In preparation of making the first day of class, Jack and Kyle flew from Indy to SA on Sunday, August 22nd, in order for Jack to start class on Monday, August 23rd. With all the fun stuff we had to accomplish prior to their departure, time was at a minimum and sacrifices were made. We are quite sure Jack didn't get enough sleep prior to school on Monday, but the amount of adrenaline he had stored was enough to get him through the day. Unfortunately there is no "First Day of School" photo to share with you. Kyle did a great job with getting him up, dressed, fed and lunch packed. I shouldn't complain about the lack of photo. For all I know, there is one stored on Kyle's phone that just needs to be downloaded.
Jackson has and amazing teacher, Mrs. H. He adores her and she has more pleasant things to say about him than we could ever hope for. He makes us quite proud.
until next time...lc
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Day of the River Rats
Here are a couple of pictures I took when I visited Indy last weekend. The boys and I called a Dudes' Day on Saturday while Mom got some much needed solitude. We went to Hummel Park in Plainfield after getting haircuts and having some lunch. These pics were taken down by the creek that runs through the middle of the park.
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It's The Final Countdown! (Do doo dooo...duhduh doo doo dooo...)
Howdy from Texas! Sitting here, poolside at the apartment complex, scorching my fingers on this laptop's black keyboard which is absorbing every single bit of the pounding UV rays because there's no shaded spots in which I could sit today. No bother, though, it's a lazy Sunday for me - one of my thankfully few I have left in my faux bachelorhood.
That's right, we've set a moving day for Laura and the boys to finally join me down here! We've been apart for 8 weeks now - a couple of maddeningly short visits aside - and have realized that it's just too much for us to keep up this separation. I miss those three terribly, and it's been much more challenging for us to maintain our collective sanity as a disparate unit. So, August 25th is the big day. Well, it's a little more complicated than that (wouldn't be our lives if it weren't, I suppose) but that's the big shove off date for our belongings and the reunion of our gang.
The complications, while minor, are present. The plan is for me to fly back to Indy on the 17th, help with the last bit of preparation and packing, then Jack and I fly back to SA on the 22nd, just in time for him to start school down here on the 23rd. Laura's brother and mom will be helping out with the actual move, and they're scheduled to depart Indy on the 25th. We have someone interested in the house, but we're not sure if they're going to qualify for a big enough loan to buy it outright. If they don't, we're hoping they're able to do a lease-to-buy contract with us. If not, no bother, we'll keep the house on the market, and keep our fingers crossed for a qualified and capable buyer to come along soon. Things will be a bit tight if we have to do that, but what we have to do more is resume life as a cohesive unit in our new base of operation.
So, that's the update. It's been a pain putting these out on the blog, for me, without an internet connection, and, of course for Laura, who's wrangling the dudes and preparing the house for the move. Of course, it's sad to be thinking that our last tangible roots to Indiana are soon to come up, but we'll always have family and friends there to visit and remind us of why we've called it home for so long. But, adventure in a new place awaits, and I'm as excited as I've been in some time to get it all underway.
Together.
(K)
That's right, we've set a moving day for Laura and the boys to finally join me down here! We've been apart for 8 weeks now - a couple of maddeningly short visits aside - and have realized that it's just too much for us to keep up this separation. I miss those three terribly, and it's been much more challenging for us to maintain our collective sanity as a disparate unit. So, August 25th is the big day. Well, it's a little more complicated than that (wouldn't be our lives if it weren't, I suppose) but that's the big shove off date for our belongings and the reunion of our gang.
The complications, while minor, are present. The plan is for me to fly back to Indy on the 17th, help with the last bit of preparation and packing, then Jack and I fly back to SA on the 22nd, just in time for him to start school down here on the 23rd. Laura's brother and mom will be helping out with the actual move, and they're scheduled to depart Indy on the 25th. We have someone interested in the house, but we're not sure if they're going to qualify for a big enough loan to buy it outright. If they don't, we're hoping they're able to do a lease-to-buy contract with us. If not, no bother, we'll keep the house on the market, and keep our fingers crossed for a qualified and capable buyer to come along soon. Things will be a bit tight if we have to do that, but what we have to do more is resume life as a cohesive unit in our new base of operation.
So, that's the update. It's been a pain putting these out on the blog, for me, without an internet connection, and, of course for Laura, who's wrangling the dudes and preparing the house for the move. Of course, it's sad to be thinking that our last tangible roots to Indiana are soon to come up, but we'll always have family and friends there to visit and remind us of why we've called it home for so long. But, adventure in a new place awaits, and I'm as excited as I've been in some time to get it all underway.
Together.
