So many things to do besides blog...

Here are a few of the things I've been doing instead of posting on my blog:

• buying a used Ford Taurus wagon, which we quickly discovered might need a new transmission.  Next time I'll definitely have a mechanic look at the car before I buy it.  We really got taken I think; there's no way the guy we bought it from could have been unaware of the transmission problems, and he had no business charging what he did with a bad transmission.  Caveat emptor, I guess.  But bad karma for him.
• more cheerfully - making new friends, at a knitting group in Newburyport that Julia invited me to.  It means so much to me to have found a wonderful community of knitters so quickly. 
• discovering Sudoku puzzles.  I'd heard about these several months ago from a couple different people, and didn't try them until now because I think I knew I'd get hooked.  So now they are taking up all of my knitting (and unpacking) time.  This will pass, right?
• assorted house-related projects.  How do people do this and work at the same time?
• visiting with friends, including Katie, who I've known since 7th grade.  Katie wants to be mentioned on my blog.  So now she has been.  Katie has been the strongest voice in the chorus of "when are you having kids?"  Katie also, for our entire friendship, has always had the urge to clean my house when she comes over.  During her last visit, we were swimming in the pool when she started commenting on all the weeds in our yard.  And how she had a strong urge to pull them.  And then she did.  I'm sure it would have looked very bad to an outsider to see me lying on a floaty thing in the pool as my guest did my yardwork.  But there you have it.  She was apparently enjoying herself.  I told her she could come back and pull more weeds anytime she wanted.

Lots of other projects and events have occured since I last blogged... and it will probably be a while before I blog again.  Time is running out before I go on vacation for a week then start my new job, and there is so much to do!  Really, I don't know how anyone has time to work outside the home when there's so much life to be lived. 

(Actually, I'm quite excited about my new job... more on that another time.)

Back to my busy puzzle-solving schedule.

Comments

[Karola]

Hi Alison,
I envy you your "unpacking" time.. hee..hee.. and the pool sounds wonderful.. well at least you have a car now and even with the transmission taken care of you will be getting around more than you realize.. missing your bright sunny disposition here in nyc.. lots of hugs and take care.. where are you going on vacation?

[Julie]

The Sudoku! My sister was telling me about this last Friday night at dinner. She said I would love it! Thanks for reminding me :)

[Andrea]

Check your local buyer rights... even if you bought from a private individual, you might be able to get something back, or something. I don't know where to look, but I think it's worth looking into.

[kate]

I'm totally obsessed with sudoku! And when I was in London a couple weeks ago, I found a book of "super sudoku" puzzles. You have to use 0-9 and A-F. It's nuts. I'm hooked.

[julia fc]

Hey Alison, do you have a jaeggerspun colour card? (sorry, I can't find your email)