Plumbing follow up and today's adventure

For those who followed my distress about our plumbing situation, when I got home yesterday everything was as it should be. I promptly got out of my work clothes, into sweats, and cleaned the bathroom with cleaning products with bleach and felt much, much better. Yesterday morning I got up early and took the earlier bus and then walked to my parents' house to get a shower. I had enough time to spend a very pleasant half hour having coffee and chatting with my stepdad (my mom is on the west coast through the weekend) which was truly an added bonus. The latest where I live is that a few weeks ago we ran out of oil again, but for those paying for such things, we all agreed that with spring definitely on its way, we weren't going to spend another $300 to keep the house heated. Which has been fine. However, we're slated to have snow on Sunday! :( Oh well. I survived an entire miserable winter back in Portland in that unheated house; I can survive a few days of it being chilly. And I do have an electric blanket. :)

I've been back in Virginia for 13 months, and now that I'm committed for being here for another year thanks to my wonderful job and even more wonderful supervisor, I've decided it's time to turn in my Oregon driver's license and get a Virginia one- even though I signed over the title of my car to my parents and am happy being chauffeured around the 'burg on the bus. I am once again a bona fide Virginia resident and my identification should reflect that. So I'm going out to the DMV this morning, armed with two books and a knitting project. No matter how long it takes, I'm golden in regards to fending off boredom. I'm also embarrassed and happy to see that there's a new cycle of America's Next Top Model, so I'm downloading the first 5 episodes to watch while Austin's off playing guitar and I can work on my knitting for hours. :D I've also downloaded "The King's Speech" and am really looking forward to treating myself to that tomorrow. I'm back in a very productive cycle, and I'm feeling more comfortable in my own skin these days.

Hope everyone has a pleasant weekend. ♥