sj, I'm wishing you ease~ma with all of the home angst. Can I suggest that you ditch the current real estate agent and try another one? Maybe this guy just isn't on his game?

This is actually not the real estate guy's fault. He knows we really want this place, so he has been trying to contact someone who isn't even really his client to get it for us. He really has gone above and beyond in trying to get us a place, even if he is a little scatterbrained at times. Plus, he has the nicest places on the market. We have been dealing with other agents as well as looking in the paper all along, and nothing has really panned out yet.

We're probably going to sign on the other place today so that we can give our notice today as well.

I've been reading and keeping up and sending ma~~ as needed.

Today I have no clock today . I slept late, walked down town to get coffee and bacon . still cooking bacon, plan on making pancakes - might have breakfast by noon....

Last night was another house concert - not at our house , but Matt ran sound so it was a couple of late night in a row

I just made a really good ranch dip from a Vegan Lunch Box recipe. Well, I didn't make it quite from the recipe, since I didn't have the herbs they called for, so I just threw in some stuff that I did have. The base is white beans, soy milk, and lemon juice, put through the blender. Then add some herbs (it called for dried dill, parsely, tarragon, onion powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper -- I substituted cilantro and basil for the dill and parsely), stir, and refridgerate. Takes about five minutes, tastes good, and way healthier than dressing from a bottle. I'm having it with some baby carrots and celery sticks now.

Hil, Does it taste a lot like Ranch dressing?

I love Matilda eating her toes! Love!

Sorry about the apartment stuff sj. May you find something perfect as soon as the new lease is up.

Mr. Jane made me sick! "It's just allergies." my ass!

Hil, Does it taste a lot like Ranch dressing?

Not really, though it would taste more like it if I'd used the right herbs. The background taste is definitely beans, not mayo. (Though I'm not a big fan of mayo, so that works out.) The lemon juice + soy milk does give a bit of a buttermilk flavor, though, which is nice.

Michigan Con:

No grocery delivery.

BOOO!

The 16 year old totally aced his drama final...doing a monologue from a Neil LaBute piece that makes you wanna open a vein...after some coaching from Auntie Beej. Then he introduced me as his 'neighbor.' Observe the fickle mind of the 16 year old male.

Still, except for yesterday's pushback, things have been well. His mom comes home tonight but I still have him until tomorrow. Fingers crossed that all remains well.

eta: Dilemma! I wrote about matchdude in Natter and the 16 year old ward in Bitches. Too lazy to break up the post.

Oh, and the reply from the matchdude about the riddle was very Buffistalike...

Remember, the riddle was: There are three erors in this sentance, what are they?

Lee, Kathy and myself got it right, but he responded with one more twist..."three should be spelled two." Definitely reminded me of y'all.

collapse

We emptied out the storage unit and filled the new trailer thing. Several thousand pounds worth of containers. Granted DH did 90% of the lifting, but Bobby and I helped with the pushing and pulling and balancing. The unit was on the 3rd floor. Many trips. What a task.

My poor DH. He went out at 7 this morning to do a bit of work at the office. He was relaxed and decided to drive down the beach on the way. As he headed down the final stretch a car in front of him suddenly did a u-turn and got smooshed. Car vs 350 big ass truck. Car totalled. Fortunately there was a truck driver that witnessed it and the car driver told the police that he was an idiot and never looked to see if someone was behind him. Other guy got a reckless driving ticket, and he has insurance. No one was hurt.

But my poor sweety. He loves his truck so much. It is his new baby and now it is damaged. He was crushed. (I had to get out of bed and go console him at the scene) Fender, headlight, quarter panel. And he is leaving to drive to Dallas on Wednesday pulling the trailer. A neighbor pulled out the bumper so he could turn the wheel. Now if the body shop people can get a headlight to stay put he will be able to drive it and deal with the actual repair when he gets back.

He's outside now playing basketball with my son. I don't know where he gets the energy. I'm ready for a nap.

Observe the fickle mind of the 16 year old male.

Just observe from a safe distance. Trying to make sense of them can only lead to madness.

Yay for matchdude. Internet didn't exist the last time I dated so that wasn't an option. I honestly don't know if I would have gone that route.

Oh, my hair is too short to put in a pony tale for the sweat inducing labor so I put it in pigtails. DH and GF have declared it my one true hairstyle.