Mostly, I can’t stop thinking about Gabe. It’s unbelievable how that little guy has so stolen my heart. I can’t wait for Tammy and Co. to move back down. Their life went  according to its own plan, as life tends to do, and now it looks like they’ll be coming down to take over the empty master bedroom for a while. How long? Who knows. We’ll see. But, I find it kind of funny. My biological clock’s been going off for years, and now I’m ending up in a best of both worlds kind of situation. I get to be a part of Gabe’s growing up, and yet, because of Tammy and her beau, I shan’t have to deal with quite so much of the bone-wearying work that all babies demand. And, if i want to take off to visit someone (like John or my dad), I don’t have to spend outrageous sums of money to watch the beasts.

Of course, I still need to get new transport. The Chibi-maker is going back up for sale as soon as I get the title. It is simply too damn heavy for me. Joud and I tried practicing picking it up and failed miserably. 500lbs (with gas) is officially more than I can manage. I could probably do it if it had a better/closer rear grip point. But as it stands, there’s just no way I can pull it off. I’m becoming infatuated with the 2008 Kawasaki 250r which is more than I can afford and maybe a little less power than I’d like on the highway, but it’s sooooo nice. It’s light, it’s peppy, it’s small, it gets really good gas mileage, I’m not afraid I can’t lift it…. I think it’s just about the perfect bike for me right now. I know there are “better” bikes, and I’d probably grow out of it in a few years, but right now it is so calling to me. I just have to figure out how to come up with the extra $2k (and no, I’m not interested in a pre-2008 vesion). If  I go with something used it’ll be a bit more powerful… but how much more??