March 4, 2013: Migration Week Begins

Liesl woke up very unhappy in the middle of the night because I had to turn off her night light  because Luciana cannot sleep with it on.  This is going to be tough.  One child can’t sleep with a light, one cannot sleep without.  Ugh.  So I ran in and grabbed Liesl before Luciana woke …

March 2, 2013: Ralstons Go House Shopping

We stayed up too late last night talking with Art and Danielle.  We haven’t seen them since October when they were down for SpiceWorld.  We actually see them two or three times a year, more than anyone else from back home including more than Andy and Miranda who live just three hours away. We all …

March 1, 2013: The Ralstons Arrive

I did not have to go into the office super early this morning even though it is the first Friday of the month because non-farm payroll announcement (what most people call the unemployment numbers) are being held off until next Friday instead.  So just a normal Friday for me.  I was up early, did some …

February 28, 2013: The Ralstons Leave for Texas

Luciana got us up at one thirty this morning and after Dominica and I did our usual team effort of Dominica comforting her and sometimes changing her and me running to the kitchen to get her a new, warm bottle of soy milk I was not able to fall back asleep so at about a …