14/100

I'm glad I checked the Old Crow before hopping on here. I think that Lux and Melissa now have overtaken us in the categories of Most Pressing Reason to Upgrade a Vehicle, Most Recent Purchase of a Toyota in Hopes of Longevity, Most Fantastically Complicated Job Offer Situation, and Longest Soul-Crushing Commute. But, of course, it was Calvus and Beka that were the most recent placeholders of Most Urgent Search for New Lodgings. No longer, guys--hand that trophy over to Lux and Melissa!

I'm settling in to enjoy a rare Friday night at home. And by "settling in," I mean that I am still in my suit from the concert this morning, because I might wake up sleeping kids if I go upstairs to change into my pajamas. And by "enjoying," I mean picking up the mountain of toys that have come downstairs over the last two day, putting them back in the six cloth bins that they were transported in, and returning them to their rightful mess-heaps in the boys' rooms, along with the enormous stack of legal sized printer paper that James found in his closet and the half-shelf of books that they pushed down the stairs from his room. But again, not until they wake up.

But even though I'm sitting in the middle of an enormous mess in an uncomfortable suit, I feel relaxed. This sort of satisfaction is only possible for a person who knows that they do not have to, under any circumstances, shovel their driveway again for at least 24 hours. If we really need a grocery item THAT badly we can just go out in boots and sleds.

There will be some work to do this evening, for sure. James has some homeschool to do, and I need to attempt to persuade him yet again that the fingerings in his piano exercises aren't just optional suggestions. (Nama, the sins of my childhood are coming back upon my own head.) There are dishes to be done, and I should probably practice, too. Somebody's going to have to make dinner, and that dinner, whatever it is, can include eggs. That's right, Owen is no longer allergic! He passed the allergy challenge at the hospital today with flying colors.

Free items:
If anyone is interested in a filing cabinet, please let me know. If you come and pick it up, you can have it. It is very heavy, even without anything in it. This is a good thing, because no robbers will be able to steal it by carrying it off in the night.
Also, if anyone wants tickets to the BPO Valentine's Day show tomorrow evening or the Syracuse Masterworks show next Saturday, both are excellent.
And finally, if anyone wants a stack of very wrinkled and partially colored on legal-sized printer paper, it's yours for the taking. I don't think it would fit in our printer anymore with how crumpled and beaten up it's become.