Friday, March 24, 2006

Connected to the real world again

We've sucessfully completed the move. There were a few small glitches along the way, but for the most part, the worst is behind us. We are about half unpacked at this point, so we are still quite surrounded by boxes and such. The trip down with my mom went about as well as I expected. Caroline hated the car seat and would scream in it if I weren't in the back seat with her. It took my mom and I 2 days to make the drive and we were certainly happy it did not take any longer. Before leaving for the south, I made the proper calls to get all our utilities and such put in our name. I even called to have the internet set up as soon as we arrived. Unfortunately, the earliest date for an appt (to set up the modem-why can't we do that??) was on Tuesday. I thought it would be okay since we have cell phones. Well, what I didn't know is that T-mobile does not have service here--at all! Nothing. Not one bar at all. So we were without a phone until Wednesday. If you want to call us, use our land line (hint: its a 718 number). If you want the number, email me and I will give it to you.

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

A big move

is underway right now. Charlotte, NC is the destination and we will be there on Friday, hopefully. My mom is flying up to help me drive Caroline and the cat to our new home. I probably won't be blogging much for a few weeks, but I will try to squeeze in some photos of our new place and a couple of updates. We have been very busy lately with the packing, but it is almost done and I am thankful for that. Email me for the new address (I don't want to post it here!)

Saturday, March 04, 2006

more cabin fever

Today, the weather was a steamy 40 degrees fahrenheit and the the was a nice wind sweeping across the island at a gentle 35mph. Caroline and I, bored to tears at being stuck inside, took a trip to the toy store for some wintertime diversion. We bought a small toddler tricycle (it doesn't have pedals) and a wooden train set. The train set is really cute and reminds me of the Brio trains I remember as I child. It's price, however, was something of another matter. The starter set was $19.99. The wooden tracks make a figure 8 with a bridge/tunnel combo. Back to my story though... As soon as we arrived home, I put the trike together, which was in about a zillion pieces and required batteries and a screwdriver and a hammer for proper construction. I couldn't find the hammer, but the screwdriver did the trick. Once the thing was actually together, Caroline and I donned our winter gear and headed outside to enjoy the "breeze" I put the trike on the sidewalk and showed Caroline how to get on it. She enjoyed sitting on it for about a minute before giving me the look of "it's cold--why are we outside" So, we went back inside and played with the train. The trike has gotten some use inside, where it will most likely stay until it's warm, so maybe July... Anyway, we are hoping for some good weather soon, because we are all tired of being stuck inside.

Friday, March 03, 2006

Snow, ice, rain, will it ever get better???

We are in the worst part of winter, here in NYC. It is March and it is snowing. Enough said. I'm going to bed (and it's 11 o' clock in the morning).

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