1. Why yes, we DO still have a lot of books! And no, Mr. Site Survey man, we aren't going to throw them away after reading them! And no, this isn't even close to all of them!
2. Marie drove over today to help with assorted packing day tasks and hang out a little bit, since it will be a while before we get to see each other again. Sniff sniff. While talking to Katherine on the phone this afternoon, we had a short (good-natured) disagreement about the color of packing tape they were using (brown vs. clear) (I was right, it is brown) (of course big sisters have to point this type of info out). Matt was in the other room; he later said that it was strange listening to the two of us, because it was like one crazy person arguing with herself—our voices are that similar. He wants to set up a blind listening test for our children to see if they can match the voice to the correct mama.
3. It took four trips to the library to get all the borrowed books back. I thought I caught the last batch yesterday, but today two more turned up; I double-checked our account online and it said I had a third book, Eloise Takes a Bawth, checked out. As I was convinced that I had already turned it in, I proceeded to head over and check the shelves for it. Sure enough, I found it; I am not proud of what happened next. I presented it to the library man who has been nothing but polite and kind over the past two years, explained the situation, got confirmation that it was in fact the book they didn't properly discharge, and then it slipped out: "BUSTED!" I said, a little too smugly. He didn't really deserve that. But, it was a case of "vindication is mine, saith the librarian's daughter." I couldn't help myself.
4. You mean I still have to drive all the way to Wyoming after the packing part is done?
5. My head almost exploded yesterday while setting up our electric/gas over the phone. The man repeated back my information (address, name, date to begin service, etc.) more than 8 times over the course of the phone call. At first I applauded his attention to detail. By the end of the fifteen minute phone call, I was ready to clunk him over the head with my phone. Incidentally, there is a $15 one-time customer service fee to set up a new account. A dollar a minute for the installation phone call, I guess. HMPH.
6. By way of contrast, it took me less than two minutes to set up our water account over the phone. And, no customer service fee.
7. Here is one of many of our active to-do lists:
Two observations: Both Matt and I are guilty of adding tasks we've already long completed to the list, just for the satisfaction of crossing them out. Also, I can't figure out why I scribbled on the list. Perhaps to represent my slowly unraveling brain capacity?
8. The oven caught fire briefly today while I had the self-cleaner running and freaked Marie out terribly. It burned itself out quickly. No burned-down house, no foul.
9. We pulled my doors down from the high storage shelf in the garage this afternoon. I need to decide what fun thing to do with them in Cheyenne. I'm ready for a new refinishing project!
10. Part Two of our four-part harebrained moving logistics scheme begins tomorrow when I say goodbye to Arlington and head back to Camp Grandma and Grandpa for a few days. Oh, how I am going to miss Arlington and metro D.C. I'm ready to be reunited with the wild monkeys, though.
