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Damn, I hate to lose.
Twas a great comeback season, though. Go Titans. Superbowl in 07-08, baby!
Tis official — the house is ours!
Now we get to tear things up and put them back together.
I read the coolest verse last night in my QT. We have a decent chunk of money to fix this house up, but having money makes it tempting to buy the nicer version of things or ammenities we don’t necessarily need. The hubby and I are both fighting that in our own right. Then I read:
2Ki 12:13-14
“The money brought into the temple was not spent for making silver basins, wick trimmers, sprinkling bowls, trumpets or any other articles of gold or silver for the temple of the LORD; it was paid to the workmen, who used it to repair the temple.”
How applicable is that? I was in awe. Sometimes Christians wonder why God doesn’t seem to speak to them (I know I have in the past), but I tell you, spend time with him in the word and you’re bound to hear him.
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Only two more days left. Both are finals. I simply cannot wait until we make the switch.
I’ve decided to make a lot of changes next year. For one, I’m going to shift my focus to grammar and writing. I personally love literature and would be much happier doing nothing but reading all the time, but the Tennessee End of Course exam thinks otherwise. The entire test is grammar-based, with the exception of a a few reading comprehension questions. So, I’m hitting the orange grammar books up hardcore, and it will be my focus, at least at first. Oedipus the King might be a casualty of this, but we’ll see.
Bucket is still doing okay. The tumor on her neck is the size of a softball, and it makes me sad to know that I can’t do anything about it. Grossmommy actually said her appetite was a bit better the other day, so that’s good. She’s still acting like herself, doing her Bucket thing, so we’re trudging along.
We should be closing on the house around Christmastime. The official date is January 5, but both our banker and our realtor said getting the job done by the 26th shouldn’t be a problem. I am looking forward to taking that old house and making it home over the next five months. The nice part about free housing is that it gives you time to piddle and experiment.
This year I have learned to appreciate sleep. As in going to bed at 7:00 and not getting up till 6:00 sleep. Ahhhhh.
I have also learned to appreciate HGTV.
I want to be gay and snuggle. So I will. Ciao.
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We bought a house. Well, we have a contract. We should be closing early next month, and then we’ll be homeowners. It’s exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. As much as I look forward to everything that is to come, I sometimes find myself wishing I could not be an adult for a little while. I was less edgy as a kid. I miss that.
Then we find out that Bucket (pictured above in the header) has cancer, and they can’t fix it. I think the term was “progressive and far advanced.” My attachment to animals is so much stronger than my attachment to people. I think it’s a matter of self-preservation: animals tend to not let you down. People can’t help themselves. So I’m walking around with a lump of lead where my heart should be, because I know what comes next, and I’m just not ready for that. Miracles happen, yes. It seems like holding out hope might be even more devastating. That’s a risk I have to take.
I wish this semester would end.
