>I went up to VT this weekend. My mom bought a condo and was living in it for the summer. She was going to be renting it as of the 1st, so this was really my last chance to see it before she rents it out for a year. I have Fri/Sat off, so drove up Friday after having some cavities filled. They only stuck me with about 5 needles of novicane — so most of my face was motionless for the rest of the day… which was ok cause I was only driving. The condo was nice, lots of room and it’s close to my sister and her family in Jerico. My brother is fairly closeby in Fletcher – where I was born.

I made plans with my brother to go kyaking in the morning, woke up and went out on the local pond. It was my first time trying it… I had fun. I got the hang of it pretty quickly and was wizzing around the pond. It was really relaxing. I then went to lunch at my sister’s. It was a crazy hectic house, but there was only 1 kid so it wasn’t as hectic as usual. Normally my 2 nieces, 2 nephews, and their 2 dogs are running around. My sister fed me, stocked me up with vegitables and assorted food… and I was on my way. I got home with time to spare and grabbed the last loads from my old apt. It was weird, or maybe just my old house mate was weird… and some strange loud man watching the door as I came in. …whatever. I grabbed my stuff, gave her the keys… and I was gone. *whew*

I had to work Sunday, but had yesterday off like everyone else in the house. So we went shopping! We were so productive, I’m still in disbelief 😉 I got curtains, rugs, house supplies, bathroom stuff, kitchen stuff, a TV stand, speaker wire, and a computer desk. I spent so much money… but it was all worth it, and it was all done at once. I also grabbed some steaks. When we got back we went through the list of stuff, tallied what everyone owed after splitting it… and started putting things together in between cooking. Everyone’s sharing, respectful and things are really nice so far. It’s truly a home, the cats are even somewhat getting along — they coexist in the same room, at least – it’s all coming together.