Caught Up - sort of

OK, I went through and copied and pasted the entries from my other blog into this one. Everything between "Souvenir" (with the kitten) and "Not quite a year" (where I tell it has not quite been a year since I posted) was added in. I did not post any of the entries where I say that yahoo 360 blog feature sucks or it was giving me headaches. However, the hassles I experienced in simply going to old posts to copy them make me think coming back to blogger might be a good idea.

It's not like anyone cares. No one reads this.

Have a great day!

Well, not quite a year

Didn't quite make it to the 1 year point between posts. I'll have to try harder next time.

There are lots of things to relate, many of which I covered in another blog (don't feel betrayed. I know no one reads this blog anyway.) I'll see if I can transfer over what is there to what is here. Maybe. Later. Right now I have things to do.

We have moved. The cat has grown. We still home school. I am not taking classes right now. Tada! You are up to date! Just kidding, but really, I don't want to bring this blog current right now. Later. Maybe.

House Ahoy!

Well, we have not closed yet, but we have been notified that that is pretty much a formality (my paraphrasing) so WOOT! WOOHOO!

We are kicking the moving into high gear starting tomorrow and renting a truck probably next Saturday to get the deal done. Yay!

I am not all that pleased to lose my anniversary to a move, but DH says we can have a make up anniversary later. You better believe I will hold him to it.

What an anniversary present! A house! Yay!

Turning the Other Cheek

For the last couple of days I have been musing on what I believe (and do not believe) in my spiritual life. I am a Christian. That much is certain. I was raised as a Southern Baptist, but I find some of the teachings (or lack thereof) there to be not my own belief. Much of it is what I believe is trivial, piddly stuff. (not that trivial piddly stuff hasn't created schisms among denominations in the past) There are things I believe that are much more in line with other Christian denominations and even Judaism. I try to use the Bible as the final authority on what to believe and what not to believe.

I am having one bit of trouble just now. If you have an opinion, please share it intelligently and without vitriol. Be prepared to back it up with scripture references, or well, you are just spouting off then, aren't you...

Anyway, here goes...

How does one justify Jesus' teaching of "turn the other cheek" with the (one's own, that it, MY own) belief that there are some things which must be fought for?

Now, there was the rage at the temple...Is "fighting back" to be reserved for blasphemy?
What about self defense? Self defense seems contrary to turning the other cheek. Does that mean we have to take abuse?
What about defending the week and abused others? Must we stand by and watch others being hurt, telling them to "turn the other cheek"?

The Old Testament is pretty full of people standing up for God and for themselves (and not), but as a Christian, how do I fit the teachings of Christ on the matter into my own beliefs. Are there other teachings of Christ that have bearing? I am not a scripture scholar (maybe I should have been. It would serve me better than having to read Homer repeatedly as a Classics major.) What does Paul have to say?

I will do some of my own research, but part of that is to consult trusted sources. You might as well be one of those until you prove otherwise.

Where's the fun in that?

So, I am starting a game for DH and setting it in Baldur's Gate (maybe) and I want a map. Can't find one online, but DB has the old video game. maybe there is a map in there. We load Baldur's Gate onto the computer and instead of looking for a map, of course, I start to play. I generally don't do computerized role playing games, but it starts out interesting and I learn the ropes in the free area, introduction, nothing can kill you here place. Fun. Then I move out of that and promptly get killed. Or as DH said...

"Aha! Into the great Wild! Ack! A wolf!" *gurgle* *scream* *twitch*

The next day went a little better. I did make it to the next town. Two or three times even, since I kept dying in said town. All together, I am a little reconfirmed in my belief that computer RPGs are not for me. I told DH that the game was pretty pointless and things just keep coming out to kill me. He said maybe I should try Spyro or Super Monkeyball. Haha, very funny. Maybe I will just limit his DVD collection to Rated G.

Anyhoo, I will probably be sticking to puzzle games.

Yada yada

Sorry the blog has be so quiet lately. We have been moving stuff over to the new house DESPITE not having closed yet. (I know, I know...) The seller said that if we were certain we would be getting the mortgage, he was ok with us moving some stuff over. DH says he is certain we will be approved, so we schlep boxes across town. Nothing huge, nothing that can't be moved out again if the worst should happen, nothing nailed to the walls...I think we're good. It will definitely help having gotten a head start once the approval does come in and we only have a couple of weeks to get out by the end of the month.

No Panic

DH said that as far as he could tell, after talking with the Churchill Mortgage
guy, we are almost definitely getting the loan. So, about 90% done with house shopping then.

We took Mom by to show her the place. She had been there when it was DH's office, but only just to pop in and pick him up one time a long time ago. It looks very different now without all the computer desks, etc. I took some pictures to show interested parties over the net, like you and people I know from forums and old friends in Alabama, etc.

If all goes well we should be moving in early April.

Supper is HARD

So, well, breakfast I can handle. The hardest part is MAKING myself eat it. Lunch I can do. Supper is hard. We don't have many yummy, all-of-us recipes that are actually healthy. And if we take short cuts, I fall WAY OFF the eating plan. Restaurants need to just bee off limits for a while. Even drive through. And chili and BBQ as well. I think I will start cutting myself a slice of roast before I cut up the meat to make BBQ, IF I make BBQ again.

