Dec 29, 2006

 

I'm in the lab right now typing on my new lap top computer.  I didn't think I would get so attached to a computer, but I just love it.  I have it all set up just like I want with all my favorite music loaded on it etc.  I bring it to the lab with me so if I have down time in between lab tasks I can work on other stuff.  The best thing is that it's very organized and I know where every file is and I know what each program does.  When Joel set up our home computers, he would set it up while I watched a movie or something and then call me in hours later saying, "it's all ready to go".  I had no idea what was what and where stuff was.  It's very different when you set it up yourself.  I seem to get a lot of satisfaction out of organizing my life these days.  Order and neatness make me happy.  That says something about my social life!

 

It's been a pretty busy December.  I finished packing most of Joel's clothes and sent three big boxes to his family to keep.  His memorabilia and personal things that I want to keep are all sorted and labeled and packed into big clear plastic storage bins.  I was able to move all that stuff out of my office where I had been storing and sorting for the past 3 years and now I'm just about ready to paint and re-decorate my office.  I want to make it a nice, warm and inviting place to work.  Joel and I never did anything with that room because we didn't think we'd be in this house that long.  So it's been horribly neglected.  The clothes are packed, but I haven't decided what to do with them.  The kitties love to play in the closet now that there is so much extra space.  The day I packed Joel's closet, PC stayed in there with me all day.  He had his favorite toy and he was just batting it around the closet and occasionally he would come over and curl up in my lap and purr.  He's such a sweet little cat.  Maybe I'll eventually spread my stuff out to the whole closet, but not quite yet.  I've been working a lot in the lab and am back with the bike group, swim team and running club. 

 

Christmas was pretty sad, even though I celebrated Christ's birth, there just wasn't a lot of fun involved.  I went up to my Dad's and my brother came over and we attempted to make Christmas dinner and have some sort of Christmas, but we really missed my Mom and Joel of course.  Next day we packed up her things.  It's too much for my Dad to do alone and looking at her belongings was causing him a lot of pain. 

 

I'm hoping 2007 brings some fun and joy to my family and myself and a little more peace on planet Earth.

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