Home Alone

So having fled work to beat the awful weather at 1 pm this afternoon and get my kids home safely, I come home to an answering machine message from Northwest Airlines telling me my husband's flight has been changed to Friday morning. Which was supposed to be our phone meeting with the relocation specialist. I get to sit at home alone tonight with the kids in bed listening to the ice hit the windows. Little man's school is cancelled tomorrow. I wrote an e-mail to my boss. There's a lot that I need to get done there, but I don't have much of a choice. So I'll try to do as much work as possible from home tomorrow with my two brats under foot.

I'm in a bored mood too. There's plenty I can think to do, but nothing really appeals. I don't even really feel like writing on my blog, but I've got to do something. I fully expect that at some point tonight I will have company in bed, my little people don't sleep very well during storms.

I feel energized, but don't feel like doing anything in particular. Nothing on TV appeals. I could surf more, but I'm not particularly interested in anything. I'm tempted to go hide under the covers with the book I started yesterday. Blah, blah, blah.

Why Do I Do This to Myself?

So for someone unknown reason I find myself drawn to shows like "Most Haunted" and "Celebrity Paranormal Project". This wouldn't be so bad, if they didn't freak me out so much. I love paranormal movies too, but I don't watch them. I'm still creeped out from the "Blair Witch Project". So part of moving to England is getting to live in a fantastic home (possibly). I've found one home that was built in the 14th century. Wow, can you believe the history?! And they're renting it (letting)!? I would love to see this home, but could I live there? I guess you have to ask yourself the question, Do I believe in Ghosts?

Complicated question to answer. Have I ever met a ghost? No. Does that mean they don't exist? No. Worst yet, if I saw a ghost would my husband believe me? No. Do I think that bad things happened in places and can leave an unpleasant feeling? Yes, especially if you know the history. It just makes the place more creepy. I know the history of my house, I had it built 4 years ago. Not creepy. The house I grew up in was a Victorian house from the turn of the century. I didn't like being alone in it. I still had issues with the upstairs hallway. I don't know why but it gives me the willies. Creepy. Do I think it's haunted? Probably not. Do I think I have an overactive imagination? Probably.

The real question I guess is Is my fear enough to keep me from living in a house that has the potential to be "haunted"? I don't think so, but if I get a funny vibe from a house when I look at it, I will listen to my insticts. Especially since the majority of the days I will be in the house alone or with Lady Jane for company and my husband may travel during that time, leaving the three of us home alone. I will miss the cats, because for me, they are the bumps in the night.

So, while I'm living in an English house that could potentially be creepy especially after watching a ghost hunting show, I think I'll stick to the finer programming in life and watch the reruns when I return to the States.

Catching Up

Bad blogger, no blog for long time. Life has been a little crazy. We had our Annual Halloween party which was fabulous and made sure everyone knew the next one will be in England. I don't think our housesitter will appreciate people showing up in costume to his door to drink all night, but hey, you never know. We found a co-worker of mine who would be willing to stay in our house and take care of our cats. Yeah!

I've been writing back and forth with our contacts in England about houses and schools. I've found a house I would love and is within the budget given by my husband's company. The school catchment area the house is in isn't very good. So I've been looking into private schooling, which the company will pay for. But that house may be gone by the time I even post this blog. Let alone when we go over for our house hunting trip.

My career as a full-time CPA is winding down. I train one person at the beginning of December. Hopefully we'll be able to find one more experienced CPA. (I'm updating my iPod currently. Exciting, huh?)

What else is new? Hmm. Moving to England. Got house/cat sitter. Quit job. Searching for house/school....(iPod's done) I don't know if there is anything more to my life right at this moment. I'm sure something will pop up and disrupt the order of things, but so far, so good.