I have to work on getting things back on track. The easiest days seem to be the weekdays where I am alone with the girls. I would have thought those would be the hardest, not having DH here to "police" me. (as if he would) Once I get evenings down better, and the weekdays flow like automatic pilot, the weekends should come along.

I will try to do what I can before we move. During the move will be harder, but not impossible. After the move I will be cracking down hard.

Offer MADE and ACCEPTED

The appraisal came back a little over what we could pay, but the owner accepted a lower offer. We could be moving very soon. We need to get the mortgage and then we're in. I love it!

5 bedrooms, 2.5 bath, 2 story, 2 car garage, family room, living room, dining room, huge picture windows, 1 acre yard with lovely old trees and room to play, only 2 miles from DH's office

I'll keep you up to date.

(Pray that the bankers won't be buttheads.)

Weight Loss

Today I am serious.

I will make a go of getting healthy. I have eaten well. I have exercised. I have even drank healthy beverages and had healthy snacks.

I feel hungry right now. I am going to get water.

Getting Better

From reading online about the symptoms and this years hardest hit areas, I have come to the conclusion that we have had the flu this past week. I am so glad it is almost over. We still have some coughing going on, but nothing at all like it was.

I can breathe through my nose. I love breathing through my nose. I don't give it much attention until the ability is no longer mine.

House Chosen

We have picked out a great house for us. DH is dragging his feet. I think he is nervous about making such a drastic step. I am hoping we can be out of here within the month, but we'll have to wait and see. I'll post some pics of the place once it is ours (fingers crossed)

House Hunting

We found a really great house. It is big enough for us and then some and it isn't too expensive. We should find out in a few days whether we will get the financing. I really hope so. We could be moving in March. How exciting! (I hope I am not sick then.)

Sick Sick Sick

I am sick. I hate being sick. I hate running out of tissues when I am sick. I hate when the rest of the family is sick.

My head and chest and throat hurt. I hate being sick.

The House might SELL

Well, I got home from the Poetry Reading (see below) at about 4pm. There was a message on the machine form the realtor basically saying, "It is 12:30. I am coming by to show the house at 1."

At least by the time I found out there was no reason for me to panic, I had already missed it, lol.

I called her to find out if everything had gone ok and to find out if showing a house twice in a week was a good sign that it would sell quickly.

She said:
1. She has shown the house 3 times.
2. The house has been fine, I should not panic about how it looks, especially since...
3. The people who saw it today told her they were going to go to the bank to find out if they could get the money.

She said they realize we have rights and we aren't going to be kicked out too soon. Still, it is a good thing we already started preparing and planning. This could have hit hard if I had just buried my head in the sand and thought that since the market is so bad that the house would just not sell.

Good thing I made the bed this morning!

Poetry Reading II

The Poetry Reading went very well. The girls were great. They had a lot of fun. Everyone who was there went to the park after and all the kids had a blast. It was nice for me to get a chance to talk to my friends (I do like the other parents in our group.)

Poetry Reading

Our homeschool group (PEAK - OHN) is having a Poetry Reading this afternoon at the Library Auditorium. I would rather stay here and clean clothes. I am feeling hermitish and I have A LOT of laundry to do. BUT, I will suck it up and go, especially since I planned it.

House-showing yesterday

If you are wondering why I haven't posted in a while. (I don't think anyone was. No one reads this blog but me.) I had a call from the realtor Monday afternoon to let me know that someone wanted to see the house Tuesday morning at 10. So, I have been cleaning like a mad woman and trying to at least only moderate slobs live here instead of rip-roaring MEGA SLOBS. I think I managed that.

We stuffed all of the dirty laundry into garbage bags and put them in the SUV, lol. Mostly it was the girls' clothes. Today and tomorrow as I am washing them all I am going to make sure that about half (maybe more) go to charity, or friends, or family, or ANYONE who wants them that is not one of my daughters.

DD9 suggested that to make it easier next time someone wants to see the house we should try to keep is as clean as possible in between showings. Brilliant! Why didn't I think of that?

Coffee

In an attempt to staunch the flow of caffeine and sugar into my body I have decided to drink more coffee.

"But, Palai, coffee has caffeine in it (the good coffee does anyway)" you say," and the way you make it it has boatloads of sugar too! How can drinking MORE coffee help lower your sugar and coffee intake?"

Oh, Silly blog reading Person, when I drink soda it is generally at slightly less than room temperature and I can down a two litre a day, maybe more, 24 oz at a time. But with coffee I take slower sips, have to let it cool, AND only drink about 4 cups (in 2 2-cup servings) a day.

And meals? I am toying with seeing if I drink less when I drink tea, or I may go to water. I could stand to be better hydrated.

Take a Deep Breath

I just watched a lady I have never seen before pound a For Sale sign into my front yard.

Well, actually, it isn't MY front yard. The front yard actually belongs to my landlady. AND apparently, she has decided to get out of the landlady business.

We are paid up until May, so I am trying not to panic. The housing market sucks right now, so I am trying not to panic. We recently paid off DH's old debts so we MIGHT be able to get a mortgage, so I am trying not to panic.

I am trying not to panic.

I am going to start seriously pitching stuff we don't need around here. But I will hold off on taking the furniture apart. For now.

Things could be worse. I won't panic.