argh. i think it's time to give up. i've been working on new layouts for this thing for over a week now, and i hate them all. there's nothing actually wrong with any of them, i just can't say that i really like any of them, either. i'm being difficult.

i keep thinking about my lack of proper updates lately. i mean, i have no excuse. if i can't get it together now, can you imagine what it will be like when i've got a baby to take care of? yikes. i need to rediscover the motivation to write that i once had.

rob came over after work tonight so that we could try to decipher his new insurance plan. sheesh. it's a weird one, that's for sure. i decided to cook dinner, so i made pizza and salad. it was all yummy. the only thing i changed on the recipes was that i decided since i was supposed to roast the garlic and the onions anyway, i might as well roast the pepper myself, too, instead of buying some in the jar. i did all that last night so that all we had to do today was assemble the thing and bake it. it was good, good, good. i actually had fun cooking, too, which i don't usually enjoy all that much. rob is a much better cook than i am, anyway. he can just go in the kitchen, throw some stuff together, and it's all yummy. i pretty much always need a recipe to follow.

oh brother! can't these people just get over it already?

yay, we didn't get flooded. (thanks for the concern, you!) apparently the storm just fizzled when it hit land and we were on the lucky end. i know lots of people did get flooded, and having been through that i can only say that it sucks and i feel for them. my house got some new guttering last week and that seems to have solved the problem of water getting into the front bedroom, which is great news.

i have so much unpacked now that it actually feels like i'll soon be home again. of course i've still got a ways to go, but comparatively, things are moving right along.