New Beginnings All Around

It's been raining so much this past couple weeks that the ants have sought refuge indoors. Fortunately I only saw about a half dozen in the bathtub, let's hope that's all there is, and not just the advanced party conducting a recon mission. Kinda ironic, isn't it? Wasn't that long ago that I was complaining about the warm, windy, skin-parchingly dry weather, longing for rain instead, and wham! I sure got my wish, didn't I? And I didn't even have to move up north for it!

I let myself get a haircut before the weekend. Turned out a wee bit shorter than I anticipated, but it's been really nice not having all that unruly hair to mess with in the morning, and the nights I wash my hair are definitely more pleasant. I use up far less shampoo, there's less hair clogging the drain (don't worry, I do use a hair-catching net) and my hair dries a lot faster! Allan, whose job it is to clean the floors, likes that there aren't as many notorious "Helly hairs" to clean up anymore-- I typically shed worse than a dog or cat.

Tomorrow both Todd and I begin something new. I start at my new job and Todd starts at his new preschool. I was a bit sad to take him out of his old one in LA, as he'd made friends and was learning some really good stuff. Now, the stuff they covered there was already pretty advanced, but as it turns out, his new school in SB is even more advanced, covering things normally taught in kindergarten, even first grade! After taking the tour on Friday and hearing about where the pre-K kids were in the curriculum, I realized Todd was actually a bit behind. So, I don't have to worry that he'll be understimulated in the class, at least!

Time to get ready to head out and meet some old school friends for brunch. Many have graduated and scattered to the four corners of the earth, and a lot of them are in town for the film festival this weekend, so it will be a great opportunity to catch up with folks I haven't seen in months, even years! Let's hope we don't drown on the way from the apartment to the car! ;-P