I really do want to get back into blogging, so I guess the best thing to do is just a little free association-type writing…and a few updates.

The Job – is the job. Good days and bad, just like any job. I have a great team and have made some good friends. That is all I’m going to say about that.

The Schools – are great. T is in 1st grade this year (I KNOW) and A is in 6th. So they’re not at the same school anymore…we got to enjoy that for all of one year, but I guess that’s more than we would have in our old district (the elementary only went up to 4th grade there). Anyway, the middle school transition has gone remarkably well for A and I’m very proud of him. And the schools are only 6 blocks apart so it isn’t a big deal – I drop them both off at T’s elementary in the mornings and A walks down to school with his buddies since it starts much later. Easy.

The House – is also great. Total dumb luck that we found a place to meet our needs in a city with such a crazy rental market, but we really enjoy both the neighborhood and the house itself.

The Pets – still alive, annoyingly enough. I’m kidding, sort of, but the dog is old and starting to become incontinent and, well, it’s exactly as fun as it sounds.

The Husband’s Job – is going well, I think. He’s actually on his second job since moving out here and now works at the same university I do, though in a different department and at a different location within the city.

The Holiday Plans – second (third) verse, same as the first. We’re headed back to Texas for two weeks to visit family. But we are going to Disney World starting on Christmas Eve (through T’s birthday) so everyone is very excited about that. It’s what we decided to do with my parents, sister and brother-in-law instead of exchanging gifts and so forth but as I’m sure you can surmise, it isn’t exactly the same cost-wise. Oh well.

So there you have it, in a nutshell and with almost no editing. The state of things, such as they are. I’m back, baby.