Miscellaneous Daily (shall I bullet them?)

Happy Birthday Matt!

We signed a lease yesterday. Offer on the house, come on down! Tonight is our first night at the new apartment. It was a late night for the kids, but overall, I think it is already much better than the hotel. I will try to post pictures in future posts.

Found on my new bed tray:

Warning:
Do not drop. The construction of this product is not intended to withstand impact on hard surfaces.

I see duct tape in this tray’s future. For those who know my lovely quirky father, the tray is equivalent to his cutting board. Except I am not worried about overheating, I just need a surface to place a computer while in this situation. Now all I need is a butler to serve me tea and biscuits.

I managed to rearrange most of the furniture in the apartment, but I tried to start a load of laundry and just about killed myself. I can shove and pull, but not carry.

I am currently without an internet connection and am writing this in Word. It’s harder to be without internet than it is to be without phone or tv. I was able to briefly check email on an unsecured network, but it was very fleeting. My favorite activity is finding services in town and without Google I am thwarted. I am sure there is a phone book somewhere in the apartment, but it is just not the same.

We have hired a nanny until my mom’s arrival. I am always around because I have nowhere else to go and Spencer wants me when something bothers him, she is expensive and was late the first day, so at times it is awkward. But she is very nice and puts up with our situation, so overall I am happy with how things are going.

Derek and I were in the car today without children for the first time in over a month. Crazy! Then I went to the store by myself too! Usually Derek is with the kids and I feel like I have to hurry when I go to the store by myself; this time I was able to go all over the store to find what I wanted. (Actually, this was a necessity. I still cannot find my way around some of the stores down here.) It was kind of fun tooling around in the handicap cart.