Yvette's Inner Geek Blog

My Norwegians have gone, and I've almost made it through the work week that started at 5am on Monday with the two hour round-trip drive to the airport to drop them and my sister off. Ben had to drive his car, too, because we couldn't fit all of them and their luggage into just one of our cars.

OMG, I'm just done. Done with this day, done with this week, and done with a lot of other things. I've been in a self-imposed blogging hiatus that didn't start intentionally, but now is dangerously close to becoming a groove. I've written notes in my little journal that I sometimes carry in my purse, but turning those into blog fodder hasn't been extraordinarily successful in the past. Gah.

It was great to see my Norwegian friends-who-feel-like-family, and they weren't repulsed by the imperfect state of our house. But as with any visitors, it does feel good to get back to normal after they leave... though there a vacant spot left from the lack of their company, and frankly I feel jetlagged even though I have no real reason to. Oh, and my stomach has been upset today which is just fantastic.

Oh, and the contractor guys started to replace our skylights and tear off shingles and then recommended that we have the whole roof replaced. We were under the impression that our roof was new when we bought the house. But apparently just the top layer was newish, and like everything in our house, had been a cosmetic patch-up job over a damaged foundation. So what the hell, Ben doesn't really need a new car this year, right? After the initial shock, and then consultation with various other friends and family, we gave them the green light just to get it all done so we can move on with our lives. 

So maybe all of that is contributing to the stomach cramping and general hate-it-all feeling. Plus the fact that I still have to do our taxes and it's almost April. Maybe I'll be in a sunnier disposition next time I blog, because for God's sake, nobody wants to read emo drivel from their friend, let alone a stranger. Sorry 'boot that.

Please give me a couple days, and I'll get back on track. I have a few blog drafts saved and a lot to say about more interesting stuff than my personal level of distress.