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We're almost completely out of the old house. Saturday will be the last day and all that's left is to get rid of some furniture we didn't want (someone on Freecycle has already claimed it) and take a couple of items to Chris' parents to be stored. Everything else in the house is to be thrown away and hopefully, we'll get a chance to do at least a little cleaning. I'd hate to leave it a complete mess for Aletha. She says she has several people interested in renting, so that's good.
Up here, well, my days are filled with housekeeping (mostly the never ending battle against pet hair), continuing unpacking and trying to cram more stuff into our storage unit. At least now more boxes aren't arriving from the old place, so as I clear the living room, it's finally really clear. The animals have adjusted ok, Sunflower least of all. She's very antsy, perhaps bored. Or maybe she wants to go "home". Mogwai and Jimi are pretty happy as long as they have a comfy place to sleep all day. I'm feeling a little lost, trying in vain to settle into a temporary place that no matter what won't feel like "home" to me while we're here. Maybe she's picking that up off of me and doing all the whining about it for me. Not that it really bothers me to be here, I'm just not used to trying to live in a space knowing that it's temporary. I feel like there's no use in settling here since we'll just turn around and uproot again. But I guess that's making me restless. We're going to look at a house or two in about an hour. Who knows, maybe we'll find something interesting. As soon as I feel like we're moved in (still have the office to unpack, or at least get in order), I'll venture out more often and get a full fledged house hunt underway. That may help me feel a little better about not being rooted somewhere for a while.
Chris seems to be enjoying his job. The atmosphere is a lot more social than Sparta was for him. I think he really likes being in that area of town as well. Too bad we can't afford a house over there. He seems to get along well with his co-workers. And I guess being able to walk to good Indian and Thai restaurants has it's benefits as well.
I still haven't found a doctor, but without any information on our benefits yet (which should be in effect, but we have no cards or anything to show it), it's difficult to do that. I'm at week 20. It's important for me to find a doctor very soon. I should have been able to find out the baby's gender this week. Unfortunately, when Chris started, not only had his boss just left for a 2 week vacation, but also the person he needed to talk to about heath benefits and such has been out. Hopefully all of that will get cleared up by the end of the week and I can get to a doctor next week. I have had a few chances though to start enjoying the pregnancy. Still not many discomforts and most people tell me I'm barely showing, especially for as far along as I am. I'm hoping that's just a benefit of my height and not an indication that I'm not gaining enough weight. I just see women who are due around the same time and they're quite out there already and that briefly concerns me. Never thought I'd have any trouble gaining weight, but it could be all the extra activity lately. Baby seems fine though. I feel faint little kicks every night as I'm lounging after dinner or relaxing in bed. Almost like clockwork as I unwind for the day.
My mother-in-law came up on Monday to buy me a bunch of maternity clothes. I feel bad, but she loves doing these things and I think her feelings get hurt when someone doesn't want her to. We went to Kohl's in Cool Springs and really did well for what she spent. Pretty much an entire wardrobe, and she kept prodding to go to more stores. I declined though. I was tired, felt she had spent enough money already and honestly didn't think I'd need any more clothes for the duration of my pregnancy. Until it gets cold of course. She called me yesterday morning from Target in Huntsville asking if I needed any jeans. I declined.
Well, Chris should be home soon and I still have a couple of things to do before we go look at these houses. So I better cut it short. We've done a lot in the past couple of weeks with still a lot more to come I'm sure. 2006 is not a year for rest, that much is certain.
Up here, well, my days are filled with housekeeping (mostly the never ending battle against pet hair), continuing unpacking and trying to cram more stuff into our storage unit. At least now more boxes aren't arriving from the old place, so as I clear the living room, it's finally really clear. The animals have adjusted ok, Sunflower least of all. She's very antsy, perhaps bored. Or maybe she wants to go "home". Mogwai and Jimi are pretty happy as long as they have a comfy place to sleep all day. I'm feeling a little lost, trying in vain to settle into a temporary place that no matter what won't feel like "home" to me while we're here. Maybe she's picking that up off of me and doing all the whining about it for me. Not that it really bothers me to be here, I'm just not used to trying to live in a space knowing that it's temporary. I feel like there's no use in settling here since we'll just turn around and uproot again. But I guess that's making me restless. We're going to look at a house or two in about an hour. Who knows, maybe we'll find something interesting. As soon as I feel like we're moved in (still have the office to unpack, or at least get in order), I'll venture out more often and get a full fledged house hunt underway. That may help me feel a little better about not being rooted somewhere for a while.
Chris seems to be enjoying his job. The atmosphere is a lot more social than Sparta was for him. I think he really likes being in that area of town as well. Too bad we can't afford a house over there. He seems to get along well with his co-workers. And I guess being able to walk to good Indian and Thai restaurants has it's benefits as well.
I still haven't found a doctor, but without any information on our benefits yet (which should be in effect, but we have no cards or anything to show it), it's difficult to do that. I'm at week 20. It's important for me to find a doctor very soon. I should have been able to find out the baby's gender this week. Unfortunately, when Chris started, not only had his boss just left for a 2 week vacation, but also the person he needed to talk to about heath benefits and such has been out. Hopefully all of that will get cleared up by the end of the week and I can get to a doctor next week. I have had a few chances though to start enjoying the pregnancy. Still not many discomforts and most people tell me I'm barely showing, especially for as far along as I am. I'm hoping that's just a benefit of my height and not an indication that I'm not gaining enough weight. I just see women who are due around the same time and they're quite out there already and that briefly concerns me. Never thought I'd have any trouble gaining weight, but it could be all the extra activity lately. Baby seems fine though. I feel faint little kicks every night as I'm lounging after dinner or relaxing in bed. Almost like clockwork as I unwind for the day.
My mother-in-law came up on Monday to buy me a bunch of maternity clothes. I feel bad, but she loves doing these things and I think her feelings get hurt when someone doesn't want her to. We went to Kohl's in Cool Springs and really did well for what she spent. Pretty much an entire wardrobe, and she kept prodding to go to more stores. I declined though. I was tired, felt she had spent enough money already and honestly didn't think I'd need any more clothes for the duration of my pregnancy. Until it gets cold of course. She called me yesterday morning from Target in Huntsville asking if I needed any jeans. I declined.
Well, Chris should be home soon and I still have a couple of things to do before we go look at these houses. So I better cut it short. We've done a lot in the past couple of weeks with still a lot more to come I'm sure. 2006 is not a year for rest, that much is certain.
