I’ve gotten a couple of emails checking up on me to make sure everything was all right. I’m terribly touched. It means alot to me to know that I was missed. I miss everyone too! As much as I haven’t been posting, I haven’t been able to read the myriad of blogs that I subscribe to. Sadly, I suspect that when life returns to some semblance of normalcy, I will have to simply start again at Bloglines. There’s no way I’ll be able to get through over a month’s worth!
It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks. I can’t believe how long it has been since I posted a regular post. For those in the WIP Wipeout, please continue finishing off your projects. This group has been a great inspiration to finish or declare DOA the sad and neglected projects. I would like a couple of weeks to get settled before posting another Wipeout update.
The insanity is almost over. Moving day is set for Friday. It had been Saturday but the forecast is predicting some much needed rain. Additionally, the kids can be in daycare and not underfoot through it all if we do it Friday. Gives me one less packing day, but one less day in this nutty apartment and one more day to unpack 
It will be nice to finally not be technically living in two places. I look forward to not having to pack up the twins each night and schlep them to the other place to sleep. I really look forward to not having a herd of people living upstairs from me who lack basic consideration. Deb got an email full of the latest adventure with the insane Mrs. Landlord, but I think I’ll spare repeating it here. Suffice it to say that the chick is nuts and seriously wrong. Someday she’ll remember that underneath the geeky programmer is a lawyer. I might not be practicing, but I still know how to do legal research and read a contract. She’s toast. I can easily say that I really won’t miss her! I’ve been busy packing, sorting, tossing and freecycling. It is amazing how much more that I still need to do though. Almost all the yarn, with the exception of the current WIPS (and the recent purchases), have been moved, along with one box shy of the entire collection of knitting and crafting books, magazines and misc pattern leaflets. I’m long since committed to this move as you can tell by the earliest relocated items.
I still haven’t gotten any offers on permanent employment, but I’m not sweating it. I’m still at the temporary gig and will be through the end of the month. It is pretty promising that it will extend beyond that. I’m not quite clear on how to interpret some of the recent statements I’ve been hearing as to "keeping me on". I’m not sure if that means they’ll as for May or offer me something longer term. Either way, I won’t complain. It is a good place with good people. The work itself ranges from dull to challenging. I prefer variety and there seems to be plenty of it there. There’s the possibility of completely rewriting one of the apps they support which would be a great task. With the discovery of being able to buy an individual health insurance policy for about half the cost of COBRA, I don’t have the pressure of absolutely needing a permanent job with benefits on my shoulders. I can take my time and find the right one. What? Me worry?
I haven’t been doing a tremendous amount of knitting as the train time has been for learning new programming languages and with the exception of a couple of hours of tv time, where I sit on the couch idle, I’ve been moving about too much to actually get anything done. I did manage to finish the first sleeve of my new Ribby and am now read to begin the sleeve cap for the second one.
That’s all I’ve got time for now. I just wanted to check in and let you all know that I’m still alive and miss you terribly!
Craft on.
