playground love

listening to a song by air, from a mix i am contemplating. it is sunny again today and i ain't complaining (although i wish i was at the beach.)

i was alternately hyper- and hypo-productive, spending most of the morning on the computer and the phone - big love for class of '92!

jake spent the morning exercising his thumbs on his gameboy, while sam went to ian's and dil went to work.

when jake and i got buggy from too much time inside, we hopped on our bikes and headed to the library. i paid my fines and picked up my holds, while jake picked out a few good books; then we headed home. (of course i had to stop to buy some sunglasses. two pairs for $8.)

on our way up sgr, jake said, "i wish i had some pop."

i said, "keep wishin' kiddo!"

then we saw the mountain dew stand.

make another wish, jake-o!

we dropped in on ell, b and miss pamela on our way home. miss p. is preparing for her big exam. don't be nervous, miss p.! you are the cream of the crop!

dirty deeds (done dirt cheap)

wicked. listening to ac/dc, doing some packing. beautiful day...

this morning jake, sam and i walked over to jubilee road and picked up robbie. we turned around and walked home, stopping at the corner store on agricola to buy some freezies.

then we walked past a pale and shaking hooker in negotiations with a major scumbag. 11am. jeezus. the boys are still to young too know what was going on, but that is so crappy. things like this make it easier to pack up and go.

ian came over after lunch, and the four boys have been playing ever since. i made some awesome cookies, but there are only three left. damn kids!

sam has a spot in the ymca lunch/after school program for september. that is awesome/expensive.

jim is renting a truck for us. that is just plain awesome.

progress is being made.

i still need to hire a piano mover, apply for the deferred criminal law course and pay my phone bill.

dillie's vacation starts next week!

hit the road jack

listening to ray charles from a mix i made for ryah, before she left for b.c. it is hot and humid despite the huge thunder storm last night.

owen is here for the day. i was packing all morning but now i'm out of boxes so i think we'll have some lunch and then go down to the buskers for a little while. steve and andrea are leaving on monday. they are good people. i hope they come back again next summer. caroline said she'd drop off some more boxes today. that will be awesome! i love packing. i am a freak.

AIMEE!! if you are reading this, STOP NOW!

there a few social things i'm looking forward to in the next week or so. family beach day's on saturday. cuff the duke's on saturday night. best of all, there's another poko ball game on sunday! i was so sad to miss the last one when sam was sick - it's good to get another chance! anna's arriving midweek, and i hope we get a chance to hang out and eat pie (i suspect her trip will be whirlwindish). next weekend is aimee's suprise wedding shower/bachlorette. lingerie, liquor, mexican food and the silva. whew. i think it'll be fun, if i don't go overboard...

i've been frustrated lately by my rudimentary understanding of the tarot, so i've started an online course for tarot reading. it seems to be pretty thorough and i find it to be both meditative and fun. i'm only on lesson three - i find it hard to absorb too much at once. if i fuck up law school, maybe i can have a fall-back career in the mystical arts?

jealousy

listening to natalie merchant from her tigerlily album. i love keeping my ears out for new stuff, sometimes i need to go back to old favorites. it is so hot outside! i love it but i am sweating like a pig.

the house is sold and i am so tired. blech. i don't think that i have what it takes to be a shrewd business woman, because after a week of negotiations i feel like giving the house to a charity and starting from scratch. it makes me so mad, i just want to spite all the greedy buggers.

dil and i have discussed good ways to express dissatisfaction with our agent, ranging from mature (writing a letter to the agency) to immature (leaving a flaming bag of poo on her doorstep). we'll see. right now, i think that we should do ¡both!

i took jake to the doctor's this morning - he does not have fungus growing on him like i thought. it is actually a build up of keratonin (?) and it is completely normal. also, sam's throat is better.

after the dr's we went to the library, and then to lunch with dil. we went to the cabin cafe. it was nice and cool in there, like a cabin but without the spiders and mildew. (the food was good too!)

on the way home we all got cranky (mild term. more like the guys in treasure of the sierra madre.)

now the guys are watching sponge bob and eating popsicles and i am gonna have a little lie down.

unknown legend

listening to neil young, from an 'easy on the ears' mix. soothing. it is a beeyootiful day, and i would love to be in the country, at the beach. maybe i should call mum and bum a ride.

our neighbours are moving today. they were pretty decent people. jeanelle will be going to jake and sam's school next year, so i will still see them around, but it's still a little sad.

dil dropped off our lease yesterday, so i guess we'll be moving soon too! i should get on that. i should definitely call dan and get all the lawyer stuff underway. oh, and booking a piano mover. and switching over power and phone and that other stuff. and packing. great.

i got a haircut on friday; i was a hair model for pam, who was auditioning for a job at kara's. i hope that she gets the job - she did a great job on me. like all good haircuts, this one makes me feel pretty. i have been primping all weekend.

i ate out a lot this weekend - all breakfast, all the time. went to the ned friday with ell and saturday with dil and dawna. yesterday i went to cora's with mum. claire came for dinner last night. eating with friends and family is better than anything.

today, i need to take sam to get a filling. an appraiser and a furnace inspector are coming at some point. i am so sick of these people who are buying the house. they are whiny and annoying. (i am sure i was the same way when i bought this place, but so?)

i am also sick of their agent. i am also sick of my agent. i may be a little cranky.

take me out

franz ferdinand on the itunes, but i am thinking of turning them off and putting on something more mellow, now that i am done my cinderella schtick. it's sunny out. i am sweaty, but maybe just from housework. it's only day two of having the house "showing-ready" at all times but i am sick of it already. it is hard and dirty and who really lives like this? part of me wonders, who am i fooling, anyway?

i just talked to brenda, and we must be fooling somebody, because someone put in a written offer this morning. we have to respond to it by noon. we'll see how it goes. two more showings today, and i feel pretty freaked out.

oh, and liam and raina bought a house on top of albert's hill yesterday!

mercury

listening to kathleen edwards, from a mix i made for a friend. it's sunny out, and i think i'll go for a walk to the grocery store a little bit later.

sam is feeling lots better. his scary untouchable fever is gone, and he hasn't barfed in twenty four hours. he's had some oatmeal and some soft boiled eggs and some ice cream and some juice. there's still pus on the back of his throat and it hurts for him to swallow, but i think he's on the mend. he's playing with his train tracks right now, but he's been complaining about being bored - a sure sign of returning health.

jake woke up with a weird rash on his arm this morning. no dr's appointment available 'til friday. i hope it's gone by then., but it could be a symptom of strep infection, according to familydoctor.org.

oh, and there's a for sale sign in front of the house. my agent's assistant was just here, taking pictures. someone's coming to look at the house tomorrow. we have a lease for the new place. all very big and surreal.