ditchin' stuff

so the moving companies did their estimates on the weight we will be bringing.
our max weight is 6000 lbs TOTAL.
our move items are 7000 lbs
our storage items are 3200 lbs
i kept doing the math...and...no matter how hard i tried...this does NOT add up to 6000 lbs!
not good.

so after some bitching and complaining to the right people...
we are now allotted 9000 lbs TOTAL.
that's a little better.
now we or should i say I have ALOT of work to do...
here's to down sizing. hooray for sucky things.

more FUN! i have to go through everything, again! i am getting rid of more than half our stuff.
if i can't give it away i'll just toss it! bulk pick up is coming on wednesday.... i have till then.
so, i will be busier than usual.

i can't wait to wrap this all up and get some major down time. Nona has been so good entertaining herself and i try to take breaks to play with her. i just feel like i'm neglecting her a bit. she has deciphered the fridge lock again, this is the 4th one. this one was more difficult and my fridge was safe for a few months. i think i'll just leave it unlocked and see what happens.



Ninja Turtle elbow pads make great saddles!



dondan has been doing great with his reading and he is in the "super readers". this is great except now it puts him in a different category with his spelling. regularly he gets (8) spelling words, which are what you would expect from grade 1, like; pond, doll, got, box, etc.
in addition to those words he is tested on (8) more, which include themed words like; family, father, children, people, picture, etc.
i think it's a bit much and demanding, i don't want him overwhelmed or stressed. it's the first grade!
yet, at the same time i am really curious to see what he is capable of. he is doing quite well and nailing the words. toenail can't believe dondan's even reading. it's funny. then i realize, WOW he has missed a great deal of their lives. nona is 2 yrs 3 mths old and toenail has enjoyed less than 6 months of her existence.
speaking of WOW, the new expansion is really cool. mike has preoccupied himself with it, though he can't play yet (yes, i'm so mean) he can't stop talking about it and does everything else with the game but play it.
the expansion launch was wednesday at midnight. Darci and i hung out for a bit then headed to walmart. we arrived at 12:05ish and there was a line. go figure, airway heights, ha!
we waited for about 30 min or so, which isn't bad considering this is a huge deal!
DEATH KNIGHTS!! FTW!!
i talked to several people in line. yeah, geek speak galore. come to find out most of the people there were college students from EWU. we had great conversations about our toons, servers, guilds, instances, etc...
Darci had this look of, "what the hell are you saying?" on her face, it was kinda funny. she kept leaving the line to shop the nearby shelves. i tried to keep her engaged in the conversation, but i don't get to talk to fellow wow heads much. i haven't played in a long time, trying to concentrate on the priorities of late.
i'm so glad Darci got to go with me, we could only buy 1 game at a time and had to get back in line again. since she doesn't play, i got to buy 2 and we only had to get back in line once more. it was a fun night filled with lots of laughs, energy drinks and wearing mismatched shoes, lol. she is such a great sport to deal with all my shenanigans, but do not be fooled! she gets us into trouble too.
i will definitely miss all the people i've shared these last few years with. UGH, not thinking about it!