Weasel Of Doom

I have not fallen off the face of the earth. Unfortunately, my devious plan of getting everything done while my parents are here has crashed and burned before it managed to get off the ground. Oh well. Some November highlights and lowlights:

– Bad: Had a mole removed. Mole turned out to be a melanoma. Will have sentinel node biopsy done on December 6. On the plus side, we caught it fairly early, so hopefully nothing has spread yet.

– Bad: Bumped into some guy’s car at an intersection. On the plus side, no damage to either cars, and the cop was very nice and did not fine/arrest me for driving with an expired international driver’s license. Also helped me to get my butt in gear and start the process for getting a valid American driver’s license. Aced the written test yesterday, will attempt the driving one tomorrow morning. Eeep. Freaking out about it. Going to tell the examiner that I am not planning to EVER parallel park. Even if my life depended on it.

– Bad: Maternity leave almost over. Parents leaving in a week. Suckage.

– Good: Two friends had successfully given birth. One had a boy, the other twin boys. We are working up to a football team here, people.

– Good: Outside of the house has been decorated for Christmas by the parents. Looks very nice. Dad got rid of all the dimmer switches inside the house. Yay. Kitchen has a new chandelier. House has a new roof, and the insurance check for it should arrive any day now. Our new fireplace will be installed December 11, hopefully making the great room considerably warmer during winter. The new Stanek windows appear to be much better at keeping the cold air out than the original ones, and a representative should arrive this Thursday to (hopefully) resolve the remaining issues. 2006 is going down in history as The Year We Spend A Ton Of Money On The House.

– Good: My cousin Julie was able to fly here from California for a few days, and meet the boys for the first time.

Oh well, Squeeks is crying again. Off I go.