Okay, I'm Really Gonna Do This....

It was 80 days ago exactly when I wrote my last blog, which means many of you have probably forgotten altogether that I even had a blog....to be quite honest, I kinda had, too.



But I'm back kids, and with a vengeance. I'm really gonna do this this time.



Lots has happened in 80 days -- some good, some bad, and some just plain ugly, but that's life. I realized recently that I was in fact an adult now, with "big kid" problems, many of which are timely, expensive, and miserable to handle. Growing up is hard...but I guess I'm getting my dose now since I never had one of those traumatic teenage existences, replete with acne and prom dates gone awry. Life was good then, and ultimately, I guess it still is now.



So, what has happened in 80 days? Here's the brief list...



1. Every single woman I know found out she was pregnant, which means I have spent countless hours cooing over sonogram pictures which are so incredibly hard to figure out. This figure does not include me, which is good, but many congrats and much love to all those it does include. Now how's that for happy news?

2. We rented my old house to a great family who seems to be enjoying their new pad. The catch? We had about 3 days to move everything out of the place, and in case you weren't aware, we have lots of stuff, most of which was hiding in the depths of our basement. Now it hides on, around, and underneath our pool table which suits me fine. I never liked the pool table anyway.

3. We undertook a major overhaul of several rooms in our new house, including new furniture ( some stolen from my Mother, but new to me! ), and painting and decorating. We needed to do it, but the deadline was this past Sunday because of a shower I was hosting. Had I known the power would go out in my house about 45 minutes into the shower, I would have done nothing. Who cares if your drapes and pillows match when your guests are sitting in the dark?

4. I spent countless hours, day in and day out, co-chairing the Books, Art, and Music section of the Junior League's Bargain Carousel. I like yard sales, and books, art, and music, so I figured I would love this. But, not so much. I'm just gonna leave it at that.

5. We found a snake, as large as a zoo specimen, in our back yard. This really didn't eat up much of my time in the last 80 days, say maybe an hour tops, but I include it for effect.

6. My Mom's house flooded, thanks to a washing machine line disaster. Nothing says fun like ankle deep water surrounding everything you own!

7. Oh yeah, and Rudy got his first professional haircut, leaving him looking like an oddity from a clan of miniature lambs. Again, this only took a second of my time, but it's been a little traumatic on the entire Jensen household. It's like we took in an old mop, and came out with a spindly-legged baby lamb, resembling nothing of the Rudy we know. Counseling is helping, thanks for asking.



So, that's the quick and dirty on the last 80 days....not as much fun as Mr. Verne's version of traveling around the world, but that's just life!