Since 2000 I have moved from Alaska, to Oregon, to Ohio, to Texas, to Oregon, and to Wyoming. That’s not counting moves within Oregon and Texas. I have perfected the cross-country moving experience, am an expert at packing so that belongings generally arrive intact, and I hate it.
When Scott and I made the decision to [...]
Wyoming is susceptible to strong winds, with gusts in the 30-50 mph range. It can be a bit disconcerting if you’re not used to it, but adapting doesn’t take much effort. The big problem is making sure you know what you’re dealing with.
Yesterday morning we were in the throes of one such storm when [...]
So now that we’re moved and trying to be settled, life is becoming more normal. And by normal, I mean that we have the usual amount of chaos without adding in the challenges of job hunting or moving cross-country. Instead, like families all over the US, our attention is turning to school.
First, there’s Scott who [...]
When we have spaghetti I usually strip Roegen down to his diaper. I find it much easier to wash him than to get red sauce out of his clothes. The other night he dropped some noodles onto his lap. Once the food was rescued he looked at me and said “my naked is dirty!”
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Partially blocking the exit, hazards flashing, staring at the “Exit 123″ sign while my sons argued over which city is the largest in Montana from the backseat, I waited. The rear driver’s side tire was shredded.
I could have been angry. The move had already been hectic and chaotic and the tire was yet another [...]
We’re about as done as we’re gonna be. The boys and I leave at 7 a.m. Scott will stay for the truck to load and follow about 2 days behind WITH the cats and dogs.
Hopefully things will go smoothly. The last big move we had Breydon’s cat died so I’m praying that Socrates makes [...]
Toby the panther is missing. He vanished a few weeks ago and we kept thinking that he’d turn up in some unexpected corner while we packed for the move.
So far that hasn’t happened and Jude is starting to really stress about whether or not Toby is going to make the transition to Wyoming. They [...]
We had a refill kit for our color printer cartridge sitting in a box I hadn’t sealed yet. Yesterday while I was at the bank Jude decided that he should pour it over Roegen’s head “because it would be fun.” After multiple scrubbings, this is still the result (and the color [...]
As you know, we’ve been waiting to find out where we’re moving, when we’re moving, and if we’re moving for quite a while now. We’ve endured despite flu, snow, chaos, and the overwhelming feeling that we’re caught up in events beyond our control. There have been more highs and lows during this process than my [...]
Scott had an interview on Friday that seemed promising. He is also submitting several applications for an area of Wyoming that we’re very interested in. Job hunting is tedious and I really want to know what’s going to happen now (or last month although that’s obviously out of the question now), but there [...]
