Today for my Imaginary Vacation, I'm going to sit on Deena's porch reading. We'll throw Pop-tarts at the children occasionally so they'll play quietly. Then the nanny will arrive to take care of everything, while we sneak off to have pedicures and drink alcoholic beverages. Sound OK, hon?

This was very strange: I am sitting here at the 'puter feeling badly due to the very low response rate we're getting for all the resumes we've been sending out. Suddenly the phone rings. I hop up to answer it, saying "Honey! It's a job call for you!"

It was.

Huge, enormous thanks to Gudanov for the referral for Java programmers. Headhunter lady apparently liked what DH said, so his resume will travel onwards to HR. Quick, send ~ma, so we don't have to live off our savings.

They're lovely.

Oh yeah. The true ones, with all the built-ins and the wood trim... Sigh.

ION, that reminds me, we dropped off our LAST RENT CHECK last night!!!!

Whoo hoo! That must be a great feeling.

And congratulations to Sophia on the apartment-getting!

4 times our mortgage with roughly a third of the square footage. Needless to say, we stopped considering London as an option.

Whimper. The cost really isn't news, but I so want London to be an option.

ION, that reminds me, we dropped off our LAST RENT CHECK last night!!!!

Woo Hoo!!! Go you. I hope June is nicer to you than you expect it to be.

Great news, KatieBee!

And, yay, Nora, for last rent check excitement!

Are Craftsman houses the ones you could order in kits from Sears? I'm guessing not, but that idea is lodged pretty firmly in my brain.

I thought you guys were planning to go back to MI, Aims.

We are in about 5 years. I just get really homesick sometimes. Usually when I'm pricing tickets to go back for something.

-t, my Imaginary Vacation at your house is going pretty well. You are surprised at how many boxes have been unpacked, stowed, and prettied up. It turns out we have plenty of time for sightseeing, too. Can we go throw a batch of dripping purple verbiage at Anne Rice's house?

Congratulations on the House, Nora. May there always be room for another bookshelf.

Tons and tons and tons of ~ma to you and the DH, Katie!!!

-t, my Imaginary Vacation at your house is going pretty well. You are surprised at how many boxes have been unpacked, stowed, and prettied up. It turns out we have plenty of time for sightseeing, too. Can we go throw a batch of dripping purple verbiage at Anne Rice's house?

hearts Katerina Bee SO MUCH

You betcha, Katerina. The woman moved to Kenner, can you believe it?

eta: which means we can get the 25¢ oysters, while we're at it.

Are Craftsman houses the ones you could order in kits from Sears?

Yes, they are. I'm wondering if that's where Craftsman tools came from.