Well, fall is finally here: the trees are turning spastically, trying to figure out what's up with the repeated hot-cold cycles; the prairie dogs are so busy nibbling the last plant material left in their territory that they are no fun for Higgs to chase; and coyotes are foraging even in the day, occasionally teasing the slow dog for fun. Seriously, this coyote walked out onto a trail a yard away from me and didn't blink. Higgs went crazy.
Weirder yet, our neighbor found a bat roosting in his tree. Apparently our little mountains don't have enough nice rocky caves and outcroppings anymore.
26.9.07
21.9.07
I am starting to panic
So Matt's mom and middle sister are coming to visit third weekend in October. This really wouldn't be that big of a deal by itself: afterall, I've met both of them before and they're cool. Allison has never been out to Colorado, so we will have the standard selection of activities already laid out.
Turns out, though, that the weekend before that my cousin in Denver is getting married. I thought it would just be a good chance to see my aunts and uncles, and maybe, just possibly, finally lure my dad out for a visit. Turns out my sister already had the time off for an undecided vacation with her boyfriend when she got the invitation, so now I shall have my dad, sister, and the boyfriend I have not yet met but who my sister plans on marrying soonish. Right up until the day that Matt's family arrives. They might overlap, actually.
Of course, Matt's satellite was launched this week, and all the junior people get put on night shift, giving the satellite little bursts of instructions for a few mintues every couple of hours until it's all operational. That means he's gone 7pm to 8am, attempting to sleep from 8am to 5pm, then we make dinner and repeat. Meanwhile, there's a ridiculous amount of stuff that has to happen before visitors arrive (e.g., tons of laundry, clearing out all the boxes in the second guest room, etc.) that's too noisy to do while someone's trying to sleep, leaving only a few hours in the evening when I'd really rather watch a sappy movie while the cat complains that Matt isn't home when he should be. Luckily there's a couple of weeks still, but I'm starting to think the whole thing will be rather hectic.
Turns out, though, that the weekend before that my cousin in Denver is getting married. I thought it would just be a good chance to see my aunts and uncles, and maybe, just possibly, finally lure my dad out for a visit. Turns out my sister already had the time off for an undecided vacation with her boyfriend when she got the invitation, so now I shall have my dad, sister, and the boyfriend I have not yet met but who my sister plans on marrying soonish. Right up until the day that Matt's family arrives. They might overlap, actually.
Of course, Matt's satellite was launched this week, and all the junior people get put on night shift, giving the satellite little bursts of instructions for a few mintues every couple of hours until it's all operational. That means he's gone 7pm to 8am, attempting to sleep from 8am to 5pm, then we make dinner and repeat. Meanwhile, there's a ridiculous amount of stuff that has to happen before visitors arrive (e.g., tons of laundry, clearing out all the boxes in the second guest room, etc.) that's too noisy to do while someone's trying to sleep, leaving only a few hours in the evening when I'd really rather watch a sappy movie while the cat complains that Matt isn't home when he should be. Luckily there's a couple of weeks still, but I'm starting to think the whole thing will be rather hectic.
5.9.07
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