Much in the way of changes

Mike and I were watching some television yesterday, and saw a commercial for Denham Ford in Wetaskiwin. The tagline was, would you drive half an hour to save over $2000? Mike started to say something, then stopped himself. He turned to me, and said, "I forgot. We don't live in Calgary anymore. I was thinking you'd have to drive over 300 kilometres per hour to get to Wetaskiwin in half an hour..."

So we are moved in to our new house in St. Albert but not fully unpacked, we no longer own the apartment in Calgary, and we're both at work in Edmonton. Oh, and we're engaged, officially, with rings and everything. No, no date for the wedding yet. Engaged is good enough for us for right now. We've both been through two of the three most stressful things in life this last little while. :)

I think will also start posting about the lovely fishtank I got from Mike for Christmas. Over the holiday, we got it set up, and yesterday I planted it and threw in a raw shrimp to start the fishless cycle. My baseline tests show the water quality to be very good right now. I hope that it will deteriorate quickly; I do want to put fish in there soon! Mike wants fish that will have babies as well, so that should be interesting. I will have to come up with a good stocking plan. I will put up some pictures in the next week or so.

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday!

Oddness

Winters here in Edmonton were supposed to be harsher, weren't they? And yet I see a chinook arch out the window of my office today. Ah well. I guess it's not so much different from home.

Conditions came off the purchase of the house yesterday. The furnace may be original, but it's running all right, and the only thing that really needed to get fixed right away was a leak from one of the hot water tanks, and some backwards wiring in one plug in the kitchen. So we've officially bought a half-duplex in St. Albert now, and Mike got word yesterday that his transfer to Edmonton is a go, starting December 13. Things are really coming together!

Fridays

Two Fridays ago, I got a new job.

Last Friday, we sold the condo.

This Friday, we bought a half-duplex in St. Albert.

By next Friday, all the conditions should have come off.

Possession is December 9, a Thursday. Darn, it doesn't fit.

The job is going well. Really well. All I have is good news. I'm just... tired. More later.

Ooops

Perhaps the redesign was a little premature...

Yesterday I accepted the Executive Director position with the Alberta Fencing Association. So perhaps I still am the Queen of Swords...

Overheard today in a Chapters washroom...

"Mummy, why does pee make the water turn yellow?"

Also...

"Mummy, I wish I didn't have ears."
"Why, honey?"
"Because if I didn't have ears, then I wouldn't hear all the loud noises."

Ah. Children. :)

A Sad Post

Fondly, we bid farewell to Sherman and Herman. You were with us such a short time, but alas, I fear the tanks were too clean for the likes of you. We have learned from you, though, and in your honour, we rename the live plants housed with Ferrari and Ducati Sherman and Herman. May they live and prosper as you did not.

Yesterday, I gave up fencing. By Monday, my equipment will be washed and packed, and will be stored at Mom and Dad's for the duration of my exile. When my hands are better enough to be at the computer for more than just work and the occasional post, I will redesign my weblog to reflect that no longer am I the Queen of Swords. This is so painful. I can barely think of it without being brought to tears. And so this post ends.

Fishy picture

...it's late, and I can't come up with a better title. Here is a link to a picture of where Ducati and Ferrari live. It's changed look a little, as we had to replace the marbles with gravel to support the live plant we put in each tank, but it's still pretty much the same. Oh, and we added a snail to each tank. Their names are Herman and Sherman. ...err...don't ask... Close-ups may have to wait. It's hard taking pictures through plastic and water.