Saturday Night

So, I was dead tired. It was 7pm and I was drifting off as Claire and I snuggled in my big chair, watching a Bob the Builder DVD. I get grumpy when I'm tired, and so does my little mini-me. Two tired, grumpy girls? Not pretty. Got my Bear to bed and contemplated doing the same myself. But I had the coffee pot and its accessories to clean, else I'd be super-grumpy in the morning. Decided to come outside for a vice. Glad I did. I have custody of Walter this weekend...and my neighbors seem to love him! Lots of comments and compliments from my coming/going apartment dwellers. Maybe it was their smiles and kind words that energized me. Or maybe it was the good music and night air. But I am getting my second wind. This pleases me, because it feels like defeat to be in bed and zonked out at 8:43pm on a Saturday night. Plus, almost a week from now, I'll be a 3rd shift employee...and I need to get hip to that!

This has been a crazy week. First, I got the opportunity for a permanent job. Then I got a nasty forwarded letter from the ex's attorney, in which crazy, absurd, asshole-ish demands are made. The possibility of a Friday night date had me freaking out. Made me consider where exactly I am, in the possible relationship category. I've realized that right now I need things to be non-committal. I like intensity and emotional and romantic and passion, but I can't even consider long-term, or even medium-term relationships at this point. Not there. Not that I expect any suitor to be expecting such a thing - I just am an overthinker. ;)

Cam and Luke are enjoying a weekend at Mammouth Cave with their dad. Claire, my dog, and I are enjoying a weekend of girl-time. Not that Walt's a girl, of course, but he digs the chicks. Claire, Dub, and I went on a walk today and collected leaves to "hang on the living room wall." Tomorrow, we're gonna make a leaf collage and frame it.

I've been waiting to paint the place before I hang prints and stuff, but I'm not sure when that'll happen, since I can't seem to even begin to come up with paint colors that aren't exactly what we had at the house. I think tomorrow I'll just hang the pretties. Yeah, I don't have a couch yet, but my prized black and white tree print will be placed above where the couch should reside.

I need so much still. Couch. Dining room table + chairs. Bunk beds + mattresses. Need to fit these items into the budget. Somehow. Thinking of perusing Craigslist for the bunk beds. Craigslist scares me. Also, I think I need a gaming system. Since I don't have cable, I need some sort electronic entertainment. Beside my laptop, of course. I can only Internet so much. Yes, I just used 'Internet' as a verb. In addition, I totally need a bike! Hello? I live on a bike trail!

I like having Walter here. I wish he were a suitable dog for apartment living. He's been so good, but I've been with him the whole time. When he's alone, he has to be crated. Otherwise, he'd rip everything to shreds in a neurotic panic. Crated, he and everything else is safe, but he barks and whines like a madman. He bites at the crate until his gums bleed. Yeah. He's a house dog. Plus, he has issues with peeing/pooping while leashed. Boy is spoiled by a fenced backyard. I love him and want to be with him, but the ex keeping him is better for him. I can settle for sporadic visits.