Cockroaches...apparently they are clean!

Greetings!

As of now, the cockroach count in our condo is 3 and counting. As the four of us snuggled up for a quiet evening of "Wild Things", it wasn't the plot twists that freaked us out so much as the reddish-black, dazzlingly quick creature crawling up the curtain in the background. We were visited again by a friend in the shower last night. Running to the rescue, I was handed a shot glass and a magazine with which to catch and release the demon. As I blew air in an attempt to stir the roach from the cozy crevice it was inhabiting, I failed to hang onto the glass. Unfortunately, the small glass slipped from my hand, only to shatter on the shower bottom beneath it...perhaps one of the worst places for broken glass. Thankfully, my roommates were not filled with ill will after this occurrence, likely due to my willingness to confront the intruding bug and my sincere and repeated apologies for my failed actions. Needless to say, the cockroach got away and we were out one bug catching glass.

In other news, after a great adventure we now have a furnished living room! One roommate and I drove to a local Lowe's yesterday to rent a truck and worked our way around Charlotte picking up a fantastic couch. After an air condition-less ride that pushed my navigational skills to a near perilous end, we arrived at our next pick-up point. A third roommate awaited us at Salvation Army with a coffee table and another couch. She was quite happy to see us pull up, as she had been sitting in the 90 degree heat being eaten alive by mosquitoes for an hour. Once home, we enlisted the aid of a couple of strong fellows who took on our stairs with the heavy couch. After many a grunt, heavy breath, minor hand and wrist injury and curse word, the guys had successfully ascended our staircase with the couch. I have never appreciated a place to sit more than last night. Pillows on the floor are great...but really, flopping down on a comfy couch after a long day will be a far greater reward - especially considering our great efforts that allowed it to rest in the room.

This weekend will involve more online training and unit planning. It will be a long weekend, but it will likely ensure a stronger beginning to the school year.