The beauty of getting up so early in the morning

Steve's car broke a shock tower about ten days ago and we've been commuting to work in the mornings ever since - he catches a Metro vanpool back to West Seattle in the evenings. It only took me one morning to realize we have two bathrooms and I shouldn't have to get up so dang early, altho I am still up before 6 AM each morning to be ready to leave 7-ish. Steve's been booted to the downstairs bathroom.

Until two days ago we had nothing but rain (day after day, I am sure you heard it on the news). We had a massive windstorm on Saturday - and that seemed to blow all the rain out for a few days. It's been beautiful weather ever since (altho this morning is was 32 degrees and we had to scrape the windshield before leaving, and now I am worried about my flowers getting frostbit).

Since I've been going to work so early I've been leaving at 1 PM (boss guy doesn't like that...) leaving me time in the afternoons to walk the dog - or this week I have a ton of things going on.

• Monday: I drove to Kent to get new lenses cut for my glasses.
• Tuesday: Common Ground, the non-profit I've been helping out, has asked me back and I will be working in Pioneer Square today.
• Wednesday: is the first day of the NW Flower and Garden Show down at the convention center - I already have my early bird ticket and will be able to get there before 2 PM to catch a workhop on Yoga for Gardeners.
• Thursday: an appraiser is coming to the house to do his thing (we are refinancing again - for the last time hopefully).
• Friday: our new furniture will be delivered!. We ordered the most amazing furniture through Scan Design, called Stressless. Steve ordered a recliner with ottoman, and I have a loveseat with an ottoman coming. His chair has a table that attaches (for his laptop) and there is also a neat table that will go between the two pieces. Picture this: chocolate colored leather with cherry wood trim. Sounds good enought to eat! We have been waiting for months since it was a custom order and coming from Norway. (I joke thay had to grow the cow first). Check it out at http://www.ekornes.com/

Anyway, things are going great and we're busy and having lots of fun like we always do. This weekend we're going on a private auto collection tour through the BMW club. And I'll be getting lots of quality leather time on my new loveseat, watching the Olympics in Torino!