| I'm moving to Pennsylvania.
It's true. Kim got a job offer we couldn't turn down -- it included benefits and job security, something my patchwork of contract jobs couldn't offer the family.
We've already bought a house and moved into it, the family is there now. I'm back in Missoula for the rest of the month to wrap up things here, and then I'm off to join them.
A couple of things:
First, sorry about the dead air last week. I drove across country with two four-year-olds and vastly overestimated how much time and energy I'd have to check in and write posts. Actually I learned a lot about four-year-olds, I-90, and myself during the trip. For one, there should be a website that tells parents where the kid-friendly places are along a given route. How cool would that be? KOAs with swimming pools are definitely kid-friendly, as are any rock formations a four-year-old can scramble up. I also learned that, while DVD players offer you and your navigator up to two hours of quiet time at a stretch, they also make your kids squirrelly and whingey. Better to let them pass out from boredom, if you can. At least that way they'll be well rested.
Second, I'm going to keep blogging through the general election. I started this, I'm going to finish it, by golly. So don't mourn or celebrate my absence yet.
And last, believe me, Kim and I are ambivalent about this move. We do not like leaving Montana. Subsequently we've kept our house here (renting it out) as an emergency exit in case Pennsylvania is dreadful. (Although the kids love it already. Go figure.) Montana truly is a special place. If you don't know that already, try moving somewhere. You all have an opportunity to do things right here. Don't fail me.
So...on with our regularly scheduled program! |
