We started taking some things apart today before the movers come first thing tomorrow. My desk only took about 10 minutes to get into small enough pieces to get out the door, so we're waiting to do Ben's until tomorrow morning.

We moved the picnic table into the garage because it is supposed to snow (at least a little bit) tonight. While we were doing that I decided that I should do a quick rake on one side of the house while we still have rakes...leaves get caught there every year. It was a little drizzly and a little cold, but not too drizzly and not too cold. I actually had a pretty nice time outside.

Wednesday: small change of plans and lunch

Well, today was going to be rather busy as Ben and I had several last things to finish up before the movers come tomorrow. Then the movers called and said that they aren't going to come until Friday...which actually works out a little better for us in the end.

You'd be proud of me...I'm even making some of the phone calls. I'm making the easy ones, but I'm proud that I'm not making Ben call everyone.

I had lunch with Jess and Heidi which was fun as usual. Actually, it was a little more fun than normal because Heidi was there. And I found a person to give all my extra cardboard boxes to! I was going to recycle them, but reusing is even better.

Speaking of things you put out at the curb, we almost missed our last trash pick up this morning. I figured that I'd have plenty of time to get it out, although I really wasn't sure when it got picked up. I woke up around 8:45 (later than I have been waking up) and got up to put it out. Then I started hearing this weird noise...I thought it sounded like an owl. Then I thought that maybe it was the garbage truck. So I threw some clothes on to at least get the trash can out there, and then I could go back through the house and pick up the last trash. Well, I got the can to the curb about 30 seconds before they came by. Phew.

Wednesday: pants and cookie cake

I wore my comfortable pants for most of the day today.

I don't wear them very often, but all of my jeans were in the wash. They're super comfy, but I need to be in the right mood. And not have to leave the house.

I did change into jeans for Bible Study though. They surprised us at the end with a nice cookie cake.

Monday: dreams, food, and Benadryl

I woke up in the middle of a dream this morning. I was in school. It felt like late high school because I was riding a bus. In English, we were studying "The Metamorphosis" and had to write a paper comparing and contrasting Gregor Samsa (i.e., the guy who turns into a cockroach) (yes, I had to Google what his name actually was) to a real person. Except the only person I could think of was the Beast from "Beauty and the Beast", so I was trying to figure out how I could convince the teacher to let me use him.

In other news, today was a great day in our house for finishing off food! We finished off a yogurt, a box of noodles, a can of white sauce, a can of red sauce, a can of chicken, a box meal of fried rice, the last of our eggs, a bag of tortilla chips, and the Coke. While we won't be able to finish everything that we have in the fridge, we are making pretty good headway.

We gave Flurry some Benadryl today to see if it would help sedate her for the upcoming car ride. It didn't. It actually seemed to make her slightly more alert, which the vet said could happen. So instead of taking a nap this afternoon with me she cleaned herself. We will be trying some different medicine tomorrow or Wednesday.

Sunday: misc little things

*After church today we went to Applebees. On the menu cover there are currently four people (two couples) sitting around a table. It matched us almost perfectly...even the order that we sat in. The only thing wrong was that Ben has dark hair instead of blonde. I tried finding a picture of it online, but was unable to. :(

*We think that Flurry can tell something big is happening and seems to be a little off.

*I started a new blog solely for quilting. I'll still post some quilting pictures here (when quilts finish or when nothing else happened that day), but I'll probably post more in-progress pictures over there. We'll see. I figure the worst that happens is that I don't post on it anymore.

*I don't have to work tomorrow!! Woo-hoo!! That means I can go to bed any time that I want to.

Saturday: another farewell

Tonight we said goodbye to our Saturday night gaming group. It's been fun getting to know them and the food has been good.

My pet dragonling turned into a silver dragon (oh, I've always wanted a dragon) and I got to roll 11 d20 to kill a red dragon. Unfortunately, that also killed me.

Friday: unemployed

Well, I am now officially unemployed, at least for now. Needless to say, it was a rather hard day.

Let's see...

*I started out the day by stopping by the office of one of my old coworkers. She was my official "buddy" when I started and helped me with the ropes. It's been a while since we've had a chance to talk, so that was nice.

*Then I had an exit interview. It went faster than I expected and they didn't ask any hard questions. Phew.

*I had an extra hour before I needed to go to my normal work location, so I went to the fabric store. Once I get the cloth washed, I'll be starting to work on this quilt. I won't be using all the colors in the picture below, but I think they're rather pretty bundled like that.

*Then I had to go to my normal work location. I was doing ok until my tech lead started telling me how much of an asset that I've been and that I was truly a part of the family. I then had to say good bye to everyone else and it didn't go all that well. I'm pretty sure it was harder on me than it was on them.

*I ended up having a long lunch with Jess after that. It made me much happier. The conversation just flowed.

*I went back to work to turn in my computer and badge. But they had already turned my badge off, so I had to keep calling people to get in the facility.

*Flurry and I took a nap. It's how I de-stress and was greatly needed

*Ben and I went to see "Limitless" in the movie theatre. It was pretty good, except for a few really dumb parts. Like when he's in the middle of NYC and suddenly can't get cell service because the guys are there.