Update – It’s Been A While

There are Halloween decorations up in the yards in our neighborhood and haunted houses being advertised on TV – but it just doesn’t feel like fall. The trees are still green and our “cool” fall days have highs in the low 70’s. I think it will be hard to remember to pull out the Christmas tree – let alone our lower ceiling heights may present us with a challenge of actually putting it up at all.

In spite of my difficult adjusting to a land without seasons – things are going well. We’ve finished painting about half of the interior of the house and hope to have it all complete by the time our Thanksgiving guests arrive. Roe has stopped itching and escaping – for now and we’ve begun to interview dog sitters for our trip to the Keys in December. We’ll see whom Roe picks to stay with him for a week. They actually water not only the dog – but also the plants. The service will also get the mail and stay the night at our house so it seems like a rather interesting arrangement.

Paul & Barbara visited a few weeks ago and we went down to Mexico for the first time. We found great pottery and really should have taken a bigger car. There is a two-level fire bowl with a chimney that I want to go back and get for the backyard. It would be nice when we’re using the hot tub to have a fire. I replaced many of the broken pots from the move. The boarder crossing wasn’t too bad – worse on the way back – but all in all the bargains were worth it.

It seems our extended family keeps on growing. We heard last night that Adam and Abigayle are expecting their first child in May so Paul and I will be Aunt and Uncle on both sides of the family. Having a “child” of a different kind was my brother Kent who acquired a new puppy named Snotty this week. To bad he can’t hop on the plane and meet cousin Roe at Thanksgiving time.

Paul’s work choir performed last week and so ended Paul’s 10-week choir experience. Spouses weren’t in attendance so I’ll take his word for it that it went smashingly well. He’s continuing to enjoy his job – and be appreciated by his team who got him a funny boss’s day card last week. I am a bad employee and was to busy working to REMEMBER it was bosses day but with 3 weeks left until my boss heads to China for a 3 week business trip regarding our new projects – I am swamped trying to do my work AND get our new marketing packages ready. The good news is, I’ll be all done when my family arrives. I’ve decided that we probably need to buy a small second fridge or freezer before then though. Mom always keeps stuff in the garage at the holidays but it won’t be cold enough here.

That’s all for now – love to you all.