It's only March and I am already sick of the Presidential Race. Quite frankly, NONE of the candidates - Republican, Democratic or Independent- appeal to me. They have no real experience to speak of in leading anything, aren't really offering any realistic solutions to our nation's problems, and seem to spend most of their time trying to put out fires in their own campaigns. It doesn't help that most of the media feeds this problem.
Not sure what to do about it at this point, but I needed to vent - there, I'm done. For now.
--Christine
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
Moving to Maryland
A new adventure begins!!
Well, it's official. We are moving to Maryland this summer. Now the fun of resigning/finding replacements/packing begins. The packing will actually be the easiest part, as the movers will do all of that. Hopefully all will go smoothly and I will be able to find a new niche. I was looking at the Aberdeen web sites, and it seems like a nice area - time will tell!
In the meantime, I am making a list of random things we need to remember to do:
1) Start throwing away the crap we never use - why should I worry about packing it if I haven't used it since the last move 3 years ago?
2) Remember to tell my magazine subscriptions at least a month ahead of time about the address change - for some reason it takes them 1-3 months for them to enter the info into the computer for the new labels...last time the post office wouldn't forward some as they classified it as "junk mail".
3) Use up the food in the fridge and pantry, or donate it to a friend - nothing worse than thinking you're all packed, not having any boxes or bags left, and then opening the fridge to see condiments and left overs.
4) Find a way to transport 3 cats who hate traveling without having a nervous breakdown - last time I gave them a sedative from the vet and flew them down one at a time during visits. This worked for one of them - Mama was happy and sleepy the whole way. Fiji was okay - mild whining and scratching. Sophie was a MESS - even with 1 1/2 pills - she spent most of the trip practically screaming and clawed herself bloody. It takes 12 hours (with no stopping) to travel to MD form GA - this should be interesting.
5) Make a CD of traveling tunes for the car ride: this will help when I hit a spot where there is no radio reception or all I can find is soothing classical music, which is not really conducive to staying awake at the wheel.
6) Pack a box of cleaning products in the car for the new place:I always end up having to go to the store for items that we already have, but are packed in who-knows-what-boxes, while we unpack.
If you have any other suggestions, please leave a comment!
Well, it's official. We are moving to Maryland this summer. Now the fun of resigning/finding replacements/packing begins. The packing will actually be the easiest part, as the movers will do all of that. Hopefully all will go smoothly and I will be able to find a new niche. I was looking at the Aberdeen web sites, and it seems like a nice area - time will tell!
In the meantime, I am making a list of random things we need to remember to do:
1) Start throwing away the crap we never use - why should I worry about packing it if I haven't used it since the last move 3 years ago?
2) Remember to tell my magazine subscriptions at least a month ahead of time about the address change - for some reason it takes them 1-3 months for them to enter the info into the computer for the new labels...last time the post office wouldn't forward some as they classified it as "junk mail".
3) Use up the food in the fridge and pantry, or donate it to a friend - nothing worse than thinking you're all packed, not having any boxes or bags left, and then opening the fridge to see condiments and left overs.
4) Find a way to transport 3 cats who hate traveling without having a nervous breakdown - last time I gave them a sedative from the vet and flew them down one at a time during visits. This worked for one of them - Mama was happy and sleepy the whole way. Fiji was okay - mild whining and scratching. Sophie was a MESS - even with 1 1/2 pills - she spent most of the trip practically screaming and clawed herself bloody. It takes 12 hours (with no stopping) to travel to MD form GA - this should be interesting.
5) Make a CD of traveling tunes for the car ride: this will help when I hit a spot where there is no radio reception or all I can find is soothing classical music, which is not really conducive to staying awake at the wheel.
6) Pack a box of cleaning products in the car for the new place:I always end up having to go to the store for items that we already have, but are packed in who-knows-what-boxes, while we unpack.
If you have any other suggestions, please leave a comment!
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