Wow! It's been a very long time since we last wrote anything in our blog. Everything's been so busy since getting the house. Hell, we're still unpacking boxes.
This weekend was spent with Mary's family helping us move furniture into the house and doing some patching and repairing. The house is slowly starting to look better and better, although I wish it would become more level as well LOL. Mary and I were talking about our next move and how hard it will be since we're both starting to really like the house and the area. I really love being close to the family. It's so nice just going home for a weekend whenever we feel.
The kids are starting to make friends as well. We really have to get the house cleaned up so that they can have their friends over. The neighbors are finally starting to open up to us. Sounds like the military family that lived in our house before us weren't too friendly, so everyone has been real hesitant towards us. Hopefully that'll get better. The only thing is that there aren't a lot of kids that are Phillip and Nick's ages, although with a park nearby there seems to be quite a few over there.
Anyways, I need to get back to work on the house. I'll talk to everyone later.
Monday, October 31, 2005
Saturday, September 24, 2005
Friday, September 16, 2005
Monday, September 05, 2005
Sunday, September 04, 2005
Saturday, September 03, 2005
First Day of School for the Kids
Today was the first day of school for the kids!! It was both an exciting day and a little bit of a sad one as well. We left at 7:19 AM, only 4 minutes later than we had planned! Mary did a great job getting the kids running and even making sure that they had a good breakfast to start the day right (except for Nicholas who insisted on having cereal, of which he only ate half).
We dropped off Marina first at the Tomah Middle School. I’d post pictures but Marina wasn’t too crazy about the idea of us following after her with a camera. I walked her to locker, after we searched in vain for her classroom. The halls were so crowded with kids that it took awhile to get through the crowds. Eventually we found a teacher to help us and he showed us Marina’s locker. I asked Marina if she was all right now and she looked up at me with that real nervous look that she every so often shows. I smiled, told her that she would be just fine and whispered that I loved her and left.
Next we took Phillip and Nicholas to LaGrange Elementary School. As we were walking into the school we passed a mom leaving with tears in her eyes. Mary and I looked at each other knowingly, it wasn’t long ago when we were taking Marina to kindergarten and now she’s in sixth grade already. We dropped Phillip off in the gym where he joined his class with Mrs. Wolf. Afterwards we took Nicholas to Mrs. Mee’s kindergarten class where we received an extra set of hugs from Nick. On the way out, we checked on Phillip one more time. He was lining up with his class and we got the chance to say goodbye to him on his way to his class. I left feeling a little sad that my kids were growing so quickly.
When I got to work today I found out that the unit I supported, the 132nd FSB, was deploying personnel to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief. I think my weekend just went away, but I’m reminding myself that it’s for a really good cause. We were going to go to Park Rapids with Mary’s dad, but I’m not sure if that’s going to happen anymore. We’ll find out more later.
We dropped off Marina first at the Tomah Middle School. I’d post pictures but Marina wasn’t too crazy about the idea of us following after her with a camera. I walked her to locker, after we searched in vain for her classroom. The halls were so crowded with kids that it took awhile to get through the crowds. Eventually we found a teacher to help us and he showed us Marina’s locker. I asked Marina if she was all right now and she looked up at me with that real nervous look that she every so often shows. I smiled, told her that she would be just fine and whispered that I loved her and left.
Next we took Phillip and Nicholas to LaGrange Elementary School. As we were walking into the school we passed a mom leaving with tears in her eyes. Mary and I looked at each other knowingly, it wasn’t long ago when we were taking Marina to kindergarten and now she’s in sixth grade already. We dropped Phillip off in the gym where he joined his class with Mrs. Wolf. Afterwards we took Nicholas to Mrs. Mee’s kindergarten class where we received an extra set of hugs from Nick. On the way out, we checked on Phillip one more time. He was lining up with his class and we got the chance to say goodbye to him on his way to his class. I left feeling a little sad that my kids were growing so quickly.
When I got to work today I found out that the unit I supported, the 132nd FSB, was deploying personnel to assist with Hurricane Katrina relief. I think my weekend just went away, but I’m reminding myself that it’s for a really good cause. We were going to go to Park Rapids with Mary’s dad, but I’m not sure if that’s going to happen anymore. We’ll find out more later.
Greetings from Fort McCoy
Hello from Fort McCoy. Actually we’ve been here for over 2 weeks already and have finally just now had a chance to sit down and post a regular update instead of just pictures from our camera phone. So here’s the short version of what’s going on.
We’re number four on the housing waiting list. They number 1 person won’t get a house until November so at best we won’t get a on-post house until the beginning of next year. That’s very very disappointing. We are current living in the guest lodge. They have 2 and 3 bedroom trailers for their guest lodging and I can honestly say that this is the best temporary accommodations that we have ever lived in. We can stay here until the middle of October so that takes a lot of the house hunting stress off of us since we can now do it at our leisure. Nevertheless we all miss our household goods and would like a little more space to live in as well.
