Moving Along

Well, folks, we're moving along. We finished the downstairs bath, and the laundry room, and I've finally stripped every last bit of glue and paper (two layers!) from the office walls. We're nearly done with my craft room and the bedroom downstairs. I have to do some heavy cleaning, and Ryan has a few more outlets/switches to change out, but we're in the home stretch. The realtor is coming next week when we get back from D.C., and then it's full-on showing time. Should be interesting taking three dogs and three kids out and about while the house is being shown. I'm still not sure how the big girls (Jaka and Lily) are going to respond to a 13 hour car trip. Of course, I don't know that they'd handle flying any better. Perhaps hardest of all will be our weeklong "vacation"/house hunting trip in July -- mom will look after them, but they will have to stay in their kennel during showings, and that makes me nervous. It would be ideal if mom could watch them at her house, but our three plus her two makes for dog overload.

So, I'm playing Esther in the same small showcase for which I am directing (there are 6 scenes total; I'm directing three of them). I never thought that I would have the opportunity to play a Jewish woman from New York City, but it just shows to go ya that you never know what roles life might bring you! ;-) And, who knows when the next show will be -- I have other interests that are emerging. I'm trying to decide what to do about the journalism degree that I began last semester. Mostly, though, I think that I want to concentrate on the boys and writing. At any rate, it will take some time to get into the groove in a new place, and who knows when we'll actually get there -- the housing market is pretty slow right now.


I'm optimistic, but too busy and tired to be jump up and down excited.