What a crazy day! First off, I only got sleep every two hours this morning because the dog had to keep going out. She has had diarrhea all day today. I think it's from the greasy bone that she went crazy over the other day. The poor thing has been paying the price for it all day. The good news out of all this is that I don't think she's plugged up and she has still been eating normally. The bad news is if she's like this all day tomorrow, I'll have to take her to the vet as I don't want her to get dehydrated. Right now, she's chewing on a raw hide, which is very healthy and normal behavior for her. I'm hoping the worst has passed...um, no pun intended...or I guess, sure! Pun intended.
After discussing with my wife about it, I decided to switch the flight time back to the morning to Chicago. It helped a great deal that my dad will be available and is willing to help out with the UB move in my absence. It shouldn't only last that morning, and I'm thinking I'll move all of the UB items in one spot so it's difficult to screw it up. Now, all I have to do is check with the movers to make sure that it is ok for him to be present instead of myself.
Because of the lack of sleep I got last night, I crashed on the couch from about 9am to 2pm. I'll take it where I can get it. Good thing it's Saturday.
After that, I spent the rest of the day organizing my post-UB and HHG moving clothes and gear. It will definitely take me a few days to make sure I have everything I need and can pack it all. It will be all I'll have except for the dog for a solid 3 weeks for sure, possibly more. I also finished taking pictures of the tools to be shipped. I have surprisingly few when the big items that are not going to Germany are factored out.
A word to multitaskers...do not use a cell phone, hold a dog on a lease, and clean up poo all at the same time. I dropped my phone right into the dog poo I was trying to clean up. It was not pretty. Because there was dried grass exposed due to the lack of snow, mother nature helped to clean it up pretty well, and it didn't smell after I did that. However, I did clean the entire surface with rubbing alcohol when I got home.
I then went to talk to our realtor regarding an offer we received for the house. I learned a few things. First, the buyer did not seem aware of the multi-month wait process involved with short-sales. Once we make sure the buyer is aware of this, we'll see if the offer magically disappears. Second, the bank has the final say on what it feels the property should sell for. It's kindof hilarious to even have a price posted because no matter what we list it as and what the buyer offers, the bank decides what the house is worth in the end. So, considering that the offer is not too far off of the present going price, we'll see what the bank says about it and let them be the bearer of bad news if they decide it is too far off. Third, now that we are working on an offer, it will be reflected on the listing, so our realtor said to expect a huge drop in showings as most people don't bother looking at a house that has an offer on it. I hope it all goes well.
Then, I created a masterpiece 1 pound turkey meat blue cheese juicy lucy burger (aka "blucy") with bacon inside too. Oh wow! Was that good! I have decided that high quality blue cheese makes all the difference with a blucy. Pomegranate Crystal Light is the nectar of the diabetic gods, by the way.
As for news on the Georgia front, my lovely wife visited the Coca-Cola factory today and very much enjoyed it. It was followed by a dinner out with friends as well. The lack of her own car over there is cramping her style a little as the base is HUGE, but she's making the best of it. We're both very much looking forward to seeing each other again in Chicago. It may be cold there this time of year, but there's always lot's to do in Chicago. We're both very excited!
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