Unpacking BLOWS

Enough said.

Beyond that, we didn't do any unpacking today. We took Ian to the Science Center in St. Louis. He had what appeared to be fun, between me dragging him to pee and his random mumblings about the eleva-gator. As much of a pain as he can be sometimes, I wouldn't trade him for anything. He saw the dinosaurs and figured out that the T-Rex was eating the Triceratops. He said that the Triceratops needed a band aid.

We drove home, watched some TV on someone Else's Internet connection and now Erin's been sleeping for over an hour. Ian just fell out of his bed so I put him back and gave him his bunny.

Tomorrow Erin wants me to take Ian to Lowe's or Home Depot to get things to secure our yard. Our dogs have pulled two escape jobs already so it's going to take $50 to keep them in. Beyond that, I'm bored. My wife is a premature old lady and I have nothing to do but browse craigslist... on someone Else's network.

Good night.

We're Here

So far we have nothing bad to say. Our Temporary Lodging is a 3 BR house and they allow dogs. We signed the papers for our house on base today and the movers drop off our household goods tomorrow. Our house is more than I expected. There are 2.5 baths and 4 total bedrooms. One bedroom is "too small" to classify as a bed room according to the housing people.

Anyway, it's great to be here. Work is 100 times more calm than being an MTL but I have forgotten everything about Air Transportation. People here are nice and it's great to see the leaves change color. Erin is always telling me how much better it is already. Wish us luck in keeping our sanity while unpacking with Ian...

Oh, I passed Algebra. I'm not math retarded. Much.

Happy Halloween!

Ian was such a great pirate this year! He even had the "Argh" down. He had so much fun at the Halloween party I took him to at my friend Kimberley's house. Then Kelly, Ian and I met up with Brooke and her family and Kimberley and her family and went to the Halloween Carnival in Burkburnett. Ian went trick or treating with his dad on Friday and I'm sure he had fun then too.

So you actually can fall through the attic!!

Last night I had a pretty traumatic experience at the house. Ian was over at the neighbors and Kelly was in class and the mover asked if I could get the lid for Ian's outdoor toy box. It was in the attic and I had been up there a couple of times so I thought I'd go up there and get it down. Well, while I'm up there I figured I'd grab the last few things up there and when I went to reach for the wrapping paper I lost my balance and stepped on the drywall...well, everything went black for a split second. When I realized what happened I was hanging on by my right arm and my left leg. I had now idea how I was going to get out of that. The movers asked if I was ok, but didn't help me. I don't know what they would have done to help me though. I guess my adrenaline was pumping because I pulled myself out of the hole and just sat there to catch my breathe! When I finally climbed down from the attic I realized that if I had fallen all the way down I would have been on my way to the ER. I'm not seriously hurt, just really sore. Kelly said he can fix the hole with no problems...thank God!

The Movers Are Here

The house is basically packed and ready to be loaded except the garage. Erin says I need to be neater in there, and I agree... but it's too late now. I feel bad for the guys, but they're getting paid pretty well. We're only going to have a one car garage at the new house so there wont be room for clutter. Maybe I'll let Erin help organize it. I hate organization though.

Anyway, my algebra final is tonight. I'm not as worried now because I need a 68% to get a C and if I get a D I dont have to re-pay the tuition assistance. Next time I take it I'll have to pay out of pocket though.

That's enough rambling. I have to get back to work... doing nothing. Hopefully the final goes well. If I pass, it could prove that I'm not Math Retarded!

So we aren't moving ourselves.

We've decided that moving ourselves was becoming a real PITA (pain in the butt)!! Sure we would have made money, but I think we would have lost our sanity! The 'pack' day is October 28th and 'pick up' day is October 29th. Then the 30th and 31st will be our cleaning days. It should only take us one day to clean the house, but just in case we're allowing ourselves and extra day. Kelly got an email from our landlord and he wants us to take down the wallpaper border! Not looking forward to that, but atleast it's just border and not a whole wall.
Alright, I'm taking Ian to the park today to play with some friends. I better start getting ready.

The Move Is Coming Together

Erin's at the vet right now with the dogs. She's getting them ready for the move. They need to have microchips and all current shots when we get there because they have to be registered with the base. We were offered base housing and after some minor negotiations, I secured a 3 br/2.5 bath house that was newly renovated. It's pretty similar to our current house, except it has a one car garage. There's a fenced yard and a shed though, so that makes up for it.

My final out processing appointment is 3 November and then we're headed up to Scott AFB. I have about two weeks left at work but there's not a lot for me to do since anything I start now will be passed on. I'm pretty excited.

anyway, I just had a minute so I updated the blog.