July 2010

O.K., this first one is actually in WV on 29 June. We packed up that day and this is our last family photo before we left. After working my last day of residency at the free clinic on 30 June, left early afternoon, and left Huntington by 3 p.m., driving half way and staying the night in IN. We arrived in RC, WI on July 1, but wouldn't close on our house till the next morning, so we had to stay in a local hotel.

We moved in, but we only had a small trailer of items with us: The moving truck was supposed to arrive sometime in the next couple of days (that's the mattress H got to sleep on . . . I got the floor). On 6 July, the latest date it was supposed to arrive, we called the company to determine why our things hadn't arrived. Come to find out, they hadn't left WV yet and weren't sure when they might, probably in about a week and a half! Thanks to some work by the hospital (which was paying for the move), we only had to sleep on the floor for another week.

Meanwhile, GG and GG visited and stayed in their RV, allowing us to use their chairs. Grandpa G helped me with our mole problem, and we bought a card table and celebrated Ama's Birthday. The moving truck pulled in just as the great grandparents pulled out.


It was a busy month. Since I didn't start my new job until 2 August, we tried to squeeze in as much as possible. Our apricot trees that had been living in containers for the winter and spring months finally got to stretch their roots. One of the stray cats adopted us; A named him Krisagoo. Later he developed an infection and didn't pull through. Our chicks arrived. Summer heat, and ensuing enjoyments, also arrived. We were able to visit the Madison zoo.

Our pasture behind the barn was way overgrown, so we thought we needed to get our goats right away. They have done a great job on it, too. Olga (L) and Inga (R) are Nubian-Alpine mixes from good dairy stock.












We also had lots of visitors. Wayne and Kathy (from Oak Park, IL)serendipitously have settled in the same city and were able to visit after bumping in to them multiple times in town. Grandma Debbie, Uncle Nate (not pictured) and Aunt Jen also spent some time with us.