The Mosher Pit

I applied for this job last year and got a very nice letter saying I was close to making the cut for the interview. Well, it looks like whomever they did hire didn’t work out for whatever reason.

Unfortunately, I live too far away now to apply for the position. I presently work 60 miles from home and I’m at the outer perimeter of DC’s transit system, so DC is another half-hour to 45 minutes from here (despite being only 10 miles).

But who knows; perhaps they’ll recruit me, which would give me more leverage. But I think there’s something outside the window that I don’t know about yet.

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Well, I attended Calvary Episcopal again this weekend, a little more under the radar, and I have to say–it’s a small church, but it’s been packed full when I’ve gone. I like it a lot, even if it’s back to wafers and away from David Allen’s rousing service music that I love so much. It’s just so hard for me to make it to St. Anne’s on Sundays, and will be more so now that I’m in Front Royal on weekends. The church itself is beautiful, and this time I noticed something I hadn’t before: a healthy population of teenaged boys. Since I have one too, it might be just the thing to helping him have friends in the new town.

I already miss St. Anne’s so much, and having Sarah tell me that she really wants me to stay on with their EFM group (plus Robin and Betsy and all the other ones who lurk here and never comment ~~~~_–I want to, also, but it’s been really hard making the sat. morning sessions when my kid’s around, and another day of driving into No. Va. is just .. my car will revolt! Calvary has an EFM group too, and I want to talk to them about it, but it still feels sorta like I’m leaving family behind.

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Closed on the house today, and inherited a fair amount of furniture from the previous owners.

If you would like the new address, please write me at

gallycat
at
gallycat
.
com

and I will be more than happy to send it along.

i am excited about this beyond words. and exhausted.

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I’ve been so happy with the results of my Lent challenge to myself to wean myself off caffiene that I’m inspired to try something more daunting, since Easter’s come and gone, I’m closing on a house, getting married in about a year and trying to deal with chronic pain. Since I can’t do anything without a gimmick, I’m doing this:

(Image courtesy of Kashi.com — they have a nifty change diary feature that’s very buggy, but I intend to follow through with this.)

If you’d like to cheer me on, watch me go all motivational, and see me at my determined best, visit my LJ community at 52wks.

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not that I have any, but it’s a good thing to have around just in case…

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Well, after several visits to the chiropractor and doctor and a round of x-rays, my preliminary diagnosis is semi-worst-case scenario: spinal arthritis, and since that’s what has my dad in a wheelchair, it’s likely to be his rheumatoid arthritis.

More tests and hopefully a more definitive diagnosis later this month, as I’m seeing an orthopedist on April 23. But we’re still closing on the house on April 26.

DFH is a little freaked out about this, so if you’re going to say a prayer for my health, throw in one for his peace of mind, please? I’m determined to not let this get me down, and hoping to take up yoga and tai chi. Of course this means I will need to let go of some other things.

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