Decisions, decisions...

We're all settled in CT!  Finally.  It's been a helluvah move, but I'm glad it's over with.  (For now.... at least, until March, when we get to move again, but that's a whole 'nother topic)

Since being here, we've had to make some decisions.  It seems like the theme of my life at the current moment.  Here are just a few:

1. Cable or no cable? 
We opted for no cable.  I couldn't justify spending the money, just to watch the same stuff we can get online for *free* (my favorite four letter "f" word) the next day.  I'm a little bummed that I can't feed my Jersey Shore addiction instantaneously, but either way, I'll get my GTL fix!

2. Where to spend the holidays? 
This is such a stupid white peoples problem.  I mean, after all the time away from our families, I'm lucky to be worrying about whose house to visit!  We've decided that Christmas at my parents' house is a big deal, so we'll be doing that, which means Thanksgiving at my mother-in-law's (or possibly inviting her down here??). 

3. Commissary or ShopRite?
I've decided to do both.  ShopRite doubles coupons- hooray!  In fact, today I bought 2 boxes of Luigi's italian ices and toothpaste for *free* (there's that "f" word again)... which means I guess I didn't buy it, ha.  Overall, the commissary is the best deal and has better produce, but I will still be clipping tons of coupons and using my ShopRite frequent buyer card.

4. Preschool or hourly care?
This has been a big decision for me.  LB is ready for school, but just about every preschool around here is full-time (I'm looking for two or three days a week).  The base offers it at $600 a month (omg, are you freaking kidding me??), and I'm leery about the local stuff, after reading lots of bad reviews.  Since LB is ahead cognitively, the benefit of preschool would be socialization, so the hourly care definitely fits the bill (although I really wish he could go to a school).  I plan on dropping both kids off several hours a week, to get workouts and grocery shopping done.  We'll see how this plans works out...

5. Be a stubborn idiot or not?
Apparently, I've made the decision to be a stubborn idiot.  Here's why: I slammed my hand in the lazy susan in our kitchen.  My ring finger went numb and my entire arm felt like it was being stabbed.  Did I go to the doctor right away?  Nope.  Did I go later that week?  Nope.  Did I even go a week later?  Nope.  I went over a week after it happened, and only because I still have numbness in that finger.  For a musician, I'm pretty stupid to have not gone right away.  It's not broken (I just "banged the hell out of it", according to the doc), but if something were seriously wrong, I could have ended my most passionate hobby, and possibly destroyed my music career.  So stupid.  You can bitchslap me now, I deserve it!

6. Go to NH every weekend or not?
A surprisingly tough question.  I want the boys to spend time up there, but they are both at an age where it's tough to be around them (harsh, but true... after all, one's three and one's almost two).  Also, the drive is not long, relatively speaking, but it feels long.  I think we are going to have to choose very carefully which events we can attend up there.  Going up every weekend is getting to be very tiresome.  The decision hasn't been made yet....

So things have been going well here.  I'm LOVING being back in New England, humidity and all!  Sitting on the front steps, sipping ice water, watching my neighbors bike by, and looking up at this huge, ancient oak tree in our yard makes me feel so at home.  I guess I've made another decision- I don't want to leave!  :)