is on the left and the "after" picture on the right-- judge for yourself.
Out of the kindness of my heart, I gave her a chance to sound off over on her page, along with including more pictures over there so that'll make her calm down a bit (I hope).
More Goodbyes
Okay, maybe I wasn't updating here but I was updating someplace!! First, I updated (finally) the pictures from Orinda and the park and the kids for the "Saying Goodbye to California" page. Its amazing the things you take for granted until you're gone, eh? We don't see Alex and Robbie nearly as often as we should and now, after we move, we won't see them very often at all! The same with our niece in San Diego-- Dani-- we're really going to miss them!!
Legalities
I printed off the Durable Powers of Attorney for Finances, Healthcare Directives, Final Arrangements and Will documents for each of us last night. Tonight, I have to organize the instructions and the documents, including marking the pages for execution, so that we can get them signed at some point this week. It has been interesting (and spooky) to be preparing these documents. Weird in a variety of ways, let me tell ya!!
Pack-Rat??
The packing has begun-- Brian is, as I write this, out in the garage packing it up for moving. I need to go out and help him pack my crafts area. Its a good thing he's so organized-- one of us has to be, eh?
That said, I've gotta get going to help him so I'm gonna sign off here-- have fun running around to the different areas (Goodbye and Sally) that have been updated in the last few days. There's one more I owe you for my quilting but I don't have time tonight.
Thanks for stopping by and have a good evening!
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