Bid List is Out
March 20, 2011 by Sarah I won’t reveal the different places on it in this forum, but what’s interesting to me is trying to imagine what life could possibly be like by Christmas. We could be in the southern hemisphere where it…
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Impromptu Visits
March 17, 2011 by Sarah Yesterday we all (and by all I mean me and the kids) woke up with a blah feeling. Maybe a touch of the blues. Our UAB shipment had arrived the day before with our clothing and toys…
Settling In is a Process
March 12, 2011 by Sarah It’s hard to believe that we have only been in our new home in DC for only 2 days. It feels like a week. We have explored the underground tunnels that have everything we need (for a…
Pack-Out
March 6, 2011 by Sarah I promise to edit this later to add pictures, but for now I wanted to post about our pack-out. We were scheduled for a 2-day packout, but ended up needing an extra half day. So, I was…
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February 25, 2011 by Sarah Working on a Christmas stocking. Why, you ask? Oh, that’s because I didn’t really have the time to do it from the time Helen was born until Christmas. I mean, after all, I only had 9 months.…
Expectations and Predictions about Washington D.C.
February 23, 2011 by Sarah I write this so friends and family can have some idea about what we think life will be like while we’re in D.C. And, I am pretty sure real life will be different enough that later on I’ll read…
Investment Strategies
February 18, 2011 by Sarah It’s really starting to sink in… in a week and a half there will be movers here to pack us up. I have found myself crying while cleaning the bathtub, mopping the closet, gazing at a nearly-empty…
Word Up! Wednesday
February 10, 2011 by Sarah Ok, folks! Here’s today’s word: thrill thrill: [noun] a sudden feeling of excitement and pleasure Leave your sentence in the comments section! And last time’s winner is… Jen! I love her sentence with the word clutter, “I need to…
The little things
February 8, 2011 by Sarah I’m sorry to have been absent from my blog for so long. I’ve been mentally blogging, and as a result I have about 3 blogs I need to get out there. I haven’t been physically blogging because,…
Life in the Fast Lane…
January 17, 2011 by Sarah surely make you lose your mind. Seriously. Of course, I’m not referring to the life of parties and drunken escapades that the Eagles famously sing about. I’m talking about the pace of life, about the time it…