I think we're finally getting used to being in South Florida. It's still not where I'd rather be, but it's not as bad as it seemed when we first got here.
Yesterday DD2 was about fed up with having a pool close by, but not being able to go into it. Last week the two girls got up early every day to go help out with VBS (Vacation Bible School) at the church we've started attending here. (A good thing, too, because unknown to us, they have to have accumulated a certain amount of "community service" hours to graduate from high school!) They would get back home in the afternoons just in time...for thunder showers. Can't go in the pool with lightening! So yesterday we went to the pool. Put on our 30 SPF sunscreen...and got our first BURN of the season. I guess the "won't come off in the water" line is just a myth. So today we were going to put on our winter coats and hats to keep from burning more, and go bike riding. (Ok, so I was kidding about the winter coats and hats. Oy! Just the thought makes me break out in a sweat.) Thing is, the bikes all have flat tires. And the tire pump is in the trunk of our second car. And both sets of keys to the second car are in the new car. And DH has the new car 37 miles south in the Keys where he went to work today. Oh well! Guess I'll have to play on the computer all day.
Or not. There are still a number of boxes needing to be unpacked and stuff put away.
But at least we're in and able to unpack. We might still be sitting in a hotel room waiting for some Home Owner's Association background check to be completed. Things must have been really bad around here for awhile. But God was so good to us that He got us into our place within two days rather than two or three weeks. And that was WITH the background check completed. :)
DH is liking his new job so far. Folks are nice, and seem to have a real vision for what hospital chaplaincy is all about. So things are falling into place very nicely.
And now, I'm off to work. Those boxes won't unpack themselves, the little stinkers.
'Til next time (tomorrow, hopefully.)
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
I'm Back!
Well, I hope to be, anyway. :) Although we're not exactly settled in--there are still boxes everywhere--we're in our new place, have the internet set up (finally!) and my kitchen is in order and I'm able to cook in it now. So I figured it was time to get busy online again.
This has been quite a move. A huge adjustment, to say the least. And there are plenty more adjustments awaiting us. I still have to get my girls registered in schools down here, and in August I'll be going back to work full time. The first full-time, outside the home job in 15 years. It'll be a HUGE adjustment for my family as well, to not have me at their beck and call at any time. I hope they handle it ok. Ha! I hope I handle it ok.
So yesterday we had our first gator sighting. It took longer than I expected. There's a pond/lake (whatever you want to call it...I think it's man-made, whatever it is) behind our apartment. We were told that occasionaly the gators would appear, especially after heavy rains. We had alot of rain yesterday and the day before, so I looked out the window every now and then to see what I might see. At first I didn't see the gator. I saw an odd looking, very green lizard head that almost blended in with the grass completely. Went to look closer, saw that it was an iguana. It splashed into the lake in a hurry, and that's when I saw the three little nubs sticking out of the water a little distance from the shore closest to our apartment. Curious and fearless, I went to check it out. The three little nubs disappeared under water, leaving behind nothing but bottom dirt swirling in the water. So it had moved, confirming it was living and not just a rock or some other type of flotsome. A little while later DH lookes out the window and sees the little guy out in the middle of the lake. We called management and this is what I hear. "Oh yeah, we're aware of him. He's just a baby. He won't hurt you. He's been here for about three weeks, now" Uh...ok. I'm not going to take their word for it. He might be a baby (and we can tell he is since his head is still quite little) but even baby gators have sharp teeth.
Yeah, welcome to South Florida! Needless to say, we will never, ever take our little doggie out without a leash. And never in the back yard. **grin**
In the above picture, you might not be able to see our gator friend too well unless you see the picture at it's regular size. (I think by clicking on the picture it takes you to a larger size?? Don't know for sure.) He's over on the far side, near the ducks, looks as if he's spying out a meal. If you look straight under the second palm to the left of the ducks, that's where he is.
This was this morning. He was back on our side again. But you can see how small he is. It's still rainy and overcast, but accoriding to management, when the sun's out, the gator comes out to sun himself. I'll be watching for that, you can be sure.
This has been quite a move. A huge adjustment, to say the least. And there are plenty more adjustments awaiting us. I still have to get my girls registered in schools down here, and in August I'll be going back to work full time. The first full-time, outside the home job in 15 years. It'll be a HUGE adjustment for my family as well, to not have me at their beck and call at any time. I hope they handle it ok. Ha! I hope I handle it ok.
So yesterday we had our first gator sighting. It took longer than I expected. There's a pond/lake (whatever you want to call it...I think it's man-made, whatever it is) behind our apartment. We were told that occasionaly the gators would appear, especially after heavy rains. We had alot of rain yesterday and the day before, so I looked out the window every now and then to see what I might see. At first I didn't see the gator. I saw an odd looking, very green lizard head that almost blended in with the grass completely. Went to look closer, saw that it was an iguana. It splashed into the lake in a hurry, and that's when I saw the three little nubs sticking out of the water a little distance from the shore closest to our apartment. Curious and fearless, I went to check it out. The three little nubs disappeared under water, leaving behind nothing but bottom dirt swirling in the water. So it had moved, confirming it was living and not just a rock or some other type of flotsome. A little while later DH lookes out the window and sees the little guy out in the middle of the lake. We called management and this is what I hear. "Oh yeah, we're aware of him. He's just a baby. He won't hurt you. He's been here for about three weeks, now" Uh...ok. I'm not going to take their word for it. He might be a baby (and we can tell he is since his head is still quite little) but even baby gators have sharp teeth.
Yeah, welcome to South Florida! Needless to say, we will never, ever take our little doggie out without a leash. And never in the back yard. **grin**
In the above picture, you might not be able to see our gator friend too well unless you see the picture at it's regular size. (I think by clicking on the picture it takes you to a larger size?? Don't know for sure.) He's over on the far side, near the ducks, looks as if he's spying out a meal. If you look straight under the second palm to the left of the ducks, that's where he is.
This was this morning. He was back on our side again. But you can see how small he is. It's still rainy and overcast, but accoriding to management, when the sun's out, the gator comes out to sun himself. I'll be watching for that, you can be sure.
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