Slacker with a capital "S"

I realize that I haven't posted since August. Since we moved into the new house. I figure that might give me a little leeway, maybe?

So much has been going on I am not sure where to begin. So how about with the house?

We LOVE it. We are slowly getting settled. A week after we moved in I had to go away for 5 days for a conference. So there was some added stress there (I'll fill you in on my first time away from Elsa in another post). We managed to get the storage unit emptied. Right into the new den. How can two people collect so much crap. then you add Elsa's infant stuff on top of that, and it is slightly overwhelming. I have lots of stuff to donate to Gainesville Pet Rescue for their yard sale fundraisers. At least I know what we don't need or want will go to good use for a good cause.
We are also trying to get the yard under control. The house was vacant for about 2 months and the previous owner did a good job with maintenance of the big stuff, like the lawn and the pond. But a lot of the beds got overrun with weeds and the bushes covered in a pesky evil vine called skunk vine. Seriously, that stuff is a royal pain. Steve got his American Dream in the form of a John Deer riding lawn mower....with a cup holder for his beer.
We have a long list of projects for the house, including but not limited to, getting the inside painted (living room too tall for us to do it), mount and run new electrical for the tv, setting up the man cave (aka den), furnishing the spare bedroom so we can start having guests. Etc Etc.