Mein Gott in Himmel! (That’s German for "My God in Heaven!")

What a day! There will be plenty more like it, too, before the holiday season rush is over. I didn’t get away for lunch until one and then I fell dead asleep I my car for a good fifty minutes. The nap gave me enough energy to get my arms around the rest of the octopus this afternoon, so that’s probably what I’ll be doing for the next two months – sleeping in the car at lunch time!

The sale of my condo sounds very promising, so Jackie and I are talking with builders to see if it’s feasible to build something that’ll work perfectly for us. Lacking that, I think we’ll get the place with the RV garage if we can get bids for it within our price range. Frankly, I’m tired of looking and freaked by the possibility of selling my condo and having to live with Jackie till we get something else. I have three cats and they can’t live at Jackie’s, so I’d have to store my stuff and board my cats, or find some kind soul in Tacoma willing to "cat sit" for me for up to several months. Neither the cats nor I would like either arrangement very much. Boarding would be prohibitively expensive, methinks…

All of this stuff coming due right around the holidays is a bummer, because the holidays are bust enough without this kind of stuff going on. But it is what it is and it’s only a short-term situation (in all areas), so guess what? I’ll survive and so will the cats!

I’m weary to the bone tonight, so this is all you get out of me for this time. I’ll be bouncier and more verbal on weekends until the holiday rush is over, probably – but I won’t stop blogging entirely. I know a number of you count on this blog being here every day. It touches my heart to know this… I won’t let you down any more than I absolutely have to, to remain sane and rested during the marathon I sense I will be running soon!