or maybe the hours grow longer?

That's my newest line of thinking anyway. Nothing new on the home-front. We had another "almost offer" last week, but it didn't happen as the people left on vacation the day they were going to write it up, and they felt "too rushed" on it all and opted to see if it would still be around when they came back. Hmm. Right. But we had four showings last week, and three yesterday. Activity is picking up, but we can't buy a new house on "activity." You know. It's in the small things.

On a more exciting note, after 5 hours on the phone and 24 phone calls to secure a babysitter for last Saturday evening (no word of a lie), we went out with John and Paige for Dan's 30th birthday bash. It was amazing. We went to dinner at Joey Tomatoes, and the food and service were excellent, as were the fun drinks we all ordered, then to the movie "Little Miss Sunshine" (I don't want to over-do the recommendation, but I can't remember laughing so often and hard in a movie in a long time), then we went to the Marble Slab Ice Cream for the best ice cream I've had in a long time (a theme to the evening!). Other things that I haven't had in a long time: a night out with adults only, stimulating and funny conversation with other adults, feeling like life was "normal," great food I didn't have to cook, fanTAStic peanut-butter/skor ice cream, the feeling of not being responsible for watching over someone, the 'quiet' of an adult car-ride complete with conversation and good tunes, and then the not-so-nice feeling of watching my watch and knowing that the evening would have to come to an end sooner than I wanted it to as I had to get back to feed Isaac. But the time we had, oh, it was sweet. I have to make this note in my mind that this should not be a once-a-year treat, but rather, something we aspire to do a bit more often!

Well, I'm off to jump in the shower. Both boys are down---yes! : ) Our three showings yesterday did us in with all the running around and being out of the house (from 9-1:30, and then 4-7:15; you can't stay in a clean home with a toddler...). Isaac's sleeping was all over the map and he was all wonked out. We all need to decompress today. I'm so apathetic, I can't believe I actually got them both fed and dressed! My mind's mush, I say. Last night I was so fried I flipped between "World's Most Amazing Videos" (be sure to say that with the reverb in your mind) and "SuperNanny" and "Flip this House!" Doesn't get any more thoughtless than that! : ) Ok. Time's a tickin'. Boys will be up soon necessitating that I do mother jobs again. Must indulge while I can.