jan jan

lame postings lately!

i am in love with the new house, new boyfriend, and new president. (not necessarily in that order.) david has been in minnesota for a few days so freda and i have been batchin' it. yesterday she was surly most of the day, staying away from me (my theory is that she was in david withdrawal) until the evening, when without warning she leapt up on the couch and achieved full cuddlage immediately. since then she's been nice to me.

i have done a few things around the house since i've had so much time alone. i've put up some pictures/paintings in the dining room. i cleaned the kitchen and unloaded the dishwasher (finally). i did some laundry. i swept the house. i guess that's it, though it felt like i did a lot more than that. 

the next play i'm going to be in is edward albee's THE GOAT. we start rehearsals at the beginning of april. last night we had auditions for the part of billy, the son. it got me excited about working on the play. it doesn't hurt that the director is very effusive about it, and his enthusiasm rubs off easily.

tomorrow is my second class at st. luke's, where i have been commissioned by a parent to put together the 5th grade play. as st. luke's is my alma mater (i went there for 4th & 5th grades), i found it difficult to refuse this job, and it doesn't hurt that the hours are minimal and the pay very good. i will meet with thirty-two fifth graders for one hour, once a week, until may. while watching TV last night, i heard the following phrase on some commercial: "kids learn by doing." i think that is very true, so i am planning to decide very soon on what we're doing and jump right in to rehearsals, teaching what i can along the way. 

president obama

i am so happy today.

the sun is shining, the air is cool, the sky is blue. i taught my first class at st. luke's this morning and it went well. and most of all, i am taking a deep clean fresh cool breath of air as i watch Barack Obama take on his role as our nation's leader.

update

on sunday i cleaned. swept. scrubbed. flushed. brushed. vacuumed.

now we're all moved in to the new house.

on monday we had a fight.

on wednesday i finally got my room set up. 

it is covered in memorabilia. it is cozy.

moved by moving

the move has gone well. there have been moments of tension, but overall the smoothness factor is not unimpressive. 

even though i have moved greater distances in my life, this feels like the biggest move i've ever made. one reason is, i've accumulated a lot more stuff these past 5 years. but i think the more significant reason is that i'm moving in with david. 

after writing that last statement i sat here looking around at the living room. there are still boxes everywhere. i can hear the new chimes ringing on the front porch (thanks fran). i'm sitting on the new couch we bought and freda is next to me. 

today we are going to my old apartment and we will clear it out completely. i have been going there the last three days and chipping away at the stuff remaining; now there's just part of the kitchen to transport, and two large shelving units that have already been emptied.