jungleprincess: September 2010

A few weeks ago I overheard some people talking. Something like, "It was a wonderful summer, wasn't it?" "Oh, yes, it certainly was." And I thought, "'Was?' Has the summer already gone?" SAD! The trees are still mostly green, but the nights and mornings are cooler which can only mean one thing--it's time to move our basil plant inside. Oh, how we love having fresh basil (thank you to the wonderful previous tenants here who left it for us!!). Anyway, despite the uncertainty about our housing situation, we've really enjoyed Michigan this summer. I love the humidity and the gorgeous green trees. Feels like home. My hair and skin can breathe again after so long in a dry climate. Ahh!!

The latest on our living situation is that WE ARE SQUATTERS!! We are living in a bank-owned house and paying rent to nobody! I used to think that D and I were pretty talented at scrounging (dumpster diving, taking stuff from people's garbage piles, getting toiletries for free, gratefully accepting everyone's hand-me-down clothes and furniture, etc.) but I feel like we've reached a whole new level here. Now I just need to figure out how to get utilities for free... I'm kidding--kind of. Our rental house was foreclosed on September 2. I was able to finally get the bank to talk to me before it happened (I had tried before but they wouldn't), so we were assured that we would not be out on the street--we would have at least 30, probably 60+ days before we'd have to leave. The bank hasn't asked us to pay rent. So we are doing fine, still not unpacking much more than the bare minimum. We don't know if we will stay here for a short time or a long time, but we're enjoying the neighborhood--we really have great neighbors.

I'm running with the triple jogger 4-5 times per week, YEAH!! Still trying to figure out how to lose those last two pregnancy pounds. Let me know if you have any advice (and if you tell me to stop eating chocolate chips, forget it!!)

Some recent shots of my peeps: