We've Arrived

Please excuse my lengthy absence! We have officially managed to move our household halfway across the country, do-it-yourself style. Today is the first day I have had access to my computer in about a week. The TV is still in a box, so I am really living in a news blackout. Someone call me if there's something huge going on and I just don't know it! Our new place is small but cozy and it will feel even better once the boxes are out of the way. The area is quite a bit different than what we left. I'm experiencing some culture shock, even though this is much more like where I grew up. I am definitely a creature of habit and I loooove the comfort of routine and the support of a network of relationships, neither of which I have right now. I am trying to keep a level head and give things a chance, but it isn't exactly easy. Everything in life feels different right now and I miss my home and dear friends. Especially late at night, it is easy to give in to the temptation to wallow in sadness over the things I've lost, but I know that's not productive. The kids, on the other hand, seem to be doing really well! Julie cannot wait to make friends...I need to get her enrolled in school this week. More importantly, though, I need to find a pediatrician and try to get an appointment for April 1st when our insurance begins (thank you, Lord, for keeping us safe as we drove 12 hours with no insurance). Julie has been experiencing bleeding from the ear she has had multiple surgeries on. It started on March 7th and has been trickling out daily after we put drops in. Then yesterday it started up again and a big clump of stuff came out. We have no idea what is going on in there and it feels very vulnerable not to have our doctors here to help. I have the name of a ped that is supposed to be good and I hope he can refer us to a highly skilled ENT. Well, it is quite late and I am starting to lose mental cohesion and teeter on the edge of negative thinking. Tomorrow is another day!

(Just for the record, I have not seen a single chain coffee shop here yet! We did visit the local duck pond though!!)