quicky update

I never ever imagined I'd get paid to read. Second I never imagined I'd get paid to read text books. Is this what having a full ride scholarship feels like? I wonder. Well for now I'm just repeating my third grade math lessons as a temp. Yup, I'm schelping to the burbs as a temp to read text books. Not my dream job, but I know someone folks who might dig it. It's a gig for the moment, and I'm really polishing up on my math skills.

Thanksgiving was fun, Matt and I hauled our butts to Green Bay to give thanks for all the new little Krings-lings (seriously there were 3 folks under 18 mos present). After much eating and drinking we made it to Matt's folks house for a day of what in the third world would be called 'free labor.' The Pa-In Law put Matt, his bro, & his sis to work. New to the family Nora wisely stayed out of the way, I prepared my 'dirt farm / worms for winter. Poor Matt didn't even get a chance to shower-- As projects progressed and mid day came and passed Matt made a mad dash for the car, and we snuk away (I love family, but I really love being home directing the husbands energy to tasks around our house).

More updates to come. I'm hoping to land a real gig soon

Enough!

I LOVE this apartment.

It's huge, it's close to the lake, close to various forms of public transit, amazing diversity, and the A-man & T-dog are less than a ten-minute walk away. But I would pass this all up to get rid of my college-aged neighbors. I have no desire to relive dorm life every evening from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. No Thank You!
Really, is it necessary to have band practice at midnight under my bed? Or to hear the others come home from the bar at 4 a.m. Then have a knock down drag it our top of your lungs argument, above? Really?
Additionally the one thing that made this apartment do-able was Matt's super cheap amazingly close parking spot. All along we've said it's a blessing, and have said without it we didn't think we could live here. In December our parking spot will become Condo's. Matt will return back to the rat race of circleing for parking every evening after his hour long commute home.

SO, could someone please give me a decent job in Chicago that I don't have to buy a car for? Please!? This way we can stop renting our lovely apartment, with the annoying neighbors above and below us, in the neighborhood that scares friends and family with no parking. maybe then we can finally buy a place, and stop renting.