Happy Birthday to me. I’m 27 and celebrating by skipping class this morning.
My sister actually showed up last night to pack a bunch of her stuff. Her room looks a lot emptier now.
Mine also looks empty cuz I’ve moved all the boxes into the living room. All the easy stuff is packed now. Bummer. My bookshelves are empty - it feels lonely.
Good morning, alla y’alls! I had a great night’s sleep, finally! Yay me! Bear has settled in nicely and slept right next to Himself all night without needing to chew a bone for comfort, I only had to get up once at 0400 to let Stiggs out, which is normal so it doesn’t really wake me up, then popped my eyes open at eight without being woken up by anything! Hooray! Pratchett tried to get me up by snurfing my nose, leecking the headboard and just wandering around but he was unsuccessful, pbblth…
I turned off the flash on the camera and got some non-scary non-laser face pics of Bear. He’s totally enjoying all the exercise, having a doggie playmate and is incredibly good at forcing Himself to play with him instead of doing, well, anything else. We had guests over last night, including a ten year old, and he was totally cool with it, a little hesitant and headshy at first but not nippy or spastic. I’m quite sure we scored a treasure pup here, but then again we’ve had incredible luck with our critters–I’m almost beginning to suspect we might be good judges of animal character or something…
The movers will be here next Monday to pack everything up and then I leave on the Decemebr 1st. Mr ems is staying in CA which is the bad part of the move. But it is a good career move for me and we will make it work for the next couple of years. Faaab-u-lous vacations etc
I had to upgrade my wardrobe for the new job - suits and heels from jeans and T-shirts so I have all that to sort through…which I should be doing now intead of playing on the dope and Facebook!
Grandma sounded like she was in good spirits when I talked to her yesterday. She’s very very tired though and sleeping much of the time. Which is good as it lets her body heal. She expects to be out of the hospital by Friday. I’m sure she’s just worn out in general. It can’t be easy to raise an active 10 yo at 70.
Spiffy dog, Smarty
What happened to Nelly, Doggio? Critter better get home soon!
We want pictures of Paris, mmmm. It is awful that you must leave Mr. Ems. IIRC, you had a long distance relationship before being married, right?
*flurries+
+small flurries§
§for about five minutes†
†and the flakes melted as soon as they hit something solid‡
‡but that still counts as snow down hyar.
Why can’t I get an answer from the housing department about when the applications for the dorms are going to be up? I actually called and the lady that answered thought last semester was next semester. Next semester starts in January! That would be 09! Grarrgh.
For the record, my sister is a pain in the patoot! I suggested to my sibs and my mom that we do the Yankee gift exchange with $10 gifts. Everyone agreed except for one sis. She’s already done her shopping. It’s the middle of November and she’s all bent out of shape because I didn’t make this suggestion sooner. :rolleyes: sheesh!
I drove home thru flurries, but they ended as quickly as they started. It’s very cold here - not even 40F, and very windy today. I need to find my hat and gloves - a fleece jacket isn’t enough.
Supper is in the oven - poke and N.O.T. casserole. Dining room is put back together. And I think I better go downstairs and get the sheers out of the dryer and get them hung back up. Two rooms done, 2 more to go. Maybe 3 or 4 to go. We shall see how it goes.
Hai everybody! Training sucks, my brain hurts, and I’m so very glad that I’ve only got one more day to go before it’s over and I can return to my regularly scheduled duties (with plenty of SDMB breaks throughout the day, of course)
N.O.T is Not Our Taters. Anything potato, pretty much. Last night I had N.O.T. tots, for example.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYGER!
I am now officially fostering a kitteh! Fostering just because I want to give things a bit of time before I decide if I actually want to adopt her, given that I live in a tiny place and want to make sure we get on well before everything is official. I’ve tried to get a few pictures but she’s still in exploration mode, so the best one is on the shelter site. I am apparently link-impaired today so just search for the Animal Shelter of the Wood River Valley and go to the cat link and scroll down to the bottom. Her current name (which will change if I have anything to say about it) is Yum Yum and she’s a little blue-point Siamese. She’s very sweet, and so far has been very quiet (which is something weird with a Siamese!).
I will try to get more pics once she’s settled down someplace. Moving cats don’t photograph well.
Hint from the bit of fostering I’ve done - check and make sure there’s no hidden spots she can sneak into - like under the stove. :eek:
And don’t let her get bad habits like going on the counters or drinking from your glass. My sister did that and it’s almost impossible to untrain them. Oh! And make sure she gets used to all sorts of people - all my sister’s cats were afraid of strangers.
And so you’re a big man, eh? More to love! 
We had guests over last night, including a ten year old, and he was totally cool with it, a little hesitant and headshy at first but not nippy or spastic. I’m quite sure we scored a treasure pup here, but then again we’ve had incredible luck with our critters–I’m almost beginning to suspect we might be good judges of animal character or something…
Sorry you’re facing a long-distance relationship again… But sounds like it’s worth it professionally 
