1. When It Rains. You know what happens. The UHaul truck I rented yesterday was defective. I realized when I tried to park the truck on my street that when it was in park and with the e-brake fully deployed, the 17' truck ROLLED. Down the street, if I would let it. So when my brother and I changed seats, he had to put his foot on the brake while I got out of the truck. And then when we were pau, we had to park it about 5 or 6 blocks away where the street was flat. And then it wouldn't start again after that. Skip the long story in which the truck starts up again, I had to stay in the cab with my foot on the brake while everyone else unloaded. Good times.
2. My kids are camped out on the floor of our old living room, watching Beyblade on Cartoon Network. This show is funny even for its genre. Spinning blades do battle. At least with Pokemon or Digimon, the battling monsters are capable of expressions and have an identity. These are basically spinning tops that do not have faces or wings. They spin and sometimes, apparently, disappear. I'm guessing because they're moving so fast? I don't know. I'm not a regular watcher and neither are my kids. It's fun to hear them make fun of the show, though.
3. I have to do a project for my Hawaiian Studies class. It's due on Tuesday and I haven't done much more than acquire the materials I need for research. This is stressing me. Plus midterms coming up. Ugh. And no internet at our new place until March 9. Double ugh.
4. Noah got a digital camera for Christmas last year from my mom. He hasn't yet taken it anywhere, but he likes playing with it at home. He and Lucy make short videos at home. He takes random pictures. But when we really started to move, Noah decided he wanted to document it through his lens. At times this has proven to be irritating, especially to someone like me who wants to get shizz done NOW. I know, though, that we're gonna love these pictures. We're going to thank him. I gave him an assignment a few days ago-- he had to take pictures of the rabbits for craigslist. They're good!
5. Also on the topic of Noah, he's stoked to be going to a different high school next year. I thought he'd be disappointed about leaving most of his friends, but he's not. He's actually EXCITED about the change. But he was always like that. He was always adaptable. I attribute that to how my awesome mothering (that much is obvious, right?) and also his start as a military child. New preschool? "Goodbye, mom." Kindergarten? "Just drop me off, mom." Two new schools in the third grade? "I can find my class myself, mom." I shouldn't be surprised by his current eager anticipation.
I think it's time now to head back to our new apartment. While we really loved living in Kapahulu and all the conveniences it provided (how about no traffic?), living closer to the city will offer new delights. Plus our apartment is pretty sweet.
