It's a done deal

We're moved. There have been so many aggravations about this move I'm not sure it's worth it. I can only hope so. Two of the biggest are the mail and the internet. Three doors up they have DSL. Do you think they bothered running the lines to this house for that? Of course not. We tried through our local phone company, we tried cable, we even though about going back to dial up (shudder). In the end, we got raked over the coals to sign up for satellite DSL, and in my opinion we might as well have gone back to dial up. It's not that fast. The other annoyance is the mail. We had our mail forwarded well over a week ago. Not one piece has shown up. Not one. Where the hell is it? The local office says they don't have it. The old office says they don't and since my dad was my mailman I'm pretty sure he didn't make off with it. I guess it's in limbo and if my bills don't get paid because I don't get them I should be able to make the mail people responsible. I don't think it works that way, but I can wish. Then I found out today that no one can do the click and ship to me because my address is so new it's not in the USPS system yet. Here I thought living in a brand spanking new place would be a wonderful change of pace. I guess I learned my lesson there, huh?
Now to sell the house. We had one offer, but it was ridiculously low and we turned them down. We turned down their counter offer as well because it didn't budge enough. I'm willing to deal, but I'm not willing to get screwed on the price of my house. If it's going to sell, I hope it's soon so I don't feel so pressured to start working. If it's not soon, I don't see it happening once school gets back in session. Just another gripe about this move. I am glad Katy is getting into the school band. They seem to like her and she's very much enjoying band camp. Shona and I will be up to our own devices this week as John has to be in the classroom all week setting things up and Katy is at band camp from hell (10 hours a day!). It's going to be a long month.

A View of Me

It's always eye opening to ask others to describe you. I knew it wouldn't be pretty as tired and stressed as I've been the past five years, but here goes...

Katy says:
sarcastic, strict, insomniac, crafty and bittersweet

John says:
scrapaholic, resourceful, dedicated, frantic and emotional

Shona says:
mean, nice (?!), sad, tired and hugs-a-lot

Sadly, they are all true. Maybe the next few years will be kinder to us all. :)

Blogger Challenges

Five things I like about myself. Hmph. This is a tough one:
1. My hands
2. My eyes
3. My sense of humor
4. My resilience
5. My ability to remain calm

There you have it. Some days I like myself better than others, but those days are rare.

What color crayon would I be? I think I would be blue. I love red, but it's not really who I am. I'm ocean blue, very serene and calm on the outside but deep, murky and mysterious just under the surface. Man, if I were able to lie I'd be a wonderful CIA agent. ;)
Too bad!

And for my newspaper ad advertising myself:
Tired, broken down, middle aged woman in desperate need of rest. Not picky or fussy, definitely not high maintenance. Can be very moody if lacking sleep or stressed. Runs on sweetened iced tea. Loves caramel and salty things, but please don't feed her chocolate. Mileage will depend on treatment.