Feline Following. Or Are We Following the Felines?
Still house shopping. Yaaaaaay. However, a pattern is emerging. A furry, furry pattern. That meows. Yep - another house shopping cat story. This one *might* be better than the last. We visited a lovely home on Friday. Spacious, pretty views, backs to green space....
Things You Don’t Plan for When House Shopping
Last night, we toured a couple houses. During one visit, the kids and I were checking out the deck. I left the back door slightly ajar because it was drizzly and I had no intention of staying outside long. Wrong move. WHOOOOOOOOOSH! A streak of grayish-black fur...
Portlandish: Portland Pants
Portlandish - A word I'll use to define those little nuggets of local Portland flavor. ***** When I picked up Grace from school today, her teacher informed me that she was rockin' "Portland Pants". Fearing the worst, I asked what that meant. The teacher laughed and...
The Smoke Alarms Work
No worries. Our smoke alarms work. I gave 'em a good test last night. It started out innocently enough. I wanted to make my family a nice Sunday night dinner after a long weekend of house hunting. Risotto, London Broil and broccoli. Clearly too much for our sweet...
Friendly (and Funny) Advice
Last night, I got some good advice from a good gal who's lived in several areas of the country with her job. It was so funny, I had to share. Her first piece of advice - Never say you're from the East Coast. Naturally (and naively), I asked why. The response: You...
Parking in a Garage
With this move comes yet another novelty for us: parking in a garage. Sounds strange, I know. But neither of us has ever lived in a place where garage parking was an option. And in temporary housing, it's a requirement. Well, for one of our cars at least. The other...