The move is almost complete and life is about to return to what passes for normal at our house. Nancy and Ryan have most of their stuff out of the apartment and in their house (above) -- unpacking and figuring out where to put it all is up to them. I have been a serious failure in the communication and exercise portions of my life the past couple of weeks. I have been keeping up with my Curves (thank goodness for those 30-minute workouts!) but have either walked an abbreviated route or failed to walk completely. That's too bad, because fall has hit the trees in our greenbelt and they look like somebody has been painting them. Walking is more fun this time of year. I've also not been E-mailing, except when necessary, and have a written note that is very overdue.
Today I'm over to the apartment to pack up as much as I can of the stuff that is left to take it over to the house. Ryan will need to get the big stuff out sometime today because the cleaning service comes tomorrow afternoon. Then all that is left is to move furniture back into place in our house (we moved some things to make room for the stuff that belonged to the kids).
We had friends from San Diego come for dinner Monday evening. Usually that would be occassion for fancy cooking and getting the house clean -- not so much this time. We had chicken with wine and mushrooms in the crock pot and brownies from a mix for dessert. I won't even comment on the state of the house. The conversation, however, was great and the drinking wine -- a Pinot Grigio from a winery just upriver from where they were staying in their RV -- was fine. It is always nice to see them, and this time it was a welcome break.
Friday morning Alex has an ultra sound to determine whether he needs to have a procedure on the artery affecting his kidneys. I didn't go to the doctor with him and I don't completely understand. Apparently renal function is declining, not unusual in diabetics, and they may need to do an angio-something on that artery. I am off to Bodega Bay with a bunch of Soroptimist girlfriends for the weekend on Saturday morning -- a long-planned and welcome yearly retreat. Pictures the first of the week and an update on Alex's situation when we get the results.
Next weekend is the Elks craft fair and the Friends of the Sac City Animal Shelter has a booth. I'm donating jewelry and working the booth all day. Come by and start your Christmas shopping if you are in Sacramento.
I will try to remember to take the camera with me today and will post some interior house pictures this evening.
If you live in California where it has been unseasonably warm, you will be glad to hear that Les and Tim got their first snow yesterday. Left and right coasts really are opposite!
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