lots of new pics on our photos page, including a set of our empty house, taken the day before we moved in. the only picture i currently have of the front of the house was taken at night when it was snowing, so i’ll have to take one during the day in clear weather. it has an old-school chicago look to it, that’s for sure. of course, that’s because it’s an old-school chicago house. there are a few pics of the snow-covered streets in front of our old apartment, taken after the series of storms earlier this month. if you scroll through the sets, you’ll find the ‘two doggies file’, which contains an ever-increasing number of photos of chloe and charlet, including some new ones.

we’re still living out of boxes, although nicki’s mom has done a hell of a lot of unpacking while we’ve been at work. nicki is off the rest of the week, so they’ll ultimately take most of the credit for getting things in order. when i have been home, i’ve been putting furniture together or hooking up the technology. i haven’t really had the time yet to organize my media, put away my clothes, or anything else. it seems like i’ve been spending more time running errands than unpacking or organizing. in the end, i’m not really going to have the time to get my stuff in order until after we return from florida. if i get anything done at all before we leave, it’ll have to be tonight, since tomorrow i’ll have to pack for the trip.

bonnie (aka mom) returns tomorrow, we follow her on friday. we’ll be in florida until next thursday. our friend mike is dogsitting chloe (thanks, mike!) while we’re gone. charlet will be flying down to florida with us, and will stay at her grandparents’ house with the other animals when we’re all down in the keys.

exciting times, to be sure, but also exhausting!