True Get-Away

(Feed readers: my apologies for repeated edits)

This is just to give you an idea of what we're "getting away" from with this trip:

(note: fuzzy photos from video camera, resolution of 2.3)

Our dining room:
Living room:
The kitchen (now mostly sanded and with brand-new floors):The only cooking implement we've had since last Thursday is the microwave. So, I miss stove cooked and baked foods and eating mostly bread, cheese, fruit, and other things we're limited to eating at the hotel, which does not have a microwave, doesn't help much my craving for them. (Note: we cannot afford to eat out -- we only did so tonight -- and besides, we're mostly used to that and living frugally has become almost a habit, one that I'm getting tired of, however, I could go on and on about this).

K was tempted to cancel his course here since he's leaving his job and there are tons of things to be done in the house if we want to put it in the market ASAP, but it had already been paid for, so we just came (to stay here). So, I'm looking at it as a mini-vacation for the kids and I and a true "get away" from chaos for all of us. Next week I'll spend some days at my brother-in-law's house in MD so K can work and we can continue "away" (it does help not having the children around to get work done around the house). So, that's what we're up to. I hope to post some (also fuzzy -- I NEED a camera!!!!) pictures of Boston soon.