Errands Galore

Yep. Pretty much that is what comprised the entire day.

First stop: Airman’s Attic. We dropped off some things and picked up a few other things, one of which was an old desktop computer keyboard. We have nothing with which it needed connected, but Sydni has this persistant fascination with all of our laptop keyboards, so I figured she’d enjoy her own set of alpha-numerics she could hammer without getting swatted away by one of us.

airman's attic

Second Stop: Commissary. We needed some granola bars, and it’s right across the street. We may have picked up some other munchies while we were at it, but that’s neither here nor there ;)

Third stop: Redbox. Droppin’ off movies, renting some more kiddie flicks to keep her occupied while I clean at home.

my tall red friend

Fourth stop: Salvation Army. We dropped off yet some more stuff there, with my favorite volunteer worker whose jolly laugh is absolutely contagious and always seems to be on duty when I come through ridding our car of bins.. and bins.. and bins. We went inside this time, and managed to find a few little treasures of our own to take home with us, too.

Fifth stop: Post office. Yeah, I’ve been here for almost a month and am just now changing my forwarding address. Oops.

Last stop: Wal-Mart. Don’t tell Joe; we all know how much he hates that place. However, while running errands is tedious enough sometimes, adding a toddler to the mix does the opposite of saving time. Since Syd was with me, I didn’t bother hunting for the nearest hardware store or other lock and key place, because everyone also already knows Wal-Mart takes care of copying keys. What I didn’t know was that Joe’s Honda key has some sort of transmitter chip embedded inside [you’d never be able to tell by lookin’ at the thing]. Therefore, copying that key apparently would’ve cost upward $40+, so needless to say, we’ll survive off the one we have and just say daily prayer that we don’t ever lose or break it. Sheesh.

At home, we unloaded all of our days’ acquired trinkets and put them away before cuddling up for an afternoon watching little cartoon people tell us how to count and memorize the alphabet. It was … educational. Haha.  

Oh yeah, and it’s Cicada season here. Lovely.

Not really. Oh well.

yeah cicada.... yeah.

xo | cmd

Handy[wo]man!

That’s right, I’m on fire now!

Not literally, of course, but this building streak I’m on is pretty solid.

Today I conquered another TV stand to complete the living room ensemble, installed a curved shower rod, corner shower tension rod, and hung a half dozen picture frames throughout the house. The pictures need updated, but having a visual helps me decipher just which ones… and you’d better believe they’ll be gems J haha.

Sydni’s been a huge help, too. I actually don’t think I would’ve completed any of these projects without her constant darting in and out of … well, my way. Haha. I can’t help but love it.

The Airman’s Attic is on base, but because it’s run by volunteers, it has these funky hours [Tues & Thurs 9AM-11AM only]. Needless to say, my plans of dropping off all our intended-to-donate boxes were thwarted by both time and my relentless intensity when it comes to finishing any task at hand. So we missed the 2-hour window at the Attic, but no worries; one of my top to-do’s here was to locate a thrift store, for no other reason than to find one. [<3 thrifting!]. I GPS’d a Salvation Army down the street and loaded up for a trip there. Since I had Joe’s Accord for the day, that meant less space for hauling, which meant three trips to and from. The well-humored guy manning the donation truck laughed when I showed up the third time and asked if I planned on filling the entire truck today. I told him I juuuust might J.

Anyway, the week’s almost over, I think: not working really distorts my grasp on time! This weekend will absolutely be a welcome breather from the settling-in process.

*yawn.

Until tomorrow…. <3

xo | cmd