Not homeless yet...

So sometime during late winter, I forget exactly when now, but probably sometime in February-ish, Amy came to crash with me for a while. Her LG&E had literally eaten her out of house and home, and she was cold. So I finally convinced her to come crash until things improved. It just so happened that Amy liked being here. It also just so happened that I liked having her around. And so, a partnership began. Amy and I have always had a lot in common, and our most recent and pressing commonality was a need for a new home with more space, at a lesser price than we were currently paying. And so it came to pass that Lori and Amy embarked upon a journey to become permanent roommates. One might think that this would be an easy journey. Read the classifieds, call the leasers, rent the apt. However, Amy and I both have pretty good apartments. We want better. And we're merging two homes full of "stuff". We need bigger. However, we must keep in mind that our primary goal is "cheaper".

It is now mid-May. We still have not found a home that meets all of our qualifications. I will admit, "searching" for a home can be a relative term. If we drive around getting phone numbers for two hours, yet don't call the numbers, we are not being very productive after all. But since we're currently paying two rents, it is seeming more and more critical that we find a place soonish. So Amy and I spent the better part of today (ok, 3 hours) searching for a new place to call home. We actually found one that we like, and we did put in an application for it. However, there was a couple there at the same time who also put in an application for it. Best case scenario, even if we do get the house, we still have to do some research on what the utilities run before we commit. So...this is a tedious process which is taking far longer than either of us had anticipated. I sincerely hope, though, that within the next month or so, I will be posting pictures of our new abode.

And that's the story of how Lori and Amy are becoming more than just friends, but also roommates.

Not to be left behind...

I decided to go on and join the 21st century and create a blog. All the cool kids are doing it. I'm typically the last to join in any technical revolution, so I thought I should hurry before this one is over.
According to my limited understanding and viewing of other blogs, I think this is the area where I'm supposed to do like a "Dear Diary" or "Things I Did Today". I still have my first diary hidden away somewhere, so I'm fairly certain that one isn't necessary here. I'll just go more with the "Things I'm Thinking/Doing Lately" type of blog. Be warned. My thoughts and actions are often scary. Don't delve too deeply here if you're faint of spirit or prone to heart attack.

With all of that disclaimer business aside, I'll carry on to the actual business of the day.

Due to the fact that we can't ship any of my rotten Pre-K children off to school until the fall, and the fact that we just keep bringing younger children into the center, our school is beginning to swell and feel a bit overrun. Therefore, in order to even some things out, my off day has been changed from Fridays to Mondays. I'm totally fine with that, as I do get to keep my 4 day work week, and it still gives me 3 day weekends. I really have no room to complain about that at all. The boss woman admitted that the original plan was to take my day off away from me completely, but that she feared I would quit if she did. Then she asked point blank if I planned on staying. I was honest. Not really. I'm not sure when, but I just can't stay at that job forever. I've become fairly certain that there will be NO room for growth in my current job unless someone dies. Not likely, as the management crew is close to my age. So...I'm now considering looking into a career in Human Resources. The investigative work has just begun, but I'm not sure there are as many jobs out there for HR as I had originally assumed. I'll keep you posted on this possible career change.

So...on to what most readers here will actually want to hear. I got to keep Cooper today!! He slept in til 9, then helped Amy and I in our apartment hunt. He was such a trooper! I was with him all weekend this weekend, yet every single day, it seems that he's doing or saying something new. His crawling is now officially at "lightning speed", as is his eating. The only thing he's really taking his time with now is naps. After sleeping in so late this morning, he still acted sleepy most of the morning. He actually fell asleep in the car on the way home from lunch. I put him in his bed and he played around for a while, but fell asleep again from about 2 until 5:30! At that point, I realized I was almost out of time with him so I just woke him up. I'm blaming Mim for all of his tiredness. She wore him out this weekend!!

I think that's it for now. I'm couch-sitting at Doug's, and anxiously awaiting the beginning of "The Bachelor", one of those stupid reality tv shows that I got sucked into one bored night. That's happening way too often these days.

Sadly, that's all that's going on in my world this very moment.