Alfie's big day!

Well, Alfie has been dying to go outside since we moved in here. The squirells and birds going by the windows all day is altogether too much temptation for him. Today was the first day I had some free time, so I decided to go to PETCO and get him a harness and leash so he could go outside. He absolutely loves it. I think his time outside this morning, awakened the animal instinct in him, because when I came in from the grocery store, he was in the process of killing a mouse!!! I have mixed feelings about this. I'm very happy I have a mouse killer on my hands because I am afraid of mice. I'm a little disturbed by the mouse in the kitchen right now. I came in and put a bowl over it because i didn't want it to hide under something and I didn't want to watch alfie eat it. So now i don't know what to do. There is a half-dead mouse under a bowl in my kitchen with a chair on top of it to help anchor it. i called brian, and he is on his way home, so i'll leave it for him to handle. I don't want to touch it. eeewww! quite a big day for alfie. I can tell he's proud of himself;)

woohoooooo!

The sun is out!! It's super official now. I just got a phone call from the job place, and they got my background check info back, and i'm starting on monday morning. That took them a long time. It turns out that while the woman who is my supervisor was out on vacation, no one actually turned in my background check form. Needless to say, once they realized that, it was only a matter of days before they got the info they needed. woohoo!
I'm going to run errands this afternoon. I am going to look into a cat-leash for alfie. He is just dying to get outside. I think if i don't take him out, he'll try to sneak out on his own.
I'm very tired today. i'm finally over my stomach bug, but last night Big guns and I both had major cases of insomnia. who knows why. i hope we sleep good tonight and i'm glad i got sick this week instead of next.

we're here!

well, we're all moved in at the lake. it is beautiful here. unfortunately, for the past few days, i have been a little on the sick side. some kind of stomach bug, so i haven't been enjoying it as much as i'd like. i'm feeling better today though. this morning we went for a light jog-walk. on our way through the trail, we saw a mother fox with two babies. how cool is that?! big guns and i were careful to run around them so they didn't feel threatened. throughout the jog though, we kept running into them. i started singing so they would be warned that we were in the area and wouldn't be caught off guard by us.

wohoo!!!

I got the offer to day! THey're still waiting on my background check for some mysterious reason, but they called me today and made me the offer. They'll just take it back if they find anything shady in my past. I'm due to start there on April 23rd. That'll give me and Big Guns a week to settle in to our new pad before I get going there. wooooohooooo!!

i'm bored!

This week, I've been pretty bored. I think mostly, it is my impatience to hear back from the job. That is making the time pass much more slowly. Today, for entertainment, I'm going to meet Big Guns for lunch and then take his truck to have the oil changed. woohooo!! i'm living it up down here. ;) Last night we tried to come up with a hobby i could take up. I"m still undecided on that one. The most likely one seems to be painting furniture:) Next week i'm planning on heading up to maine to drop off some furniture. i should also take care of some wedding things while i'm there, but before i do that, i need to make decisions on things like flowers and decorations....right now, i'm pretty clueless, so we'll see. hmmm...what else do i have for news??...i guess nothing much. next week the lady i interviewed with and who will be hiring me is going on vacation, so if i don't hear from her today or tomorrow, i won't hear from her until after we've moved. but next week, i'll be thinking about moving and stuff, so it won't be that bad if i have to wait....

checkin' in

So, here's the update on the job. They like me. my references check out. They're STILL waiting for my background check to come back. Once they verify that I'm not a criminal, they told me that they will offer me the job. Essentially, i have a job now, but the worry wart in me doesn't feel like i can celebrate it just yet. I'm very excited about it. It's a normal 9-5 job working with old people. Helping them do things like filling out applications for benefits, finding housing, medical care...whatever they need. I think i'll be good at this one too. I like to advocate for people and help them get what they need. Old people rock! I'm gonna bust though from all of this waiting!! It's so frustrating! I just want to know that i have the job and have an actual start date lined up. I know it's coming, so i just need to chill. Honestly, I've gotten this job (if i indeed actually have it) in record time. I've only been out of work for 2.5 weeks so far. that's pretty good. keep me in your prayers though.

new things i've tried in the last 2.5 weeks:
making stew (yummy!)
making real pie (french silk): it tasted like brownie mix in pie crust (Pretty good!)
cooking a whole chicken and stuffing it!!: that's on deck for tonight. i think it might be a little gross. Big guns says i have to rub it with butter. eeew!!!