Well, we had a bit of a change in temperature when fall officially hit last week – 50-degree temps in the morning. It was a wee bit chilly for this southern girl, and I had to put on a sweater to go out at 7:30 in the morning to feed the animals and get the newspaper. But [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Florida’
July 15, 2009
We Just Can’t Sit Still
I know it’s been quite a while since I last blogged, but we have been super busy! We ( 2 kids and I) left Virginia on June 20th for the 12 hour drive south to our new home in Florida. My husband and oldest son stayed behind for him to have surgery on the 24th, [...]
June 19, 2009
One Day
It’s all gone. Out the door. On its way. Except for the dirt. And our luggage. Oh, and yes, 1 - 2- 3- kiddos still here too.
Florida – or Bust!
June 3, 2009
Comings and Goings
We start packing out in 12 days; that’s less than 2 weeks. Yesterday we loaded up our Sequoia because my husband needed to go back down to Florida to do the final walk-through inspection on our new house. Water and electricity should be up and running before the weekend is over. He’s also put in [...]
May 25, 2009
The Weekend
The kids and I have had a very nice 3-day weekend. Saturday started out going to the beach with a couple of the kids’ friends. The water was freezing, but they managed to get used to it and floated on their boogie boards for a while. The boys dug and built sand castles and buried my [...]
May 15, 2009
Cleaning House
I wrapped up our Experiences in Guam posts yesterday and have them all posted to that page now. Soon I will start on our Experiences in Paris. Since I don’t have copies of e-mails from that tour, I will have to wrack my brain before I can post anything. Thankfully, it was our most recent move, [...]
May 13, 2009
More on Storms, Sports, and School in Guam
Continued from my previous post Welcome to Guam:2002 (part 12).
“8/21/04 (e-mails from me to family back home in the US): We’ve got a typhoon headed our way. We have everything brought inside, shutters closed, and we’re hunkered down, yet once again. The kids are all excited, but I am just dreading it. I keep hoping [...]
May 10, 2009
Before Heading Back to Guam
Continued from my earlier post Welcome to Guam: 2002 (part 9).
“7/11/03 (e-mail to G8r from his mother): Mr DL is so funny. He has made a tie rack for your daddy for his birthday. He is so proud of it. He has it in a box and keeps moving it around the house so your [...]
May 7, 2009
Space-A’ing From Guam
Continued from my earlier post Welcome Home: Guam 2002 (part 6). Space-A means “Space Avaiable” for flights that military planes take between bases. They are free to military, families, and retirees when there is space available after military personnel and gear are on a plane. Sometimes the space is jump seats in a C-130. These [...]
