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Finn enjoying his new digs:
Going for a walk in the park across the street. It's pretty tropical.
Showing off our Irish suntans.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Home Sweet Home
Photos of where we live in a photo album here:
Finn enjoying his new digs:
Going for a walk in the park across the street. It's pretty tropical.
Showing off our Irish suntans.
Finn enjoying his new digs:
Going for a walk in the park across the street. It's pretty tropical.Showing off our Irish suntans.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Landed
We're here! Down under, that is. And I don't feel upside down...
FFM was an absolute perfect little guy on the trip down here. Other than a short meltdown while in line at security in Denver and another while in the LONG line at security at LAX he was just wonderful. We can't complain about him grumbling about waiting in line at security, we would cry and moan if we could, too.
Biggest news so far is that the weather has been truly Dublin-esqe. Pouring rain when we landed and gray sky ever since (we've been here appx 24 hours now). We're all a little groggy, but not as jet lagged as expected. Probably due to the fact that our gem of a child slept on the plane and therefore we all got to sleep on the plane, too.
More to come later, we were able to move directly into our apartment which was lovely, and so I have internet and the comforts of a temporary home immediately. New address will be on all out going email signatures starting today.
FFM was an absolute perfect little guy on the trip down here. Other than a short meltdown while in line at security in Denver and another while in the LONG line at security at LAX he was just wonderful. We can't complain about him grumbling about waiting in line at security, we would cry and moan if we could, too.
Biggest news so far is that the weather has been truly Dublin-esqe. Pouring rain when we landed and gray sky ever since (we've been here appx 24 hours now). We're all a little groggy, but not as jet lagged as expected. Probably due to the fact that our gem of a child slept on the plane and therefore we all got to sleep on the plane, too.
More to come later, we were able to move directly into our apartment which was lovely, and so I have internet and the comforts of a temporary home immediately. New address will be on all out going email signatures starting today.
Thursday, January 10, 2008
PSA
A quick public service announcement.
Tired of getting all those credit card offers in the mail? Opt out for five years or permanently by removing your name from their lists. You can do it by phone or online.
By phone:
1-888-567-8688
Online:
www.optoutprescreen.com
if you opt out permanently you will get a form mailed back to you that you will need to return.
Tired of getting all those credit card offers in the mail? Opt out for five years or permanently by removing your name from their lists. You can do it by phone or online.
By phone:
1-888-567-8688
Online:
www.optoutprescreen.com
if you opt out permanently you will get a form mailed back to you that you will need to return.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Christmas catch up
Back in Denver and I've unpacked the camera again and plugged it into the computer for a photo dump. BUT, before we get to that-one last weather update from the sunny, uh, snowy state of CO. We boogied out of Silverton on Friday night earlier than planned as I kept hearing stories of a massive snow storm coming our way. Being caught in nothing but bad driving conditions all this trip AND knowing that a road closed in that part of the state could stay closed for days, we headed to Grand Junction for the night. The next day Travis' mom reported about a foot of snow, and checking Silverton Mountains' snow report they've had a HUGE amount of snow, 50" http://www.silvertonmountain.com/snowreport.php . That's over 4 feet for those of you too lazy to do the math. The newspaper in Denver has run several stories about all the snow down there, including one about the fact that all the roads are closed (so I'm guessing only the locals are enjoying the fat powder at Silverton Mountain).
On to some photos from around Christmas. FFM in his snowsuit that reminds us of Max from 'Where the Wild Things Are.' Not quite the same, but he's durn cute and so cuddly in all that fleece.
On to some photos from around Christmas. FFM in his snowsuit that reminds us of Max from 'Where the Wild Things Are.' Not quite the same, but he's durn cute and so cuddly in all that fleece.
Visiting aunt Suzie and uncle James.
James captured some really great shots of FFM in action. Note we are sitting up pretty much on our own now (whee hee!).
In Silverton before our mad dash to avoid road closures.
And a little live footage of our first Christmas. At just shy of six months FFM wasn't able to open his own gifts, but he sure LOVED the paper and ribbon. especially the paper...
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Final Countdown
When you have the skill to spend a truly obscene amount of money at Target (in less than 30 minutes no less) on really boring things like toothpaste and stick deodorant you know you're ready to move overseas. Yes, we are moving to a developed country but Travis is quite fond of Crest, which seems to be only available in the US, and we Americans are also funny in that we seem to be the only creatures on the planet that use stick deodorant instead of spray or roll on. I'd probably be OK with roll on, but sticks take up so little space in a suitcase we just take along a few to keep us smelling fresh.
Our wayward shipment of household goods finally arrived in Denver. It made it to the US from Irelahd fairly quickly but was delayed getting to us here in Denver by a special x-ray customs check, several storms on the east coast and in the midwest, and then of course the holidays. This week we turn it around replace all the winter clothes with summer, add a pile of baby gear, get it requoted, and send it onward to Australia. We go a week from tomorrow. Also more doctor visits next week for all of us, the Aussies are pretty particular about who they'll let in to stay and work, after our physicals we still have to submit chest x-rays for Travis' work permit.
Want to make a store clerk laugh? Try finding summer clothes in Colorado in January for your baby while it's below freezing and snowing like mad. It's pretty funny. Although Carter's has their summer stuff out now and Gymboree said it's coming Wednesday. So Finn's not going to melt into a pile of baby butter after all (and his jet lagged parents aren't going to have to go shopping immediately upon landing in Brisbane). phew.
Our wayward shipment of household goods finally arrived in Denver. It made it to the US from Irelahd fairly quickly but was delayed getting to us here in Denver by a special x-ray customs check, several storms on the east coast and in the midwest, and then of course the holidays. This week we turn it around replace all the winter clothes with summer, add a pile of baby gear, get it requoted, and send it onward to Australia. We go a week from tomorrow. Also more doctor visits next week for all of us, the Aussies are pretty particular about who they'll let in to stay and work, after our physicals we still have to submit chest x-rays for Travis' work permit.
Want to make a store clerk laugh? Try finding summer clothes in Colorado in January for your baby while it's below freezing and snowing like mad. It's pretty funny. Although Carter's has their summer stuff out now and Gymboree said it's coming Wednesday. So Finn's not going to melt into a pile of baby butter after all (and his jet lagged parents aren't going to have to go shopping immediately upon landing in Brisbane). phew.
