Things are still going well, but they could be better. The orders at Tom’s job have slowed down tremendously, I’m sorry to say. It’s not looking good for a huge salary or partnership, but I kind of figured as much. I still think we’re destined to spend most of our lives poor and struggling in noisy places. I’m almost tempted to put off the California move till he retires because moving long-distance has always been such a disaster for us. For now, I’m just continuing to enjoy the money and peace because the peace part of it may very well be gone soon. The house diagonally across from us, which also has a huge side yard like next door, has apparently sold. At least I don’t think it’s a rental. The people moved out today. This means that the dog or dogs that are inevitably going to end up there will be quite an annoyance to have to listen to whether we stayed here or moved next door. The yard is pretty much between the two houses.

A light came on next door just before midnight. At that hour I doubt they’re showing the place. The owner must’ve decided to check things out, though wouldn’t that be the rental company’s job?

The package curse may’ve been lifted from me, but not from Tom, the poor guy. His packages are either late or the contents are broken. He was looking forward to upgrading and getting a new motherboard, along with a DVD burner and other parts, but the motherboard arrived DOA and it burned up a few parts of his. Fortunately, the company he ordered it from is going to pay for him to ship it back, send him a new one, and give him a little credit. It was still quite a nuisance for him. He couldn’t use the new computer he was building because of the bad motherboard, and he couldn’t use his old computer because of the parts that got damaged. Hopefully, he won’t be put out any more than he already has been.