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Cookies and latex fumes
Dec. 2nd, 2004 03:03 pmWe had the living room painted yesterday. Our living room is HUGE and very TALL, so we're talking about a whole lotta latex being slapped ont he walls. Fumiliciousness!
It hit me early, burning my nose and eyes and helping my menstrual headache right along. Jeff got smacked with it later, so by the time evening rolled around, we were both snorting and blinking and grabbing our heads. If we'd been smart, we would have put the Ionic Breeze in the living room first thing, not 7 o'clock last night. Doh.
Slept late, followed the man around while he caulked things, and then I mixed up two batches of spicy Christmas cookies. Molasses and Pfefferneusse. . . yes, I think that's how it's spelled. I'll post the recipes later, if they turn out well. For now, the doughs are chilling in the fridge.
Jeff just got home with the stuff I need to fix dinner tonight. Pork tenderloin and pears in hard cider. If it's good, I'll share that recipe too!
There's progress being made on the loan for the new house, but I still haven't received a simple little CRITICAL item. Namely, the item I am missing is a written offer of employment from the UIowa lab where I'm supposed to be a postdoc. Now, I know scientists, and I know we aren't all that big on paperwork. But damn! Dude, if you wanted me to be there in time for your December 11th lab holiday party, you should have sent the letter when I needed it two weeks ago! Now, I'll be lucky if we make it by the Dec. 20 deadline in our purchase agreement. I swear, if that happens, I'm gonna make him pay me back the $1500 in earnest money and the $240 from the inspection.
It won't come to that, I'm sure. I hope. But still. Frustrating.
It hit me early, burning my nose and eyes and helping my menstrual headache right along. Jeff got smacked with it later, so by the time evening rolled around, we were both snorting and blinking and grabbing our heads. If we'd been smart, we would have put the Ionic Breeze in the living room first thing, not 7 o'clock last night. Doh.
Slept late, followed the man around while he caulked things, and then I mixed up two batches of spicy Christmas cookies. Molasses and Pfefferneusse. . . yes, I think that's how it's spelled. I'll post the recipes later, if they turn out well. For now, the doughs are chilling in the fridge.
Jeff just got home with the stuff I need to fix dinner tonight. Pork tenderloin and pears in hard cider. If it's good, I'll share that recipe too!
There's progress being made on the loan for the new house, but I still haven't received a simple little CRITICAL item. Namely, the item I am missing is a written offer of employment from the UIowa lab where I'm supposed to be a postdoc. Now, I know scientists, and I know we aren't all that big on paperwork. But damn! Dude, if you wanted me to be there in time for your December 11th lab holiday party, you should have sent the letter when I needed it two weeks ago! Now, I'll be lucky if we make it by the Dec. 20 deadline in our purchase agreement. I swear, if that happens, I'm gonna make him pay me back the $1500 in earnest money and the $240 from the inspection.
It won't come to that, I'm sure. I hope. But still. Frustrating.
