Well, today I received my first wake-up call thanks to a super loud stereo. I was due to get up right around that time anyway, but I didn’t need the help. It’s just life in the city for you.

Our mail started arriving here yesterday. What’s weird is that there have only been two items forwarded. I thought we’d be bombarded with junk mail alone. One piece of mail was a 24-hour notice-to-enter letter from Pam to show the place to a prospective renter on the 29th. It was postmarked on the 25th, so why we didn’t get it the next day, the last day we were to get mail there, is beyond me. Guess the fat bitch didn’t get a buddy in there after all. Wouldn’t it be funny if Pam went to show the place to the tune of the TV blasting and the dog barking!

Speaking of barking, we actually hear more of that here, but because they’re not literally right outside the window, it’s tolerable. It won’t be once the yard next door gets occupied, though, and it’s not their side yard. It’s their backyard. I could tell this when we walked by it yesterday when we went to get groceries. That would make sense by the direction of the roof slants, too. Why do we always have to be right by someone’s backyard? At least the house itself is about 100’ from us.

A chicken ran down the road as we were walking yesterday. Somebody around here doesn’t do a good job of containing their animals.

Tom went to pay the rent today and asked if next door was moving, saying that I was paranoid she’d move because she’s a good neighbor, which is true. Pam said, however, that she was in earlier today to pay her rent. See, I again had thought she was moving because the handyman pulled in yesterday, then pulled right back out, suggesting he was waiting to work on her place after she was gone. She had some guy stay with her last night. I heard their voices in the driveway late last night and saw them load a bike into her trunk before they took off. Today I saw her pull in by herself and take the bike out of the car, then she took off again. She definitely comes and goes at odd times, and she doesn’t go to bed early either.

My ear, or tooth, and we still think it’s the tooth, has been driving me batty lately. I’m hoping it’s the beginning of the end and that the pain will go away soon as the tooth dies and then breaks up.

Tom got two dressers yesterday and some old computers. The dressers are rather nice. There’s a short dark one that he’s using and I’m using the tall white one. It’s got 6 drawers. Once I got the drawers loaded and the tables set up in the living room, I saw that I really did have enough space after all. If I still had the dolls I’ve sold or given away, then no way would I be able to set them all up. The moldings and cabinet tops really saved me as far as space goes. I have Barbies, other dolls and knickknacks up there. I still can’t believe that a 1-bedroom duplex could be bigger than a 2-bedroom house! This is the smallest house I’ve ever seen. It’s not much bigger than the studio I had in Phoenix. Except for the bathroom, though, I guess we don’t need any more shelves. I’d like a washer which I see us getting in December. I’d also like a small table for the kitchen, office chairs for the both of us, a new brush for the vacuum, and a larger raised airbed.

The worst thing about this place is the bugs! At least the place isn’t haunted.

I sit here and I wonder – is California our next stop? Or will we get run out and around the city a few more times first? Will we be here in March? I have no idea. I tried to get a vision of the next place we’ll be in, but I saw nothing.

Tom will be working overtime next week. He did a little overtime this week, too.