brief update from NJ!
Feb. 12th, 2022 11:05 pmI worked 9am-1pm on Friday, then drove down to NJ where Mom and Dad cooked me a very nice one-day-belated birthday dinner of steak, scalloped potatoes, and green bean casserole, with pflaumenkuchen for dessert.
Today I slept in, after which Susan came over for lunch and conversation for several hours.
Mom and Dad continue to sort through their stuff and divest themselves of various items in preparation for moving. As part of that, I am taking eight boxes of books up to Ithaca to donate to the Friends of the Library book sale. One box is a bunch of children's books from my and Nick's childhood, which we sorted through on Friday night to claim anything we wanted to keep. I have made off with a modest collection of Dr. Seuss and some other items. :) We also offered Susan the chance to take any she wants for her own impending baby, and she nabbed a few which should now have a good home. :D
I took advantage of my parents' washer and dryer to do my biweekly laundry, and my car is mostly packed. Tomorrow I will get up at 7am, hit the road by 8am, and drive directly to Not the IRS for a 1pm shift start.
And then it's back to the regular grind, as one does. *sigh*
Still, it was good to see Mom, Dad, and Nick, however briefly -- and Susan, too! -- and I think I needed the mental break and the chance to sleep in of a Saturday rather than sit around the rental company office attempting to edit photos while someone repaints the walls. *wry*
And now to bed.
Today I slept in, after which Susan came over for lunch and conversation for several hours.
Mom and Dad continue to sort through their stuff and divest themselves of various items in preparation for moving. As part of that, I am taking eight boxes of books up to Ithaca to donate to the Friends of the Library book sale. One box is a bunch of children's books from my and Nick's childhood, which we sorted through on Friday night to claim anything we wanted to keep. I have made off with a modest collection of Dr. Seuss and some other items. :) We also offered Susan the chance to take any she wants for her own impending baby, and she nabbed a few which should now have a good home. :D
I took advantage of my parents' washer and dryer to do my biweekly laundry, and my car is mostly packed. Tomorrow I will get up at 7am, hit the road by 8am, and drive directly to Not the IRS for a 1pm shift start.
And then it's back to the regular grind, as one does. *sigh*
Still, it was good to see Mom, Dad, and Nick, however briefly -- and Susan, too! -- and I think I needed the mental break and the chance to sleep in of a Saturday rather than sit around the rental company office attempting to edit photos while someone repaints the walls. *wry*
And now to bed.