Maybe a move south?

Well Matt is all into moving south – all he’s waiting for is a job!  He’s even researching places to live.  I guess it will be back to apartment living for a while, but hey they are nice down there.  I guess that will save us from putting another $15,000 into the house for a new roof and siding.  I wasn’t looking forward to that anyway.  Most apartments down there accept pets up to 70lbs so we can easily take Jack and the cats.

I told my mom about what Matt wants to do today and I told her that when my grandma is gone I expect her and my sister to follow.  My mom knows she’ll never be able to take care of herself so it is my responsibility.  I don’t think I could move south and know that my family is up here struggling.  I’m sure Paul would follow too, but then he has Rachel so unless he’s got something going on i’m not sure what he would do.  The only thing my mom said was, “who would live in a place where there are hurricanes”… and I simply said the warm weather, beaches, and nasa outweigh that”.  Until the day comes when my mom has to move in, we’d regularly visit home.  I don’t know how regularly… maybe once a month for a few days.  At least me and the boys will anyway.  They can’t be without their grandma’s.

This is all just thoughts at this point, he still has to get a job down there.  There are plenty because there is a strong aerospace presence in Florida.  I’m very nervous about it all and probably cry like crazy if it really did happen, but down south is where the promise of jobs is at right now.  Not up here in Michigan.

Today I went to dinner at this place called the Thai Bistro in Canton…. it was ok, but Bangkok 96 in Dearborn is a heck of a lot better.  I had the panang with chicken… it tasted like the bought the bottled red curry paste at the store.  When I eat Thai food i’d rather it be authentic and not taste like something I can make from something at the store.  I like “gang gai” which is a thai hot curry with bamboo shoots, mushrooms and chicken.

Pfizer took Matt and his group to play golf and laser tag today.  I just thought that was funny, and those that know Matt can probably understand why!

I have not finished my shopping and i don’t have the energy too.  I hate people in general so I hate dealing with stores.  It was bad enough today when we took my grandma to Meijer.  Too many people.

For Christmas dinner we have somehow decided that we are going to have a standing rib roast.  I am ashamed to say that we spent $90 on a piece of meat.  I am going to take a picture next to my roasts.  I will never again make that mistake.  That better be the best meat i’ve ever tasted in my life.  I told Matt that on Christmas day i’ll call my mom and tell her Jack ate it and see what she does!!  Sometime tomorrow i’m going to post a picture of my with my two rib roasts!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The worst thing I could do is screw it up in the oven.  I’ll be studying the art of  cooking prime rib for the next week to make sure that doesn’t happen!