The dust has begun to settle in the Gibbs' household. An update from our home base:

My family descended upon Beantown early Saturday morning and came for a rainy weekend of sightseeing. We managed to find friends (thank you, Dan and Mandy) to watch our not-completely-secure apartment while we were out and about for a Duck Tour and the actual Commencement ceremony Sunday. It was hectic and made worse by the cold, hard, driving late spring rains. Perhaps you have heard of the flooding in New England lately?

Following the graduation ceremony, my family departed, we came home to leave the Potters and elected to leave the apartment unattended for a few hours to take them out for food to thank them and unwind a bit.

Monday dawned with Keith still remaining at home to supervise the workmen. Our toilet, cornice, and our door all were fixed, with some finishing touchups undertaken Tuesday evening. We also dropped off our comprehensive report to the Boston PD on what items were stolen from the apartment. We are making plans to view pawn sheets to determine if any of the items can be recovered, but I am completely pessimistic (as usual).

Last night we informed the landlord that while the repairs undertaken were to our satisfaction, we felt that our asserting our legal rights as tenants had recently soured the relationship and if he might not prefer for us to depart September 1. So for now....

• We await word of whether or not I am being considered and get the hall director position.
• If I do, I can make plans to move, no need to search for an apartment. But I do need to find a temporary home for our cats *sniffle* as pets are not allowed on campus.
• If I don't get the job, Keith and I will scramble with realtors to see what's available. We aren't worried about this--Boston isn't going to run out of apartments, and if anything, we may get a better deal from a landlord desperate to rent out his place.
• Visit the PD to get back our stuff if possible
• Finish filing claim for Balboa to get our paltry $550 bucks for our losses

I hope all is well with y'all and that if you were in the nasty weather of Biblical proportions this last week that you are drying out.