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July 22, 2007
Busy Busy Busy
So far, being back to work has been good, but it's an adjustment. The Bug seems to be handling it fine; she'll be home with Daddy when I'm working for the next few weeks, so it will be a gradual transition for her too.
We said goodbye to Nana on Thursday, which was a bummer all around. We really enjoyed spending the time with her, and it was such a great help to have an extra kid watcher about.
My big excitement was going clothing shopping at an actual shopping mall with a friend yesterday. My work wardrobe was in a real shambles, so I decided that my first paycheck would be almost entirely devoted to sprucing the ol' closet up a bit. I got some great things, the favorite being a cute black-with-white polka dots short-sleeve blouse and a skinny red leather belt to go with it. Very Naughty Librarian (but still professional enough for work, of course). It was my substitute for the $100 outfit (black shirt dress and wide red patent belt) the helpful salesgirl picked out for me. I still need to find a couple of things; probably a pencil skirt, some kitten heels, and at least one more pair of dress pants. But at least I have a full week's worth of things to wear now.
In yard news, the big dead tree is almost down. We're hoping to get the work done today; our neighbor's chainsaw died yesterday, with the job half done. This also means we are having our neighbors over for a cookout on Monday night to thank them for their help, which I have some anxiety about, but they seem like nice people. We also finally got the stumps in the front yard ground out. Someone is supposed to pick up the mulch this weekend. We've got little tiny cucumbers sprouting all over the garden, and I've picked the first round of peas.
So, we're busy here 'round the homestead, but life is good. Here's some photos of our blooming Rose O' Sharon:
