Temporary residents

Breathing ... sitting ... relaxing ... ahhhhh

The last few months have certainly been busy but nothing like the last week. Last Tuesday, after spending the weekend grading exams and tying up loose ends in town, E and I packed up the Passat and cleared out of our temporary housing in Urbana. After a morning of last minute errands, it took 4 hours to pack up, in large part because my sweet darling little boy remembered he was 2 that day and was therefore not supposed to cooperate in any way. I will never forgive the school district for shutting down for the entire week before Christmas.

We finally reached our new temporary home in TN at 12:30 in the morning. We unpacked a bit and toddled off to bed. The next day, I (or at least the Passat) became a resident of Anderson County, TN. You see, in TN, cars are registered by county and it says so right on the plate. The amusing thing is, in less than a month we'll be residents of Knox County. I did not have the luxury of waiting as my IL registration expires at the end of December.

The next day, we left TN for a week and a half of traveling. We started off on the road to Raleigh, only to find a rock slide had closed the interstate. Over the river and through the mountains we went, finally making it to see the Mav's Grandma for a few minutes before the child fell to pieces. A nice, but quick Christmas eve and morning visit with part of the family gave way to yet another car trip; this time to Baltimore. A short flight put us into the care of Nana and Granddah, just in time for some more Christmas festivities and then a lovely stomach bug.

In a few days, we'll hit the road again for a short stay in DC and then back to establish more permanent residency in the land of Volunteers.

(note: traveling without our camera!)