Ten Months

As of today, our time in Petersburg has reached ten months. We've experienced Fall, the snowiest Winter in decades, all of Spring, and are now in midst of Summer.

It's nearly unbelievable that just a year ago we were still trying to figure out how we were going to accomplish the move. We were so overwhelmed with all that had to be done, that we hadn't really done much. We hadn't even contacted any Real Estate brokers...

But that is all past. And speaking of Real Estate... Patience is the watchword around here. The documents that we have to sign are finally in the mail to Petersburg this afternoon. The schedule now is for us to sign on Monday, and then the transfer of title to be recorded on Wednesday, which is when we take possession of the property. I'm still not holding my breath... I'll believe it when we actually get the keys.

Shelley found out that one of the girls she knows, who is just a month older, started her first job yesterday. Shelley also accidentally washed her Tamagotchi.

I tried to take it apart, dry it out and get it working again, but discovered that the connections between the PC Board and the LCD panel is done via some sort of thin layer of conductive adhesive. In the process of taking it apart, it no longer stays together, and there isn't enough pressure in the case to force it together. So unless someone out there has some ideas, the Tamagotchi is dead.

Anyway, Shelley discovered that Amazon sells some versions of the V4 Tamagotchi's for around $15. (They are available here, too, for close to $30 + tax.) But she needs a few more $$$ for that.

Shelley also is getting a little tired and bored of hanging about the house. So all the pieces came together and she found out that Trading Union might have work that she could do. This morning, she left early and returned with a job application. She filled it out and took it in, had her first job interview, and it looks like she will be starting a job next week.

Our little girl is growing up... Though she still says she doesn't want to drive. She's getting close to where she can get a learner's permit...