Stream of semi-consciousness.

I want to go to Ecuador. I miss my friend. And I really want to travel. I wish I could go today. I'm hoping May. Hey that rhymed!

Dunkin Donuts coffee is awesome. I luuurrrrvvveee it. It's finished brewing, brb...

Ok, where were we. (If you're wondering, I actually did get up, get a cup, pour the coffee, add the creamer, and sit back down at the computer. That was no computer trick. I'm very serious about my coffee.) Oh yeah, we were talking about tents. I'm buying a new one. I'd show you except that it's so incredibly cool I am afraid that with the thousands of readers I have they'd all get boughten-up and I'd be left in the rain. Can't have that can we? Noooo. Glad you agree. Suffice it to say that it is BIG, it is CHEAP (compared to others with similar features) and I will no longer have to be jealous of a good friend who already owns one exactly like it which I've been un-jesus-ly coveting for many years.

I have quite the list of wants and needs for when we get our tax returns. Many changes will happen in this house and around the house. Firstly, we're finally putting up a fence and cleaning off the back porch area. I can't wait to be able to kick the dog out the back door and leave him out there until he's done sniffing.

I'm having professional family photos done. Whoop! Can't wait for that. Haven't heard from my photog in a few weeks, but I'll hunt her down. Girl is BIZZAY! BIZZIZZLE! I need new clothes (boring). I'd like a new pentacle necklace. That shouldn't be hard except it will be hard because I'm so dang-doodly picky. Our air mattress bit the dust last season so we need to replace that. Not sure what we'll replace it with, just that we will have to replace it. Oh! And we're buying a trailer to haul all the crap required for camping fun. I'm sure Neall has some wants/needs as well.

For those of you following along we were able to modify our home loan. We are officially among the very small percentage of people for whom this actually WORKS. I keep waiting for the letter in the mail that starts of with But... It really seems too good to be true. Our interest rate is low, fixed, and permanent. Unusual. Our payments are half what they used to be. Very strange. Our contribution payment was under $1000, unheard of. And our first new payment isn't due until April 1st. So I suppose I'll be on edge waiting for the but... until April. Then maybe I'll believe what they say. It's been months of aggravation, frustration, and annoyance. If this hadn't gone through we'd have willingly given them the house and happily moved on to something more appropriate.

School is good this semester. A class I didn't think I'd like is turning out to be very good. A class I thought I'd breeze through is turning out to be a bit of a challenge, but only because of group work. I hate group work. Another class is 85% morons but they are all doing their own thing and *I* don't have to interact with them much at all. Hooray for that!

And this concludes my stream of semi-consciousness. I just remembered I have an assignment due today and I'd rather do it now and go see a movie with Neall this afternoon.