Was in Houston for 4 days doing a training and got home last night. Stayed in a hotel and had a good time, but was glad to come home. I don't intend to leave home again anytime soon. Goal is to get enough unpacked to be able to do all the "home functions." Cooking would be useful. I'd like to use my shower... I'd like to use my computer... Lots of cleaning and unpacking to do.
Oh, yeah. Chris and I got new phones! Same numbers, though.
More later.
Friday, July 23, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
I'm home!!!
Got home last night at about midnight. Chris wasn't expecting us until tomorrow and was surprised. We were driving (Mum and I) and it was 7:30 p.m. We saw a sign saying "Galveston 88 miles" and thought that it was silly to spend another night in a motel. Oh. You are asking yourself why did it take so long to go 88 miles? Well, we went down 87 to Sabine Pass, not realizing that the road no longer goes all the way through. They still haven't rebuilt it since Ike. So, we had to go back and retrace our steps. THEN we had to wait a good long while for the Ferry, since they only run one an hour so late in the evening and we had just missed one.
We are still waiting to hear word on where Mum's stuff is. The truck broke down somewhere and they missed the scheduled delivery date of Monday the 12th. Good thing we didn't rush.
The house looks beautiful. The mountains of boxes in the center of each room distract a bit, but we will get to them eventually. Anyway. Home safe and sound. I will write a bit about the journey later...
We are still waiting to hear word on where Mum's stuff is. The truck broke down somewhere and they missed the scheduled delivery date of Monday the 12th. Good thing we didn't rush.
The house looks beautiful. The mountains of boxes in the center of each room distract a bit, but we will get to them eventually. Anyway. Home safe and sound. I will write a bit about the journey later...
Thursday, July 1, 2010
No name
No new name yet.
Packing is getting done. Carrie and Kimon (DeLa Garza), who may as well be cousins, since we were raised together, were here this past weekend. Carrie is the daughter of my Mum's BFF Sally and Kimon married into the family. Point is: They are family. Their son Karl is 14 and HUGE. A string bean, but very tall. I saw him last when he was a toddler! They helped by packing a lot of stuff. It was nice to see them. They moved here to Florida just as Chris and I were leaving in 2001. Mum and I plan on visiting at their place in Cleremont for a day or so on our way out of Florida. They are really great people and good company.
Today we went running about. Mum and I went to Chase Bank to deal with the condo. Mum has applied for a "deed in lieu." We await the answer. The lady there made it as pleasant as possible, and was very kind. Then we went and ate at an Amish restaurant-to celebrate our bravery and tenacity. Never had Amish food before and it was amazing. The coconut cream pie is(I say IS because the pieces are HUGE and I brought some home - still working on it) to die for. We also returned something to the bookstore and went to the library...
It has been raining every day in late afternoon and we haven't been to the pool. I wish we could make more use of it. Before we leave here we DO plan to get to the beach.
Health: my chest has been just a bit swollen and uncomfortable, and my knee has been letting me know it is still there. Otherwise I feel pretty good.
Mum has misplaced her keys and we are searching... Since this is a 3 bedroom condo and there is stuff in various states of packing EVERYWHERE, the search is frustrating. She has extra keys for everything except the mailbox, so we are just going to camp out and wait for the mailman to appear tomorrow. You know how this works: As soon as she "writes them off" and decides to stop looking, they'll turn up.
Hope everything is OK in Galveston. Hurricane Alex caused them to close the schools (summer programs) in anticipation. I think they may have some high water and winds, but our house should be fine. Chris tells me that they have stained the entire floor!!!
Packing is getting done. Carrie and Kimon (DeLa Garza), who may as well be cousins, since we were raised together, were here this past weekend. Carrie is the daughter of my Mum's BFF Sally and Kimon married into the family. Point is: They are family. Their son Karl is 14 and HUGE. A string bean, but very tall. I saw him last when he was a toddler! They helped by packing a lot of stuff. It was nice to see them. They moved here to Florida just as Chris and I were leaving in 2001. Mum and I plan on visiting at their place in Cleremont for a day or so on our way out of Florida. They are really great people and good company.
Today we went running about. Mum and I went to Chase Bank to deal with the condo. Mum has applied for a "deed in lieu." We await the answer. The lady there made it as pleasant as possible, and was very kind. Then we went and ate at an Amish restaurant-to celebrate our bravery and tenacity. Never had Amish food before and it was amazing. The coconut cream pie is(I say IS because the pieces are HUGE and I brought some home - still working on it) to die for. We also returned something to the bookstore and went to the library...
It has been raining every day in late afternoon and we haven't been to the pool. I wish we could make more use of it. Before we leave here we DO plan to get to the beach.
Health: my chest has been just a bit swollen and uncomfortable, and my knee has been letting me know it is still there. Otherwise I feel pretty good.
Mum has misplaced her keys and we are searching... Since this is a 3 bedroom condo and there is stuff in various states of packing EVERYWHERE, the search is frustrating. She has extra keys for everything except the mailbox, so we are just going to camp out and wait for the mailman to appear tomorrow. You know how this works: As soon as she "writes them off" and decides to stop looking, they'll turn up.
Hope everything is OK in Galveston. Hurricane Alex caused them to close the schools (summer programs) in anticipation. I think they may have some high water and winds, but our house should be fine. Chris tells me that they have stained the entire floor!!!
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