I can't believe it's been...
almost a week since I last blogged. Man, Im slacking.

Well, blog-wise I am. In other areas of my life I am running on 12 cylinders...and I only have 8..and at least one of them is misfiring...

Okay, I'm not even 100 words in and I'm already sounding like a blithering idiot. Lemme just tell ya what I've been up to.

Hubby got his inheritance check from his grandfather's estate earlier this week. I won't say how much it was, but there is enough there for us to pay off/up all our bills and finance our move to Columbus. So, it's pretty much official: We will soon be Ohio residents...in or around the Capital city.

Thrillsville.

I'm trying to be excited and optimistic about the move. I'm trying to remember that this is a chance for a more stable and financially secure life. I'm also trying to forget what a hassle moving is, that I now have to start looking for a job in a new city while still being 2 hours away, and I'm REALLY trying to ignore how ticked off Taylor is that we are moving. To say she is not pleased would be 10 steps below an understatement.

I can't say I blame her. She has gone to the same school, with the same kids since kindergarten (except for one year when she was in school in NC). To uproot her and make her start all over again breaks my heart. But there ain't a whole lot I can do about it. It was easier for me to bulk at moving when I was still working a steady, secure job. But now that I can't fall back on that, my main argument for not moving is gone.

I'm sure she'll be fine and will have no problems making friends, I just resent the fact that she has to. I can't be mad at Lou, there simply isn't anything here. So, we have to go where there are jobs, and Columbus is the closest alternative. It's better than Phoenix, anyway.

To try and make Taylor feel a bit better, we went shopping yesterday. she wanted a pair of Kenny Anderson shoes (for those not in the loop, KA is a skater clothing designer...or something like that). These shoes are ugly as all get out (don't believe me? see for yourself!) but she loves them, so I relented and told her she could have a pair. By the way, did you check out the PRICE of those things? I don't mind paying $80 bucks for a pair of cuteshoes, but almost a hundred bucks for ugly ones...

Anyway.

They didn't have them in her size. *sigh* She tried on several other styles, but ultimately decided to wait til PacSun got a new shipment in. I gave them my name and cell # and the sales girl told me she would call and let me know when the shoes came in.

While she was trying on shoes, I looked around the store and I realized something: my daughter is a walking advertisement for PacSun. Now, I knew she was getting clothes at the mall...I bankrolled most of them. But I didn't realize that all these clothes were coming from the same store. But I should have known something was up when all the salespeople greeted Taylor by name. I knew about the Etnie and Elmo shirts, cuz I picked those up in person, but the Independent, Dickies, Bam, Adio, and countless other shirts I didn't know came from there. almost every shirt and pair of pants she owns came from that store.

I need to buy stock in PacSun. I am keeping them in the black.

Anyway, the shoes should be in sometime next week.

Let's see..what else is going on...oh! the housing prices in Columbus are RIDICULOUS! $250,000 for a three bedroom, 2 bath home. And it's not even a victorian with a wrap-around porch! We're going to have problems when it is time to consider buying a home, becuase I am NOT paying that much money for a house I only "sorta" like. I'm not fond of the "new development" style homes, and that seems to be all I am seeing. Fortunately (at least for now) the rent rates aren't too bad.

In other news...I am working on the synopsis for Three Wishes again. It's going much better this time, and I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Well, that's it for now. Have a good Monday!


- posted by Kim @ 12:22 AM