What a difference carpet can make...

So we moved in. Yay! Or so you would think. We ran out of time and had to move last weekend. Kobe really does not seem to mind as much as we thought he would. I mean he really was pissed day one and then he resigned himself to the fact. Now he is really curious and wants to explore the house. We are keeping him in the master bed room until the house is finished. That's right, we are waiting for the house to be finished. The carpet I ordered two months ago still has not arrived. We have had several delivery dates all of which have been pushed back. It is odd, but carpet really makes a big difference in a house feeling like home. Imagine if you will, waking up to go to the bathroom and shuffling across cold unfinished wood. How homey! This weekend the guy at Home Depot claimed our carpet has been shipped by truck from the DuPont factory. I will believe it when I see it.

Kobe is moving!

So I am the most neglectful blogger ever. Well nobody is actually surprised by that, but I still feel totally lame.
Our little family has been incredibly busy. Kobe does not know it yet, but we are moving. This is all very exciting and overwhelming.
We thought it would be nice to do some quick and easy upgrades before we move in. Well let me advice against this, if ever you consider it. I have learned as all those before me that it is never quick or easy. The remodel as it has become is a living, breathing monster feeding off our bank account and lives. Right now it is getting walls again downstairs, only a week later than planned. At least they are finally finished tearing them out (I hope).
The upside is that the entire downstairs will be completely new when we are finished. The many unfortunate discoveries (rotted wood, mold, bad wiring, leaking windows, etc.) will have been fixed. Also, we will have new floors, crown molding, new base boards, new bathroom fixtures (all 3), totally remodeled bath downstairs, new fireplace, and remodeled stairs.
Kobe and I are keeping up the apartment while Rob monitors and works on the house. We are hoping to be done this weekend or early next week, but who knows.

Self Proclaimed Queen of Procrastination

So I have this huge essay exam in lees than a month. The results of which determine whether or not I receive my Master's Degree. Any typical person would have been studying since they got the questions in January. Well not me. I have not even started. Every day when I get home, I tell myself it is time to start studying. Then I find something else to do.

"SICK"

I woke up this morning feeling awful. My tummy was totally upset and I will spare you the details. Though I never call in sick to work, I decided this was as good a time as any. It's funny though cuz as I lay here in bed at noon, I realize I feel totally fine. Sometimes I wonder if it's totally psychosomatic. Maybe it was a mental health day I needed. I have had the roughest month with four heavy duty IEPs. Yesterday was a nightmare. The school secretaries and I were sure there was a full moon, although I never verified that theory.
Even though I was totally sick when I called in this morning, I kind of feel like I am playing hooky. It actually feels really nice. I have gotten some paperwork done, while lying in bed and watching a movie. I am beginning to think I might deserve a mental health day once a month. Is that excessive? I have over a months worth of sick time, maybe I'll start using some of it.

Kobe Snacks!

I am officially changing my name to Kobe Snacks. The sisters will realize this means my Satan cat is trying to eat me as a snack. That's right. There are teeth marks in my thigh. Kobe is usually a rambunctious and slightly vicious kitten. Since Rob was gone last weekend though, he has been seriously angry. I think he might really be trying to take a chunk of flesh.

It's totally weird because all weekend he was totally a snuggle kitten. Now that Rob is home, he is a monster baby. Of course he is not actually attacking Rob in the same way. How is that fair? Why am I being punished for Rob's going out of town?

Pride and Prejudice

Most of you know of my Jane Austin/period piece obsession. Seeing as how I have been abandoned for the weekend, I am devoting today to Pride and Prejudice. Right now I am watching the A&E version with Collin Ferth. Next I will watch the Kyra Knightly version. I have also been rereading the book. I have yet to find a copy of the version made in the 1930s on DVD even though I know it exists.
There is just something amazing about this story. I love the whole Darcy Elizabeth courtship. I don't know if it is the way she dislikes him so much and then realizes she has been lying to herself or how they manage to marry for love despite the world they live in. Either way I love this story and intend to overindulge myself on it all day.

I've got the cold!

You know when everyone around you has that awful cold. 7 out of 9 of my students and most of my colleagues have that cold. I was doing so well fighting it off. Or so I thought. Now I have the cold. I hate when that happens. The only good part is that for once Rob actually spent the whole weekend at home with me in bed or on the couch watching movies. Yes that's right. Rob watched five movies with me this weekend. They were even the cheesy tween movies like Cinderella Story and Juno. Now, he did make fun of them through the entire movie, but he stayed with me and watched them. I think that is the best medicine ever.