When we last published a family blog post, the calendar read August 8. So we have five months worth of life to catch up on. Don’t worry, we’re not going to give every little detail, but we thought we’d share a few of the highlights. Well, “highlights” might be a generous description for some of the events of 2011, but they were memorable events, nonetheless.
On August 8, everything was fine. The kids were happily learning songs about the continents and oceans and getting into the routine of a new school year. Same for August 9 and 10. But on Thursday, August 11, I went downstairs to take Sarah Claire to school when I found our car had been broken into. We confirmed pretty quickly that the guy that did it was related to someone in our building, and since we had had some other problems with him before, we knew we needed to find a new place to hang our hats. You see, it wasn’t just broken into--it was trashed. The stereo and side view mirrors were gone. Anything remotely electronic was taken. The steering column was destroyed. The console where the stereo had been was ripped out of place. It was a mess. It took Toyota over two months to get the parts here from Japan and piece it all back together.
Well, on Friday night (we’re back to Aug. 12), Beth found a nice-looking place on Craigslist, and by Monday morning we had a contract signed! Finding a flat that quickly is nothing short of miraculous. We were amazed...and grateful.
On August 8, everything was fine. The kids were happily learning songs about the continents and oceans and getting into the routine of a new school year. Same for August 9 and 10. But on Thursday, August 11, I went downstairs to take Sarah Claire to school when I found our car had been broken into. We confirmed pretty quickly that the guy that did it was related to someone in our building, and since we had had some other problems with him before, we knew we needed to find a new place to hang our hats. You see, it wasn’t just broken into--it was trashed. The stereo and side view mirrors were gone. Anything remotely electronic was taken. The steering column was destroyed. The console where the stereo had been was ripped out of place. It was a mess. It took Toyota over two months to get the parts here from Japan and piece it all back together.
Well, on Friday night (we’re back to Aug. 12), Beth found a nice-looking place on Craigslist, and by Monday morning we had a contract signed! Finding a flat that quickly is nothing short of miraculous. We were amazed...and grateful.
Because we had already scheduled a week’s vacation at our favorite beach hotel, we took off right after I signed the papers. We then spent the week sitting by the pool discussing paint colors and furniture arrangement and other moving-to-a-new-home topics. While Beth and I may not have been able to relax quite as much as we usually try to on vacation, the kids still had a blast.
When we got back, we had about five days to get everything ready to move. At the same time, we had painters in the new place, trying to get it all ready to go before we moved in. Needless to say, homeschool got put on hold. It was a busy week, but by that Thursday, Aug. 25, we were ready for the movers to come.
The moving-in process was a story of its own. I’ll save that for tomorrow and leave you with some pictures of the kids in the pool...
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