Romber Devastation

After spending most of my waking hours riveted to the local real estate listings* on the computer, I helped wrangle young'uns to bed only to be devastated by a defeat of my favorite team, Rob and Amber Marino on "The Amazing Race All-Stars." Worse yet: they lost to Charla and Myrna whom I loathe. Aaak. I was hoping it was a non-elimination round. This just changes the whole dynamic for me. I don't know if I'll watch the next episodes. The whole reason I watched just landed on the bathmat last. And they were Philiminated.


*I found a couple promising places. The one that has a large piece of land nearby [5 acres] has a decrepit house on it. The one that has a decent house has a lot that's only about 1.5 acres. The solutions to our housing crunch appear difficult.

House Hunting and Held Hostage

A lovely leisurely Sunday. We all made it through Mass. Annie wore her Mr. Tony leg to Mass for the first time, so I asked Father to bless it afterwards. He did. Everyone except me had breakfast prior to Mass, so Dave stopped at my coffee shop and I got my white chocolate mocha to go while we house hunted again. Thank goodness for onboard DVD. The whole family rode around for about two hours while we dreamed and schemed. Reminds me of those Sunday drives to a little neighborhood called Bird Haven in Princeton, Illinois.

The afternoon unfolded languidly. Dave watched the race and I dawdled in the blogosphere. The kids napped late. As bedtime approached, Dave and I hid out in our bedroom watching the first episode of "The Amazing Race" [Rob and Amber won the first leg. Natch.] while the three little monkeys got their second wind about an hour after their normal bedtime. We go through this time lag about the time the clocks change. I try not to fight it. They don't know how to tell time yet and they're just being affected by the increasing light hours of the day. About the time we spring forward, they'll be about right. Anyway, we were either hiding out or being held hostage in the bedroom. We had a no-hassle bedtime and the house is silent, save the humidifier blowing and my keyboard clicking like toenails on the linoleum.

How I Knew This Was Going to Be a Good Day

[1] Althouse linked to me on the front page of her blog.
[2] My doctor said my sore throat was not strep [for the 4th time].
[3] Movie-time Monday on Playhouse Disney featured "Monsters, Inc."
[4] I picked up a free box of Godivas at the mall on the way to work.
[5] Our Best Man is on his way home from Iraq after 14 months away.
[6] The Amazing Race All-Stars will feature Rob and Amber Marino [known to some as "Romber"].
[7] It's another hour of '24.'