New Surroundings

I woke up in NY about 5 days ago and I am still here. I feel like I've been here for weeks, not a mere few days. Our quaint little apartment is slowly starting to turn into a home as we finish up the drywall project in hopes of splashing some paint on the walls. We have an upstairs bedroom that we can't sleep in until that project is complete for fear of getting nasty paint particles in our lungs. That is the price of doing rennovative work on a place with historic charm. But there are plenty of boxes to empty while the paint dries.

We picked up our load of goodies from Amtrak yesterday. Only a couple of casualties so far. It is nice to be surrounded by familiar sentimental items that remind us of the people who helped us get where we are. And thank goodness for webcams. The cat's nose is no longer a raw shade of pomegranate, which it absolutely was during both flights to get here, but white and cool as per usual. I pulled her dishes out of a box today and was pleased to present them to her, as all objects are presented to cats. Whether or not they accept or reject your offering really depends on a) if they truly are a cat and b) what sort of mood she is in. She was pleased with my find and ate readily. Randel and I ate tater tots for 3 days in a row to save $$. The cat eats better than we do.

So now I am going to go lay on our blankets that are lovingly spread on the bottom floor of our place. They stack together to create our bed. We only had a sheet and comforter for a week, but now we have all of our blankets that we shipped. SOOO much more comfortable now. I will set my .50 glass full of water on a makeshift cardboard table. Randel and I have picked up crossword puzzles. "Rap" means knock/whack/hit.


Our bed.... a sheet and a comforter in a room