Update on the Move to Ohio

We're here. We arrived safely on Saturday afternoon after a very pleasant and uneventful journey. Unfortunately, Sarah's family had the housekeys and had neglected to leave them for us. We tried to reach someone on the cell phone, but no one was home at her grandmother's house, or either of her aunt's and uncle's houses.

On top of that, it was freezing cold and Sarah got the minivan stuck in the snow in the driveway. So, we were stuck outside until I could get the minivan dug out. Fortunately, my snow shovel, some ice melt, and some sand was already in the shed. It took me a while, but I finally got us dug out.

Sarah drove off with the kids to her aunt's place of employment to find out where the keys were. Meanwhile, since I already had the snow shovel out, I cleared off the sidewalks in front of the house. A little over an hour later, Sarah and the kids arrived with the keys. By that time, I was very chilled. I'm fighting a cold today that I'm sure I caught that day.

All in all, a fine Midwest welcome for this Southern boy. ;)

But we are very delighted to be here. The kids are enjoying their new house, playing with their cousin, and all the snow. The house is wall-to-wall-floor-to-ceiling with boxes. It will take us at least a couple of months or more to get everything in order.

Blogging will continue to be light, as I'm still waiting for the rest of my computer equipment to arrive from the office before I have the cable company come to the house to put in the connection. I'm posting this from Sarah's grandmother's computer. Don't tell Sarah I'm doing this. I'm supposed to be paying bills online.