(K)
Monday, July 12, 2010
Jack-o-Lantern in the making
Jack made it all the way through Kindergarten without losing a tooth. Yes, he was disappointed as the other children were losing their teeth and earning rewards for it. We reminded him that his teeth would eventually fall out and not to be discouraged. So after months of wiggling the same tooth (he started wiggling it in August of 2009), the tooth finally came out on July 9, 2010. With the amount of time we had to prepare, you would have thought we'd be ready for this to happen.
As he anticipated, the Tooth Fairy came through the night and left him with a letter, $10 in cash and a Kit-Kat. He was quite happy with the loot and looked forward to the next pulled tooth. His uncle Joe said he should be a Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween. Chances are they'll be grown in next year.
July 12th, 2010: Two down....many more to go.
As he anticipated, the Tooth Fairy came through the night and left him with a letter, $10 in cash and a Kit-Kat. He was quite happy with the loot and looked forward to the next pulled tooth. His uncle Joe said he should be a Jack-O-Lantern for Halloween. Chances are they'll be grown in next year.
The wiggly one
The after shot
July 12th, 2010: Two down....many more to go.
until next time...lc
Monday, June 14, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Despite Her Appearance in this Picture, Dessie was ACTUALLY Enjoying our Visit.
(K)
A Second Final Goodbye?
They were what I hope to someday be.
(K)
IN SR 37: Where the Glum Piled On
(K)
Foodies
(K)
Thank the Universe for Technology
***WHEW***
Now THAT was a whirlwind couple of months.
Since last posting on here, I've accepted a new job in San Antonio, Texas and have moved down here as our family's scout team. Testing the waters of a new city while Laura and the boys hold down the fort - for the (hopefully) short amount of time it remains our fort - in Indianapolis. It's only now sinking in, after nearly 2 weeks off work, that I no longer live in Indy. And, that soon, none of us will live in Indianapolis. I still refer to it as home, speak affectionately about it and about all the people who remain there, probably much to the chagrin of my new employers.
But, I'm able to keep tabs on the family with daily phone calls, text messages, and Skype video sessions. I hope that anyone in our friends and family list who read this will reach out and add us as Skype contacts so that we might get the chance to talk here and there through a truly fun and amazing advent in technology. It's soothed my aching heart by giving me little bursts of time to look at everyone's smiling faces and get to talk to them with what feels like much less physical distance between us.
Things are going well down here: signed a lease on an apartment, met my new bosses and got to hang out with them the last couple of days, and am getting to know the people in the office with whom I'll be working closely in the coming days, weeks, and months. I just wish the damn house would sell already, but I've got to maintain a realistic mindset about it - it'll sell when an interested person lays eyes on it, and that'll have to be good enough.
Hopefully, with my newfound "bachelorhood" I'll make some more time to blog. Big plans, likely to be followed up with unimpressive efforts, but that's what I have for now.
Much love, and hit me or Laura and the boys up sometime.
(K)
Now THAT was a whirlwind couple of months.
Since last posting on here, I've accepted a new job in San Antonio, Texas and have moved down here as our family's scout team. Testing the waters of a new city while Laura and the boys hold down the fort - for the (hopefully) short amount of time it remains our fort - in Indianapolis. It's only now sinking in, after nearly 2 weeks off work, that I no longer live in Indy. And, that soon, none of us will live in Indianapolis. I still refer to it as home, speak affectionately about it and about all the people who remain there, probably much to the chagrin of my new employers.
But, I'm able to keep tabs on the family with daily phone calls, text messages, and Skype video sessions. I hope that anyone in our friends and family list who read this will reach out and add us as Skype contacts so that we might get the chance to talk here and there through a truly fun and amazing advent in technology. It's soothed my aching heart by giving me little bursts of time to look at everyone's smiling faces and get to talk to them with what feels like much less physical distance between us.
Things are going well down here: signed a lease on an apartment, met my new bosses and got to hang out with them the last couple of days, and am getting to know the people in the office with whom I'll be working closely in the coming days, weeks, and months. I just wish the damn house would sell already, but I've got to maintain a realistic mindset about it - it'll sell when an interested person lays eyes on it, and that'll have to be good enough.
Hopefully, with my newfound "bachelorhood" I'll make some more time to blog. Big plans, likely to be followed up with unimpressive efforts, but that's what I have for now.
Much love, and hit me or Laura and the boys up sometime.
(K)
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Saturday, April 10, 2010
SATURDAY SATURDAY SAAAAATUUUUURRRDAAAAAYYYY (part 2)!
Lunch, finally! Sorry, mom, we hit India Garden without you.
SATURDAY SATURDAY SATUUUURRRRRDAAAAAYYYYYY!
Kian gets a bionic upgrade.
Cool dudes, post-pupil dilation.
Chillin at the fountain at a park in downtown Indy. Kian's doing his best impersonation of a whale.
More in a bit...I've reached my picture limit for mobile blog messages.
(K)
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