Laura Lohr

Today was much better than things have been in several days; albeit, very busy.  We have been showing the house, answering phone calls from potential tenants, sifting through numerous escrow documents, and beginning to think about fun stuff.

I am looking forward to Christmas with a fireplace.  I am looking forward to a vacation with just Mr. Bear and I.  I am looking forward to not moving again for many years.  I look forward to being home again.in.our.own.home.

Yesterday, I spent an hour and a half at the gym.  I swam, I ran.  I had a wonderful time!  It was like becoming a new person.  It was so refreshing.

I cannot wait to be home.  13 more days.  13 more days.  One step at a time!

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008 at 6:54 pm Filed under: Moving, Running/Marathon by Laura
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I typically do not do numbered posts, but there is so much I have to say.  A belated Mother’s day to all the mommies out there!

1.  Moving sucks.  It really sucks.  Moving twice in less than two months is really sucking extra special.  I reserved the moving truck, scheduled an estimate for movers, placed the ads for a replacement tenant to pick up our lease, and began calculating the numerous tasks to complete.

2.  In the move, my passport AND birth certificates have disappeared.  I had to order my birth certificate from Texas tonight because I have little hope in finding anything in the numerous boxes before the cruise.  It will take 15-20 business days to get it.  We leave on our cruise in 15 days exactly.  (((pulls hair out)))

3.  I placed an ad on Craigslist to rent the house for the landlords.  They have been so nice about breaking the lease, although I know they are pissed about it.  I have already answered seven e-mails from people interested in the house.  The phone is going to be off the hook, as they say, but not in the good way.

4.  The landlords want to put grass in the back yard this weekend so our dogs have to leave.  I have to take them up to my parent’s house and re-wire the electrical fence at their house, so they do not try to escape.  Mr. Bear is on-call this weekend and will not be able to help me.  (Payback is a bitch, I guess.  I got out of half the moving last time because I was in Denver)

5.  The refrigerator is leaking all over the place here.   If that fridge goes out, we will not have a fridge until we get to the new place in FIFTEEN days.  The landlord told us when we moved in that they would not maintain the fridge.  The new fridge is being delivered to the new house in FIFTEEN days.  Ice chest anyone?

6.  The washer is leaking all over the garage.  Again, that appliance delivery does not happen until we get to the new house.  laundromat anyone?

7.   We had a busy, but good weekend with our families over Mother’s day.  We got to show off our new house and start planning where everything will go.  We went to the Padre’s game Saturday, breakfast on Sunday, and got to visit with everyone.  It was a good weekend.

8.  This escrow has been going very smoothly.  This is a plus.

9.  I have done very little exercising (apart from moving boxes from here to there) over the past month.  Every once and a while Allie and I walk to Starbucks.  We walk to the grocery store together, but not much else.  I need to exercise.

10. We cleared out our storage unit we rented back in December.  I do not even remember what we put in those boxes.

11. My watch has been gone since the old house.  I have no idea where it could be, but I believe it was taken from the last house.

12. We move the day I was supposed to complete the marathon.  It makes me want to cry.

I am looking forward to this being finished soon.  What a lot to deal with!  I have been having nightmares and insomnia lately.  I cannot shut my brain off.  I keep thinking of all the things we have to do and transfer.  My brain might explode.

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008 at 1:11 am Filed under: Moving, Vacation, Our Animals, Weight Loss, Running/Marathon by Laura
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I woke up in a cold sweat. I was being chased and jagged bits of glass were being thrown at me by my first principal I worked under. I woke up with my heart racing. My throat was dry, my right fist clinched. I was unable to speak, ready to fight and ready to run.

The first job I had teaching was at a school where all the staff—right down to the janitor, were deathly afraid of the principal. She tormented and terrorized everyone and had some of the best teachers I have ever had the honor of working with on remediation plans and practically ruined their careers. She was mean and vindictive just for the pure sake of evil. She was mean as cat poop.

In my naive desire to save the world, I went up against her as the union representative (because everyone else was too afraid to do it). I spent countless times that year with insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, night terrors, and acquired the attractive habit of teeth grinding. I quit my job just a few weeks before the school year ended. I just could not take it anymore. All my insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, night terrors, and teeth grinding magically disappeared. Two days after I quit, our house got egged for the first and only time ever (coincidence? umm. NO). The next year, everyone, including the counselor, vice principal, teachers, her personal secretary asked for a transfer the following  school year. She was damn scary and vicious to boot.

I do not know what brought me to thinking such things. That was 2001 when I worked there. I have not thought of that experience in so long. Apparently, my sub-conscious is still a bit shell-shocked. I want to give my sub-conscious a great big hug for holding on to those terrifying thoughts for all this time.

shivers

Current Mood:  distressed

Thursday, May 8th, 2008 at 6:44 am Filed under: Dreams by Laura
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Kate from Jon and Kate Plus Eight sounds like Ellen DeGeneres to me. I want to laugh about whatever she says. Ellen DeGeneres. It’s funny!

Mr. Bear thinks I am crazy.

It’s still funny though. Multiples? Not so funny. It makes me have heart palpitations. How in hell do they do it?

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008 at 11:41 pm Filed under: Mutterings by Laura
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Lately I have been getting migraines each day I do not drink coffee. I do not want to be an addict. For one thing, I need to pour myself a cup of ambition each day! Even hopped up on coffee, I have half the energy as Allison. The force is strong with that one…

I want to go to the gym tonight, even if it is only for 30 minutes, but instead, I am sitting here watching “Tila Tequila.” Who will win a shhaaaww aah love (shot at love)? My obsession with reality t.v. on MTV is ridiculous. What happened to the days when they used to play music on MTV?

This is my first official week with Weight Watchers again and I am in water retention hell. I hate that I have such a problem with water retention. It discourages me and I cannot seem to get serious about my weight loss. I need to lose some weight before I get pregnant.

Mr. Bear took care of Allison while I was snoozing on the couch. I cannot wait to be home finally. It seems like forever since we have had a home. We are three weeks away from our dream home and I cannot wait!

Evidently, Allie does not like Weight Watchers

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 at 10:16 pm Filed under: Weight Loss, Running/Marathon, Allison Weekly by Laura
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