Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Fatigue

Movers have come and gone. We are surrounded by boxes even though the kitchen is completely unpacked. I am not sure what to tackle next. I have hit an extreme lack of motivation today with a mountain of things to do.

After the movers left, I brought Elston to the new apartment. She seems to have settled in now that she has all of her sleeping spots back. As I write this, she is passed out on the bed. She can see outside from two good spots and a third if she stands on the couch. I've been training her to sit on the elevator and she is getting a little better. She has already found her way from the elevator to our apartment door. Brilliant! The walks are fun because she smells every frikkin flower. I love Oregon in the Spring and apparently so does Elston. Today we are going to head to the neighborhood dog park. The one thing that she still does is perk up when she hears someone set their car alarm. She thinks it is Mary so she goes to look out the window. I don't know how to explain it to her unless she thinks she can hear several thousand miles away.

3 comments:

Sherman Clarke said...

Em,
Thinking of you. Glad to hear the happiness in your "voice" and Elston's too. With a big hug ...

Sherman Clarke said...

Jumped too quickly. It was happiness in my thinking about you. Happiness seems too trite for the mix of feelings in your messages: delight in Portland in the spring; fatigue in crossing the country; stress of move ... but, altogether, there seems to be satisfaction.

e said...

I would agree that there is a level of satisfaction. I am glad that I am here but am incredibly sad about the circumstances that led up to the move. I would rather still be with Mary in NJ than not with her in Portland.

I am trying to find the little things that will make me happy. Yesterday was one of those days.