Part IA, Part UP

Congrats Raeyn!

congrats Raeyn. A Dec 31 baby?

Congrats Raeyn!

Edited to add
IA: I've spent the last 2 days (and most of the last 4 weeks) whittling down my stuff, and now packing it/cleaning up after it. Still not done.

UP: In the process, I found my new coat, which I thought I'd lost! It was someplace I know I'd looked before, but perhaps it was camouflaged by something before. Very glad to have it back, anyway.

IA: FIL stopped by 10 minutes after I crawled out of bed to sit down and have a cup of tea. 
UP: He walked the dog, so I didn't have to! Woohoo! 

IA: overwhelmed about getting rid of more stuff - I feel I don't know what to do with it all and what to leave for my friend who is keeping my house

UP: I get to have lunch with some great friends today

IA: DH is going to Malaysia for work on Friday and he'll be there almost a week.

UP: I'll be able to eat whatever I want, like soup for dinner, and not have to worry about cooking full meals!

UP: The vegetable stew smells so good as it cooks in the slow cooker.  Much better than it normally seems to smell, especially when I use the pulse mix from Sainsbury's.
IA: The smell is making me ravenous, and there's no sign of Mr. A. so I can serve it up without feeling guilty about not waiting.

IA: DH is not feeling well, so he went to take a nap before dinner.

UP: I now have some alone time to read my newly-arrived-from-the-library book and do some planning.

IA: running out of clear tape to put my label on my boxes for shipping tomorrow
UP: going to bed early ;-)

IA: I finally found a driving instructor and the best part is I get Free lessons! The instructor is a friend of my husbands. I was going to start in the next week or 2.....but of course the car started to make this god awful clicking sound so is now in the shop. The mechanic just called and said the engine is toast and could go at any time!

IA: Of course this wont be until after he is back from Afghan. 

IA: If we have to buy a new car then I can't go to California like I had planned in July

UP: If we have to buy a new car DH said we could look at automatics! 

IA: I'm pretty sure we will need a new one. 

UP: Snow

IA:  Snow

IA: getting sick - head is clogging and sore throat
UP: leaving early to ship boxes to the UK

UP: Almost done packing!

IA: Now have some time to kill before the charity comes to collect all my stuff and I can hit the road, but my last errand is to turn in my cable modem, which is what I planned to be entertained with until they come.

IA: The universe conspired against me all morning, causing me to reschedule a much-needed eye doctor appointment.

UP: I've now got the whole day to myself, which I didn't realize I desperately needed until just now.

1.No work or school today because of snow.
2. We've just had two weeks off so we're not really feeling like we need another day at home.