We Got The Apartment!

OMG - we will have some place to live after all! Babe heard back from Zack today - YEE HAA! I've been praying that God will help us find somewhere to live - where ever he wanted was just fine - just show us where to look, Lord! YES! TOUCHDOWN!

I took a nap and asked my wife to wake me up when she got home from work. She was so excited that we got the apartment, "Honey Doodles..., wake up Honey, up, up, up!" As she is kissing on my toes (We call them little ladies! She calls mine, little painted ladies!) while I'm sleeping.

I peer out from underneath the covers, "What? What! Good job babe - I'm so proud of you!" (I sleep all of the way underneath the covers, head and all!)

"Remember - they will have things for you to do during the day if you feel good enough! There is a large fishing pond, a work out room, a huge walking trail, and plenty of wooded shady areas that you can play with your pitch back thingy. Yes..., two pools, plenty of kids to play with and..., and..., and...." She knows her wife needs to play in order to be a happy camper; the child that needs to play never grew up, so to speak.

I start giggling and wiggling my little painted ladies at her since she is speaking directly to them and not me! "I love you so much, babe! Thank you for finding this place with plenty of things to keep me occupied! Thank you for loving me sooooo much!" Sitting up, stretching, yawning and then beginning to grin. "Hmm..., how much was the deposit? When can we move? What all did Zack say? How much is the rent again?"

Anyway, the power went out this morning around 4:00 A.M. - Yep..., just our house! Fixed Babe's breakfast and lunch by candle light - was quite interesting. I told her I was not accountable for how much mayo I put on her sandwich since I couldn't really see what I was doing. Turns out a raccoon took the power out - yes..., we have raccoons all over the place - on our front porch in the mornings (they are adorable!) Unfortunately, K., found a baby raccoon out by her car this afternoon - yep..., got fried on the power line. Poor little fella! So, Babe and I went out with a shovel and scooped his little body up, took him over to the abandoned school (where they live) and put him in the grass. Looks like he fell from the tree where the power pole is, took a nose dive into the power lines and.... The skin was all burnt off his little nose and around that area - damn..., I feel sorry for him.

Some mornings, when Babe leaves for work, there are four our five raccoons on the porch. Two parents and their little ones - so, so, adorable. We stand at the front door (its an eight foot, glass door) and they stand up on their hind legs and we all just stare at each other! If you haven't ever seen one, up close and personal, they are just cute as hell! So are armadillos and opossums - I know - I'm sick if I think they are cute. Hey..., pigs are so much fun - they actually love to be petted! So..., I love animals..., should have been a pig farmer, I suppose! So are lemurs - crawl and hang all over you - absolutely fun, fun, and more fun!

Blue Denim - Stevie Nicks (So..., I'm going away for a little while to remember how to feel!)

Got some packing done - books, books, books, clothes, office desk and computer software. Went through drawer after drawer and pitched all sorts of stuff. Babe has pills, peppermints, gum, change, pens and hair ties in each and every drawer in this house. I swear - she is such a wild, pocket emptying woman! The first time I saw her empty her pockets out (before we were dating) I should have know she was a lesbian - a spark plug, change for pop, aspirin, keys, a socket for a wrench and a pack of gum. All of that came out of just one pocket in her jeans!!! LOL - my gay-dar has never worked - not once! I am such a twit! However, in all fairness, I have to say that I have some type of tool..., okay..., tools, in every room in this house. Remember I was restoring this 80 year old beauty, so there are drills, sanders, nail punches, wood putty, etc..., everywhere! I should post a picture of one of the stained glass windows I made - worked my ass off on them.

We washed and groomed the dogs - Jolie and Sophie today. While I love animals - I don't like dogs at all. They are my wife's and children's dogs. I can't do the dog poop thing what so ever - I'll puke right there in the yard. Been there done that! Jolie is going to visit one of M.'s friend's house tomorrow for a trial run to see if they want to adopt her. She is a very nervous dog - looks like a large collie - like Lassie. You have to let her wear herself out completely before you can bathe her. Sophie, just stands there and looks intently at you while you get her wet, soap her up and then rinse her off. Two completely different personalities.

So..., babe is on call this week at work. That means countless trips to work and back - anytime of the day or night. The compensation for being on call doesn't even come close to the money she spends on gas driving the 1 1/2 hour round trip that it takes to get there. Hence..., move into an apartment that is 12 miles from her work! YES YES YES Oh..., and she got a wink, wink, nudge, nudge from the manager in another department for a job opening. This position would be in Quality Assurance and would be another promotion for her!!! I'm so proud of my wife - she definitely has found her niche! I love being Babe's wife - I can't imagine being married to anyone else - ever. I wouldn't trade her for anything or anyone - nope..., I'm here for the duration, folks!

Hmm..., the IBS is in full swing - still loosing weight unfortunately. Hopefully, it will calm down soon and I can eat something and keep it down. I managed to eat a whole piece of pizza the other day for dinner - how pathetic is that? One piece - and I'm full. Oh well, not much I can do about the IBS at this point. PUT ZELNORM BACK ON THE MARKET! PLEASE!!!