I Hate These Meeses To Pieces

There is still progress. We are still chomping at the bit.

Speaking of chomping, as if we weren't anxious enough about our temp digs, we've discovered an abundance of termite droppings outside the garage, and want to make sure we get the hell outta dodge before one of us falls through the "boardwalk" (as Tracy calls it), the wooden sidewalk that leads to our front door. But the real chewing seems to have been taking place in the wall between my office and the bathroom... I have been disturbed a few times over the past couple of weeks by a rustling noise behind me as I work. Yesterday, returning home from a seminar in Anaheim, it sounded like we were hosting a full-on cage fight between a couple of rodents in the walls. And, oh yeah, they had chewed through the telephone wire, leaving us with no telephone service at the moment. So Rob, if you're reading this, you must now know just how DESPERATE we are to get out of here!!!!

On to the new stuff. There is tile going up around the pool line, and a garage full of interior tile awaiting placement in the kitchen and bathrooms. I was so excited by the boxes of tile in the garage I had to post this photo. Also gracing the photos with me this week is Vince, our landscape designer, who, among other things, is doing a fine job of selecting outdoor materials that blend well with the interior ones, not an easy task. Some of the samples we are using for reference are photos and websites; there's a bit of guesswork going on, but I'm confident we'll get it nailed.

Anaheim has been my latest travel hot spot lately (makes sense since that's where Mickey MOUSE lives), last week at a seminar with Sales Guru Jeffrey Gitomer, yesterday with motivational speaker and author Jack Canfield, and next week off to the Natural Products Expo West with JJ Virgin, my business associate and director. We were able to snag some time with Jay's sister, Jeanne and her husband, Dave, for a great dinner on Friday, and Jack filled our brains with positivity and possibility about what comes next in our lives. It's a great reminder, despite all the lousy news right now, of the abundance that surrounds us, especially the love and support of our friends and family.

One more note: Welcome to my blog, Jodi! My old pal from Oracle, we recently connected back via Facebook after - what - maybe 15 years? I'm so glad we found each other again!