1.  Heading up to NH again tonight after work to look at a whole new slew of houses.  I’m exhausted & dreading another weekend spent away from home (away from my BED!) but it’ll be fun, nevertheless.  And the phrase ‘striking while the metal is hot’ comes to mind, since I never expected the Boy to do anything but drag his heels over the whole ‘let’s move four hours away’ project.  Looking at houses is fun.

2.  The dog braved the a/c last night and crept up into bed with us.  I’ve missed her warm little body curled up next to mine. I certainly sleep better – dog toes in my ribs, and all – when she’s there.

3.  Apple strudel for breakfast.  Not super-sweet, but super-apple-y.  Yum.

4.  Construction out front is almost done – and it looks great.  And was relatively stress-free.  Three cheers for cheap, foreign-born masons who just get jobs done instead of trying to sell you things you don’t need.  $35,000 quote vs. $4000 quote.  Guess which one we went for – and we couldn’t be happier.

5.  My co-workers at the Realm of Pain threw me a baby-shower yesterday and I was touched to the bottom of my bitter little heart.  We typically send a card around to collect money for ‘occasions’ like this, which they did, but they also cooked a big meal, bought one of my favorite Tres Leches cakes from a bakery we all like, and about half the staff also went out and bought special things for Thor – he’s going to be lucky if he gets to wear everything once before he grows out of it.  People came in from other branches they’ve been posted to, people stayed a day later after their transfers went through.  I was in tears practically the whole time, and I don’t recall ever feeling quite so loved and understood by people I work with.  I won’t miss the job, and I certainly won’t miss the ROP atmosphere.  But my co-workers?  I’m gonna miss the hell out of them.