Leaving the cockroaches behind

Moving time has finally arrived. I'm transferring my belongings from my roach-filled apartment to my new, sunny, spacious 3-bedroom in a quiet Madison neighborhood. Doing my best to make sure no stowe-aways come with me, but I've already spotted (and annihilated) 2 of the nasty little bugs in my new room. My new landlord is going to spray the apartment, so hopefully any of them that manage to transfer with me won't have time to reproduce.

Other exciting things that accompany this move -- Miles the cat! My friends Tim and Jessica are leaving for Israel this Saturday. They will be there for a year as Tim attends school in Jerusalem on a scholarship (he is a graduate student in Hebrew Bible). Since Miles couldn't go with them, he's spending the year with me and Sophie. How are the kitties getting along, you ask? Well, they are choosing not to. The apartment is big enough that they have been able to avoid seeing each other. Miles is still unsure of the place, so he spends most of his time under furniture. Sophie, being the princess that she is, made herself at home as soon as we walked in the door. She's enjoying running around the large rooms and sitting in the window watching people, birds, squirrels and sunshine. We've only been in the apartment since Saturday, so the cats still need more time to get acquainted. Sophie seems like she would like to play with Miles, but currently he has no intention of coming out from under my dresser.

Speaking of furniture, I'm excited about my new desk. I found it at a garage sale for $5. It had been a child's desk, so I had some sticker-peeling and crayon sanding to do, but after painting it like my dresser, I'd say it looks pretty dern schnazzy. You can decide for yourself :)