Two Months

We have been here two months today, and time is starting to accelerate. We have been puttering around in the new house, and Joseph has his room almost all set up. He is the only one with a bed so far, but ours and Emily's are supposed to come in the next week or two. This weekend mostly I opened boxes, looked at the books inside, and wondered where we are going to put them...then I decided to paint some of the shelves (linen cabinet, a desk that is built into a closet) that were bare wood. At least with that, I can see the result, and then get some of the boxes unpacked into the products of my labors. Labours. I primed them yesterday. However, it now involves picking out more colours. At least in these private spaces (also the inside of the garage) not much depends on my choice, and I may get a little wilder. How about plum shelves? On the inside of the garage, I suppose I should be more careful. The reason I want to paint it is because it is a shade of green that harkens back to the 70's, at least. and peeling. Not that it matters, much, but it could be nice if we spiffed it up a bit, and that seems doable. Hey, maybe I could paint it Half Ash.

Emily and I went to a garage sale at a small church half a block from the house (it is Methodist-Presbyterian-something else, combined)--very friendly people, not really much stuff, but we got an exercise machine kind of like the one we had to leave in Kansas (but older...), and one of those small exercise trampolines so we can send Emily to bounce when she gets too bouncy.

The university is on Teaching Recess now, two weeks off from classes--I suppose kind of like spring break. Except that the faculty (staff) don't get it off; just no classes, so lots of meetings are scheduled...but I am looking forward to going to the New Zealand Psychological Society meeting later this week. It happens to be in Hamilton, on campus, this year, so I don't have to worry about navigating unfamiliar territory, but should meet a lot of people and perhaps learn some things...I also finally got myself to take a couple of walks around campus last week, when it wasn't raining, and it was really lovely--there are a couple of large ponds fairly near my office, with a path around them planted with things that are just starting to bloom, and the performing arts building looks out on one of the ponds through a huge two or three story window--I can tell that as spring really comes, it will be an excellent 15 minute break from whatever.

But for now, I'd better get to work--

Stay cool and come visit us!

Carrie