Catch Up

I finally got a shot of my new teeth. Don't I look better in them?

I think so!

Isn't this a gorgeous room?

I found it as the head photo on realestate.com, I believe

I couldn't find it there later on, so I'm glad I saved it.

I love it!!

I was thinking this a.m., about moving the sprinklers, pet care, more driving practice for Seth (we went driving yesterday - the practice goes well, except for the times Seth loses consciousness briefly, lol) and then doing all my medical things and morning routine (including going out on the back porch with Leto for a bit), I felt kind of overwhelmed by just how many things we do just to maintain things. It doesn't leave so much time for extra effort, then.

Even though Seth does many things for me, I check on and direct with him, to see that the animals and yard are cared for, so those things are part of the routine.

My point isn't that I have so much to do, because I don't, compared to all of you; it's that I realized that when we move, even if we have a house, we won't have pets, a lawn, or children to care for. When I wake up, it will be my health and grooming things and that's it. Won't that be strange? My mind and energy can then go immediately to whatever else I want to accomplish, pretty much.

I know that raising kids is my major responsibility, and those relationships are eternal and I love them, but you have to admit, the routine will be so different then. Wow. I won't know what to think! I'm really hoping to take advantage of this time, to have fun, and to be with Mark and explore the area. I would love that!

I just naturally spend time on certain things, like family, visiting with the elderly, and doing church callings (when I have them). I want to make friends in our new ward - Mark says our ward is almost all young couples, but I won't hold their age against them. ;) Our bishop and several ward members work for casinos, probably as accountants and so on, but that is plain strange to me! That's like working for the tobacco companies, or beer places. Right? I'm not judging, just surprised. Maybe it's like running for office: politics is generally corrupt, but there you are. Things aren't always black and white.

I found the zip code that feels right to me, looking at the homes and the neighborhood, and the proximity of the church bldg. Turns out, it the zip of Willow Creek at San Marten, which I didn't expect. It's a ways from the neighborhood, but is included in the same zip. Is that a sign?

Anyway, I feel really good about it.

In every neighborhood, there are a number of foreclosures. It's scary to think that 'regular' people couldn't keep their homes, but many of them were probably in construction during the housing boom there and lost their jobs.

You can do Google Earth and see all around where Mark works. The zip I like is 89113, if you want to put that in your search.

Mark's work is going well. He called me last night and asked me to check out youtube videos of a young girl on America's Got Talent, Jackie Evancho(?). She is truly amazing! And so sweet and cute. You should look her up, too (as if you all have lots of time on your hands!).

Mark might be able to fly up here some weekend. Wouldn't that be great? I've got to hurry up and do more, so that he's surprised when he gets here.

I'll tell you more when I think of more, okay? I feel a bit fuzzy-brained from not sleeping, but I just don't sleep much when Mark's not here.

Oh, I went outside at 3:30 a.m. to look for shooting stars (the Perseids are showering through Fri. a.m.), but we had total cloud coverage. I think it will be clearer the next two nights. They're in the NE sky, after midnight. With a new moon this year (not the movie ;), it's a great time to see them. I'm excited, because I've never really seen a good meteor shower and I would love to have that experience.

Thanks for reading!

xoxoxo