Lorena and Christian went down to Ikea and bought a new, muchly needed dresser yesterday. It would have been a very sad visit to Tempe if there was not at least one piece of new furniture involved, so I think Lorena met all of her goals. It was classically Lorena. When I asked how the visit went, she gave me a list of the level of cleanliness and orderliness of each of the Christian’s rooms and all of his clothes.
Lorena is scheduled to arrive in Portland later this evening. I can certainly testify to the fact that she has her work cut out for her in our apartment after a week of my living as a bachelor with the twin cat sisters. I will clean up the apartment, but no matter how good I think I have it, she will be (rightly) disappointed. She is cleaning machine. Life is profoundly more excellent when she is here than when she is away.
When she gets back, she is scheduled to meet with the local college to make plans to take some classes. She is very close to finishing. Thinking back with the homeschool, work, moves, kids and all that, it is really amazing she has been able to make continued progress toward her degree. Our friends Troy G. (PhD), John H. (BSME) and Daniel H. (AS) all graduated this fall after long hard stints in school. It is impressive and inspiring and makes me want to try to encourage others to start or just keep going because when you have a degree, your life is enriched. And not just economically.
Betty Blonde #319 – 10/06/2009
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