Let's face it - a picture of the Toddcat's cupboards can only hold everyone's interest for not even a brief second. I'd love to update on some of the exciting and wild and crazy events happening in our life. But . . . well. . . there really aren't any. So instead I'll just give you a list.
1) I'm obsessed with trying to plan a vacation somewhere. So obsessed that I pretty much talk about it everyday. But that's as far as my obsession goes. I'm not searching travel websites nor am I trying to track down deals. Instead I just think about it. All the time. I know, it doesn't make a lot of sense.
2) It's H-O-T. Because Greg and I are frugal and because we are gone all day we really don't like to set the air conditioner on 62 during the day. Nothing crazy about that. But we get home and we die. Additionally, because we are frugal and it doesn't make much sense to air condition the whole blasted house when we go to bed at night we instead find ourselves sleeping upstairs in an inferno. While our cool master bedroom is in the middle of a construction zone. We are considering, nay planning, on moving our "bedroom" (I use the term loosely) into the family room right off the kitchen downstairs. I mean - that's classy . . . right?
3) Bar countdown - 27 days or so. Yowser. Just fyi - the rule against perpetuities didn't make sense in law school, didn't make sense for the Illinois bar, and really doesn't make any more sense now.
4) I guess that's it. I told you - not much happening in our neck of the woods. But stay tuned - exciting pictures of dishcloths I've been knitting/crocheting while listening to bar lectures.
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I can't even say perpetuities. Just try it - you can't even say it and if you can't really say it, it shouldn't be on the bar exam. Also, I am looking forward to moving our bed downstairs. Maybe I can whip up a platform bed like we had in our first apartment in Chicago - just to make the family room seem more like an awesome studio apartment.
I wish you could come with us to the Shakespeare Festival.
Wow - Carrie - thanks. I'm sure you're just saying that in hopes that by going to the festival with you I'll have better things to post on my blog than something like this. But it sure would be nice if you stopped by our house on your way down.
There are so many things wrong with section 2 of your post that I hardly know where to begin. 62 degrees? REALLY?? No one would ever set their air conditioning to 62 unless they were a polar bear. Maybe you want it that cold so you can wear that ridiculous sleep sack that Ross got you, I don’t know. What you need to get is a programmable thermostat live ever other house in America. You set it to kick the A/C on so the house is cool and comfortable when you get home. I keep mine set at 77 and it is a delight. Moving furniture around is completely insane, but I must admit I do like Ross’ idea of building the bed into a top-only bunk that you need a boost to get into every night.
Also, you are never going to have all the work finished around that place unless you start working on the house instead of watching House on DVD 24/7.
And, lastly, I imagine Carrie would love to come visit you at your lovely home if it wasn’t as hot as Hades in there.
Krissi this is my take on not having your air conditioner on. I remember years ago, my uncle said, you do not want to turn off your air conditioner and then try to cool it off later in the evening because it takes more energy to do it that way. Just set it at a reasonable temperature and be comfortable.
I'm with your mom on this one, KTC. There is frugal and then there is Ebeneezer Scroogey. I think living without air conditioning falls into the latter category. So -- turn it on. You don't want to wake up (either upstairs or downstairs) to some midnight visit of the ghost of comforts past.
I agree with your mom and Abby. Two wise and reasonable ladies who know what's up.
Also, perpetuities is your new boyfriend. Actually, what they tell us in Texas is don't waste time learning it if you don't already. That's what I went with.
I actually use the Rule Against Perpetuties... just fyi.
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