Rosemary was missing from the swimming group again yesterday, and I told people that I would call her, since I had her phone number in my phone. Actually, I had two numbers for her. I figured one of them would work. But, I tried them in the late afternoon, and neither one worked! ARGH. I'll have to touch base with the lifeguard and see if she has a number other than those I have. Or, maybe we'll all be happier because she'll be waiting for us at the doors this morning.
Today is also the final work day for our latest Gate Gargoyle - Chanda. She's the wife of a preacher, and her husband got a job leading a church in Ohio. So, they found a house out there, he moved there a month or so ago, and she and the kids (and the cats) are all leaving for their new life tomorrow. I hope it will be a good change for everyone. There aren't very many places better than Minnesota, and it's always a challenge to dive into a new parish, but I'm sure her husband will do the best that he can, and since it's a small town, the kids (hopefully), will adapt quickly to their new location.
I'm very much a "move and plant roots" kind of a gal. I HATE moving, there's something so uprooting about that - LOL. I like to move and plant deep roots. I was a lot more mobile when I was younger and in college. I lived in a different location every year when I was a college student. Not a different town - the town was determined by the college I was attending and that stayed the same for my BA and then changed town and state for my MA. But within the town, I moved every year to a different place until I met DH, we found a house together, and we rented that one for two years until we graduated.
When we moved after school, we moved to the small house that his paternal grandparents had lived in for most of their adult lives. It was tiny, but perfectly suited to newly married graduate students who had yet to find income and steady employment. We wanted a bigger place, though, so when we had gathered enough money to make a downpayment on a larger house, we started looking. It took us more than two years until we found the house we currently live in, and we've been here since 1984. We've planted roots. DH has his garden area, I have my crafting areas (which are a disaster now, but will be cleaned and straightened when I'm finally retired. It might be a difficult house in the future - it's got a lot of stairs that are necessary for almost anything. But, it's our house and we love it.
We also heard from the fence company. We don't have an absolute date for when the fencing will be torn down and reinstalled, but we're a step closer. I think it'll be up by mid-June - at least that's my hope. We'll see how that goes. Meanwhile, at least this fencing catastrophe has allowed us to get to know our new backyard neighbors, so that's a total win! On that note, I'm wrapping this up and heading out to the pool. I hope you have an excellent Thursday, and I'll be back tomorrow. I'll be working for Chickie tomorrow, so I did a LOT of cooking yesterday and the refrigerator is filled to bursting - LOL. Happy Thursday, Slave Ukraini and חיים למען ישראל.
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