http://grngrl.com Home is where your art is Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:30:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay...I'm going to post just to whine again...so if you can't stand it, stop reading now. I've just spent the past six weeks either in doctors' offices, hospitals, undergoing 'procedures', or contemplating (worrying) about one of those.  All for the almighty Medical to tell me that the mass they saw on ... http://grngrl.com/?p=73 to the good ole days.  When a woman went for a job and was told "Why'd you want to do that Ma'am?  You should be home tending to those children."  This is how my afternoon went today. I have been living here for the past couple of years and I have ... http://grngrl.com/?p=72 England.  Settled is far from the word of the day, but we're here.  I  didn't believe all the books, articles, people and sites that said it would take 12 weeks from offer to get into our new house.  It took longer.  Not only is there a lot more red tape ... http://grngrl.com/?p=71 Move day is barreling down upon us now. The children have started a 'days-until' countdown. And almost everyone I meet has something to say like: Oh my gosh, you're going so soon. Are you ready? Are you excited? Do you think everything will get done before you go? The answer to ... http://grngrl.com/?p=70 The house is redolent with the smells of industrious men with rollers and brushes. The painters have moved in to help our bedroom look more buyer neutral. Currently, it looks more like someone maniacal took after it with a sponge full of yellow. I don't know what ... http://grngrl.com/?p=68 Yesterday we had the first of (supposedly) two garage sales to try and shed some pounds before shipping out. It rained. It was cold. The misery of sitting in the garage, watching our stuff not sell, while running back and forth with tarps was heavy. We did sell ... http://grngrl.com/?p=67 Yesterday, our real estate agent Brandon told me he would like to start showing the house, off-list, in a couple of weeks. This sent me into a frenzy of tidy up and toss. It's stunning how many little piles or containers of 'stuff' there are around a house ... http://grngrl.com/?p=66 There was the blog. Okay, some folks have suggested that a chronicle of our international move might be insightful, hysterical, and possibly garner us some sympathy. I know, I know....a lot of you are thinking, "You decided to hop the pond, knowing full well that you have 14 ... http://grngrl.com/?p=65 Okay...the idea of a furnace war in Texas is a little absurd; however, when I went out this morning it was well below freezing and it's only up to 30 degrees F right now and we still haven't turned on the heater this winter. :) When we moved into this house ... http://grngrl.com/?p=64 Done...D O N E.  I just finished the last present and tucked it under the tree.   I went sneaky, sneaky into the kids rooms to put their stockings at the foot of their beds.  There are other things I would have liked to have done, but the list of presents ... http://grngrl.com/?p=63