Rain

It actually didn't rain yesterday. This situation has been rectified but the steady "light" downpour today, and if the rumors are true, tomorrow also.

Picked up dad at the airport. I spent as much time on various subways and trains as dad spent in the air. So now he's here, we've eaten some lunch, and he's going to finally try and get some sleep while I do our last load of laundry, finish packing, make other preparations.

I hear the snoring (no cpap) so I guess that means he's sleeping already.

Comeback kiddo

They arrived healthy and happy (and 20 minutes early!). Felix was once again the model airplane passenger for his age group and below. They should give some sort of frequently flier bonus points for that or something. Anyway, they got there safe and sound, went grocery shopping, and went to Gramoms and Poppas house. Felix gets on fabulously with his cousin Colin who is one or two years older than him. Its good to have cousins close to your age. Makes family gatherings more fun, I think.

I am in the midst of chaos. I have unpacked everything from its rightful place so that it can be put back away but into boxes instead of into closets and drawers. Andrea did lots before she left, but there's still lots of nitty and gritty to go. Tids and bits, as they say. Come up to the point where I have to guage, "Is it too early to pack this away yet? Mightn't I need some of that in the next few days?" But then its hard to not pack absolutely everything and live like squatters amid the boxes when you consider the type of schedule we have set up.

Ah...the chaos. Well planned chaos. Wish I was on the relaxing end like Andrea and Felix. Sure enough, I'll get there, sure enough. So it goes.

d-week

So here it is. A and Felix fly off tomorrow. In a week or two we will be back in the lower-upper-mid-center of the country. Seems fairly spatially accurate. Anyway, we won't be east coasters anymore, though it's hard to really feel like you are on the coast when you are constantly surrounded by buildings and people. No nice sandy shore lines (yes, we made it out to Jones Beach once and Coney Island, but living in Brooklyn does NOT come with that "island" feel).

Anyway, days are strictly numbered. Midwest, here we come...back. In a way is with the taste of defeat, but in others it is with the taste of victory. So it goes. So it goes.

blogette

just a quick post: it seems incredible that the move is coming up so quickly. It went from months to weeks in what seems like no time at all. I guess this is the way of things. Sort of the same for any big event like a wedding, home purchase, or birth. You get ready for a long time and then suddenly, bam, the moment is upon you. That's sort of how it feels right now.