Furby Wranglings

Is it the feel of familiar, as gradually stuff accumulates and creates the comfort zone? or is it something more intangible? Two years ago after Orion passed over the bridge, we were convinced that something totally vital to "home" had disappeared with him....and eventually tried to recreate it with Bel....

At the risk of sounding sentimental, I think it might be LOVE that makes a house into a home. My in-laws loved each other and lived in this house together for 50+ years; raised two boys into manhood, ran a successful Health-Supplement mail-order business, entertained friends and family on countless occasions and baby-sat grand-daughters in this house. It's a GOOD house that has been too quiet and lonely for the past year and a half (longer, actually, including the months Thelma was ill).My husband says the house *needs* us and that we can help it become a Home again; I think he's right, but it will take some time. It's starting to feel comfortable to be here on weekends and in the evenings... during the next two weeks we will make the push towards total occupancy; the current 'half and half' arrangement is exhausting, both physically and emotionally!

Yesterday Husband was cleared by his doctor to go back to work on the 21st... the borrowed walker has been returned to Joe and Elinor with many MANY thanks, and the staghorn swordcane (relic of our SCA days!)has abruptly become useful! Many thanks also my LJ friends for your concern and good wishes! BIG HUGS!

...she was hoping for a 'snow' day since the weather mavens have been predicting it since Sunday afternoon, although technically it's been more of a ice-sleet day from what I see. So school was canceled (normally it takes a mega-blizzard, but I can see it -- there are a LOT of hills with potentially slippery streets in this burg!) and we all got to sleep in a bit. Husband called me from the house; he slept fairly well and was having breakfast. Add to the list of 'Special Heaven' inhabitants: Joe and Elanor, for coming through with the walker we needed to 'spring' my hubby from the hospital yesterday. Hopefully we won't need it all that long; the PT lady and Dr. Collins were both very optimistic about his progress.

I'm going into work today even though Pastor Joyce told me not to bother if it DID turn into a 'snow' day -- got too much to do, beside putting in my formal 'vacation' request for the rest of this week and part of next. Husband is doing well, but it's lonely at the house (even tho' the DVDs and mangas were transported down a week ago, they're stored where he can't get to them easily, even with crutches. So I figure I can keep him company and work on arranging what we DO have already moved, and bring down more bits and pieces when I come. The heavy stuff will have to wait a while, even tho' we appear to have several teams of willing movers champing at the bit, so to speak.

Sounds like the dryer is done, so I can finish getting dressed and get it in gear.

Later, all!

(oh, and KY? believe me, we KNOW that heat tape is our friend -- except when it burns out, or we get caught off guard, or it freezes in the ground....)