A boring post, I’ll say outright.

Well, progress has been made. Miss V will still take a bit of time, but a few days of joining the cheerleaders as manager and a baby-sitting job seem to have done wonders for her. And Miss F is just a super-star, and I’ll never have to worry about her. So, fingers crossed, we have two much happier girls in our midst. Which makes it easier for EVERYONE.

We have made a lot of progress in the packing as well. The office, hallway, and living room is packed. That leaves the bedroom and the kitchen. But I think we’ll make a lot of headway on those this weekend. And then on October 1 we officially have a new place! I am so excited. I realized last night how little I really remember of the house itself – you know, the details. I am not worried it, as I am a very intuitive renter – I know when I walk in a place whether I will be happy there – but I can’t remember things like exactly how big the second bedroom’s closet is and whether I think the desk will fit in what we will use as an office area, and so on, and so forth. Whether there is a hall closet. Apparently I paid no attention to closets.

Last night Misses V and F had their first baby-sitting job for a friend of mine, so David and I took the opportunity to have a bit of a spur of the moment date. We went to Bolsa, where David’s friend who runs the place was pleased to see us, and chit-chatted away, and recommended an awesome grenache and gave us an order of bruschetta. We sat outside, the weather perfect, and since I was quite sleepy from not much sleep the night before, I felt myself being lulled by the wine, the tiny breeze, the sexy company, the general feeling of happy satisfaction. We went home and I forced myself to pack two boxes before we flopped on the couch, watched a couple episodes of The Office, and then off to bed I went. It was a much better sleep last night, but not long enough. I had to force myself up. I was glad the girls did not have school today. That bought me an extra hour or so of sleep.

Moderately busy weekend coming up. David works tonight, and the girls have a football game and party, so I may use the opportunity to have some quiet packing time. Or I may go to the bar and hang out. Don’t know yet. With all this perfect weather I am still wanting a Lee Harvey’s night, but that probably won’t happen tonight unless I can convince the sister to go. Hm. Saturday night, Meredith’s birthday, and Neko Case. Sunday late lunch with my father. Sunday night is an event at Bolsa Davey’s friend was excited about and wanted us to come to, and that sounded really fun, but probably not on the agenda unless we get out of my Dad’s place at a decent time. Sigh. So much wine, so little time.

Still organizing the Double Wide flea market, y’all. It will be Sunday, October 5 from 12 to 7pm. Come down and have a look at all our stuff. Should be really fun. Shopping and beer – a winning combination.