Whew!

A long weekend almost comes to an end...

Friday night I saw Cait off to California. Her flight left at 10:15 p.m., and I had to wait until the plane was in the air before I could leave. I guess that's policy-they want someone there in the event the plane doesn't take off. But it did, and it landed safely on the other side of the country. We've talked 3 times on the phone, and will probably speak daily while she's gone. I kind of miss her already. :)

Being that I didn't get home until almost 1:00 a.m., and then waited up until shortly after 2 for Cait to call, I slept in on Saturday morning. I think I got up around 10. After we got up and got moving we went to the apartment to wrap things up there. I thought it'd take a few hours...but not 7! Our "few things" left to move turned into 4 carloads. Ugh. And of course I wanted everything shiny bright because we have several hundred dollars coming back in a security deposit, and we could certainly use every penny. Our vacuum croaked on us at the apartment, so last night after we got home we went to buy a new one at Wal-Mart. After our little shopping trip we made pork chops on the grill and had a nice late dinner. And because I slept in, I wasn't really tired so we stayed up again until almost 1:00 a.m.

The vicious cycle continued this a.m. and I slept until almost 10 again. I got up and cleaned here and did a little laundry. Jason made lunch (steak!) on the grill and then I was off-back to the apt. for a final checkover, and then to turn our keys in. DONE! Yippee! It felt nice to shut the door there once and for all. After I dropped the keys off I went in to work for 3 hours...working on a project for my boss that I just can't seem to find the time for during regular business hours. After that I watered my plants and flowers outside, and when I'm done here I'm headed to Cait's room for a little work. But not too much, I'm beat!

Have a Happy Monday!

This evening Caitlin leaves for her annual visit with her Grandma and Grandpa in California. She's very excited--this will be the first time she is flying by herself. Grandma's got her all set up in a cushy seat in first class, with a guardian from the airline, of course. I'm definitely more nervous than she is. Cait has more experience traveling the airways that I do though. I believe the last time I flew I was about her age, and I went to CA. If my memory serves me correctly, that is the only time I flew; she's been there and back twice now. I'm sure she'll have a ton of fun. I'll start to miss her chatter after a few days or so. :o) After she gets back it will be 3 weeks then back to school already.

Have fun Cait!

SUCCESS!!

Jason passed his national board exam this morning...he is now an official social worker! Way to go, Jase! Well, he was an official social worker, but only had a temporary state license until he took this test, and passed. Woo hoo! What a relief...

Chippewa Valley Fastpitch All Stars

Here are some pics of Cait during the Allstar game. What a fun time! She was honored to be chosen for the team and she and the others did a great job! The "Golds" won the game 2-0. It was a close one though...we're very proud of how far she's come in just a couple of years on the field. She's unleashed one of her talents, that's for sure! Way to go, Cait!

Heeeeere's Toby!

Toby joined our family on June 24 as Cait's 11th b-day present. He's a pretty good dog, but definitely took some adjusting on all of our parts. He's still young, so very active and still isn't quite sure if we're going to come home to get him out of his kennel so gets a little anxious. (We got him from the Humane Association where he lived in a teenie tiny kennel.)

Also, our Maggie got very sick and had to be put to sleep last Friday (7/6). She was a great cat-we miss her a lot!! :)

And more updates...

House Updates...

Just checking in with a life update...

1. We moved into the house last Sunday and we're sure glad we did! We had originally planned to move this past weekend, July 7/8, but thankful we moved it up because it was HOT (in the high 90s) and humid. It would have been miserable! We had 9 people in total helping, and we had the truck loaded at the apartment and unloaded at the house two times in 3 hours. It was fantastic...definitely the smoothest move I've had in a long time!

2. Caitlin got a pooch for her birthday. His name is Toby and he's an almost-2-year-old beagle/spaniel mix. He sure is cute! We got him from the Humane Association and he's had his ups and downs, but all in all seems to be a pretty good dog and has adjusted well.

3. Since we moved early our Internet service hasn't been switched over and won't be until this coming weekend so I'm not able to post pictures because I'm doing this from work. As soon as we're up and running I'll post more pics of the house (after our lovely paint job) and Toby. :)

4. Cait's softball season ended a couple of weeks ago. Her team didn't do so hot, they only won 3 games all season and lost the 1st game of the year-end tournament. On a positive note, Cait was selected from her team to play on an Allstar team. That was a lot of fun for her, and her team won the Allstar Game. Since softball ended she's just been hanging out at home or the pool for summer fun. She spends a lot of time with friends and she is also taking band lessons to get ready for next fall. On the 27th she'll be leaving for California for 3 weeks to visit her Grandpa and Grandma Carlson. It will sure be quiet around the house! :)

That's all for now. Check back soon for pictures!!!