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Sunday, December 13, 2009

Then and now...


I have been a very lazy blogger... but I will work on it.. maybe... I hope.. possibly...

Part of the problem is I never take in pictures. The other part of the problem is life has been such a whirlwind with C's new job and calling and the kids new school and most of all with adjusting to living here.

So here are a few brief Q and A's

Question: Why don't you blog anymore?

Answer: I am very lazy and also Facebook is much easier. Alas it is also much less interesting to read.

Question: How is Texas?

Answer: It is growing on me. There isn't nearly as much to do right outside my front door as there was in California and Oregon but someday I will find things that interest me here. The weather sucks but you don't live somewhere for weather right? The kids are not having the best time in school but we are learning a lot and getting closer as a family.

Question: How is Cyrus' job?

Answer: Things are going as well as we had hoped. He is happy in handling things with honesty and doing work that he feels is best for the patients. He is working a lot (after hours) with making sure the business end is going right... all in all it seems like we made a good choice and we should continue to improve day by day. We are never sad that we went back to school. Cyrus loves being a dentist and finds happiness in his job every day.

Question: How often does the garbage man come in Texas?

Answer: They pick the garbage up TWICE A WEEK here. We usually only have two or three bags of trash and a container of recycling when they come. I love it!!

Question: What are the kids doing for fun down there?

Answer: The school day is very long here 8:15-3:15 every day with either one or no recesses (more often than not no recess). They come home with about a half hours worth of homework every day too!! But on the bright side they ride their bikes and skates all over the neighborhood and are making plans with their friends for a fort in our backyard. They were building a fort in the neighborhood "green space" but there are some shady characters hanging around here and one trying to lure kids into his car so we are hanging tight around home. Carolyn, Hannah and Katie are all doing piano and they LOVE LOVE LOVE their piano teacher. They call her Candice the second which is the world's greatest compliment since Candice the first was the world's best piano teacher!!

Question: Why in the world did you put that picture of Sam up?

Answer: My boy who so happily dug his entire fist into his cake and ate spaghetti using his entire body and laid in mud puddles daily now despises getting dirty. He had a minute fleck of chocolate on his finger that required soap and water tonight at bedtime. Granted, maybe it was a stall tactic but he won't finger paint or eat with his hands or anything anymore.

And so it is. Life is so full of change. And I am not good at change. But I'll get there.

5 comments:

anjie said...

Hahahahaha - How'd you know I've been so curious about garbage day in Texas? ;)

Thanks for the update, Javadis. Nice to see you back on blogspot.

Mortensen's said...

Sooo glad the job is going well for Cyrus. I know you'll bloom where you're planted! My daughter told me the other day that we needed to move to Texas. She had a very logical reason why, but I can't remember what it was right now. Absence of sub-zero temps would be a draw for me, right now! Enjoy your Christmas time!

Kara and Theo said...

I'm so glad you blogged! I totally feel your pain with the no pictures thing. I'm not a big picture taker either. FB really is easier, but I like the more involved blogs. Good to hear things are starting to look up for you guys in TX. I hope it only gets better!

Candice said...

Haaaa! Loved the update, especially Candice the second. SOOOO stinkin funny. You have the sweetest and most adorable kids in the world besides my own. :) Glad to hear things are improving day by day. Way too look at the glass half full. Miss you Javadis!

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