Chellisms

Durb...

That's my new word, durb. Kind of like dur but with more dumB emphasis. Durb. I have been feeling a bit durb lately, kind of in an "out of my element" funk.

Obviously Tim hasn't been the only slacker in the family as of late. There is so much going on that I haven't had a lot of time to actually sit down and write.

Hopefully I will get back on track in the next few weeks. For the time being, peruse the quick update list.

• Tim's interviews went well. He is actually considering signing on as a contractor. Just to see how he likes it in the civilian world before committing to a permanent position. He has gotten a few offers on jobs and is considering those. I am pretty sure that I am more frantic about him actually taking a job than he is.
• We went to see the inside of the townhouse that we are considering. It is very nice, 3 story, 3 bedroom + bonus room, 2 1/2 bath with just over 1900 square feet. Should be available the first part of June.
• Tay has made friends fast. I took the girls to a play date this week and it went very well. We went to her school sock hop carnival tonight, they had a great time at the dunk tank.
• No bedroom furniture yet. Durb...
• I gave a cat a bath this week. Don't ask...
• My grandfather passed away on Tuesday. He was an alcoholic and I hadn't had a lot of contact with him in the last few years. I am not going to expound on this one, I am not sure exactly what to say so I will just leave it be.
• There is a fast food restaurant here that serves tater tots. That made me laugh.
• My moms cat, Madison, has no top eyelids. He has bottom ones that roll up over his eyes. Freaks me the hell out.
• Got lost yesterday. Got to see Rainier Beach and Mercer Island.
• Bailey asks everyday if it is time to start school yet. She has kinder round up on May 4th, she cannot wait.
• I am pretty sure that we have decided that I am going to to wait to go back to work until Bai starts school.
• I owe Tammie pictures of suburbia. Will do that this weekend.

I got nothin' else. Later peeps.

Labels: back to work, Bailey, Blah Blogging, Kidlets, Me stuff, moving, Taylor, Tim

When it rains...

It fricking pours. We had our first real rainy day today. Of course it had to happen on the day that we drove 55 miles south to Bremerton. It rained so hard we had no idea what the freeway signs said. It made the drive kind of interesting.

When we moved from California we got rid of our bedroom set. Mattress, bed frame, dressers, the whole works. At this point we have nothing for our room. We drove to Bremerton hoping that we might find furniture that we could buy now and put in storage until our house was ready. It was a bust.

Speaking of houses, I think we found one. Not ready to share particulars quite yet, I don't want to jinx anything. I don't want to seem overanxious but I want this place.

I should probably back up and tell you that the job hunt is going well. Tim has gotten a few different offers after posting his resume just this past week. He has 2 interviews on Wednesday. More on that later, I don't want to jinx that either.

Ugh, off tomorrow to look at more furniture.

Wish me luck, I think I might need it.

Labels: back to work, moving, shopping, Tim

Welcome to suburbia!

All I can say is wow. I feel like we live on Wisteria Lane.

This is the first time that we have lived in an area where there were parents our own age. This is also the most suburban area we have ever lived in. This friggin rocks!

I met one of the other first grade moms Monday afternoon as we were waiting for our girls at the bus stop. She seemed nice enough but we only had a short conversation. Tim has taken Tay to the bus stop alone the last 2 days and he has met more of the neighborhood and has made tons of connections.

The first mom I met sent Tim the info for where they have their kids in gymnastics. I also got invited to start walking with them. Tim talked to one of the dads about looking for a job, and today the dad told him that his wife's law firm has openings for an IT guy. How awesome is that?

I love this neighborhood.

One of us had better hurry up and get a job so we can afford to live here.

Labels: back to work, Kidlets, moving, Tim

My husband, the slacker

The man is in serious slacker mode.

He hasn't shaved since the 9th.

He is obsessed with the airport channel. They have a cable TV station that broadcasts nothing but a real time image of Sea-Tac airport. No sound. Not even runway footage. Just the darn airport.

He got into a hissing match with the cat yesterday. I think the cat may have won.

He is sitting downstairs watching the E! channel. He even turned to it, not me.

He is trying new sodas like a fine wine connoisseur.

He has gone into geek mode as well and is attached at the fingertips to his laptop.

Oh well, he isn't officially unemployed until April 29th. He deserves a break.

Labels: Tim

Quick Update

Where to start?

Moving to a new place is always hard. We are all freezing our tooties off. Supposedly they are right in the middle of a heatwave, meaning it gets up to about 48 or so in the afternoons. I must still have thin Hawaiian blood because that seems damn cold to me.

The girls are doing great. Tay starts school on Monday. We have bad timing though, her new school is on minimum days next week for parent teacher conferences. Bai has been busy terrorizing the cats, she just knows they really want her to pet them all of the time. The cats freak her out because they like to get in the shower with you.

The job search begins next week. I did a brief phone interview on Friday but I am not sure how it went, we were in the middle of packing and I was slightly stressed. I hope to hear back within the next week or so. Tim also has a couple of leads, we shall see how those pan out.

We got new cell phones yesterday. We both got Cingular 8525's. I haven't quite figured mine out yet, if you call me and I hang up on you don't take it personally. I think I e-mailed everyone with the new numbers, if I missed you pop me an e-mail and I will send it, tmtbferguson@gmail.com

We are meeting a friend tomorrow night for dinner. Imagine that, we have friends! Or 1, at least.

Labels: eating out, friends, Kidlets, moving, starting over