The people in the area are extremely friendly. All the people at Fort McCoy and in the town of Tomah have been very helpful. We even had good service in the Wal-Mart!!! Phillip noticed that right away. The boys are both enrolled in the same elementary school and Marina is enrolled in the middle school. Here the middle school is a lot like high school. Mariana has her own locker and a class schedule like a high school student where she goes to different classes that have different teachers.
I’ve also finally started my new job. The unit is very different from my last one. The stress level is a lot lower and most people there seem to be in a transitional stage in their careers. I wonder what transition I’m going through?
We’re number four on the housing waiting list. They number 1 person won’t get a house until November so at best we won’t get a on-post house until the beginning of next year. That’s very very disappointing. We are current living in the guest lodge. They have 2 and 3 bedroom trailers for their guest lodging and I can honestly say that this is the best temporary accommodations that we have ever lived in. We can stay here until the middle of October so that takes a lot of the house hunting stress off of us since we can now do it at our leisure. Nevertheless we all miss our household goods and would like a little more space to live in as well.
The people in the area are extremely friendly. All the people at Fort McCoy and in the town of Tomah have been very helpful. We even had good service in the Wal-Mart!!! Phillip noticed that right away. The boys are both enrolled in the same elementary school and Marina is enrolled in the middle school. Here the middle school is a lot like high school. Mariana has her own locker and a class schedule like a high school student where she goes to different classes that have different teachers.
I’ve also finally started my new job. The unit is very different from my last one. The stress level is a lot lower and most people there seem to be in a transitional stage in their careers. I wonder what transition I’m going through?
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Wednesday, August 24, 2005
Friday, August 19, 2005
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
The new Commissary
Fort McCoy's Commissary is actually much bigger inside than the picture makes it appear. Kinda like the TARDIS from Doctor Who!
Monday, August 15, 2005
Fort McCoy PX
Fort McCoy PX celebrating their one-year grand opening anniversary. The crowds were unbearable.
Our Temporary Home..... plus my thumb
Our new 2 bedroom trailerhome that will house us for the next couple of weeks.
Sunday, August 14, 2005
Name Change
All right, first of all you may have noticed the change of title for our blog. (or you may have not if you aren't the real observant type, or if you're new to this blog,.....or if you just really don't give a damn, but anyways) We thought that "The Misadventures.." didn't quite work. I asked Mary for a name, but the last time I let her pick out a name for our website it became "The Cuties." So until Mary comes up with a better name that our blog will be known as "The Lion, the Witch, and the Pavek's." Currently I'm reading the book to the kids anyways, so I can say that it has some current relevancy.
This will be our last night that we stay in Minnesota. The trip over here went as well as can be expected, although we, or mainly I, was very disappointed that the Comfort Inn in ND with the water park was closed. My car's mileage was around 35-37mpg, so I was very pleased with that as well. However, while we were in ND both of our windshields were cracked while we were driving through 40 miles of road construction!!!! Curse you North Dakota!!! Interesting fact that I shared with my daughter......North Dakota's population is 1/3 of the city of Taegu, South Korea where I was stationed.
The kids are camping with Mary's family and will be staying in MN for the first week while Mary and I get things settled in WI. We are still number 4 on the housing list and I am expecting a wait of about 60-90 days for housing. We have guest lodging in a 2-bedroom trailer home for sixty days scheduled, but I am not sure what we would do if our stay had to be extended to 90 days. I am worried about the effect being in transit for so long will have on the kids. We will have to buy new school supplies, which the kids won't mind, and make some assumptions on where we will be living in order to enroll the kids into school.
Enough of stressful thoughts. On a happier note, my sister had her twins!! Noah and Connor were born a month early but are doing well and are off oxygen. I will post pics, once I get out of a Sprint Roaming area. It's very exciting and now our kids have six cousins. Christmas will be interesting. Well, have to go finish packing. We have too much stuff!
This will be our last night that we stay in Minnesota. The trip over here went as well as can be expected, although we, or mainly I, was very disappointed that the Comfort Inn in ND with the water park was closed. My car's mileage was around 35-37mpg, so I was very pleased with that as well. However, while we were in ND both of our windshields were cracked while we were driving through 40 miles of road construction!!!! Curse you North Dakota!!! Interesting fact that I shared with my daughter......North Dakota's population is 1/3 of the city of Taegu, South Korea where I was stationed.
The kids are camping with Mary's family and will be staying in MN for the first week while Mary and I get things settled in WI. We are still number 4 on the housing list and I am expecting a wait of about 60-90 days for housing. We have guest lodging in a 2-bedroom trailer home for sixty days scheduled, but I am not sure what we would do if our stay had to be extended to 90 days. I am worried about the effect being in transit for so long will have on the kids. We will have to buy new school supplies, which the kids won't mind, and make some assumptions on where we will be living in order to enroll the kids into school.
Enough of stressful thoughts. On a happier note, my sister had her twins!! Noah and Connor were born a month early but are doing well and are off oxygen. I will post pics, once I get out of a Sprint Roaming area. It's very exciting and now our kids have six cousins. Christmas will be interesting. Well, have to go finish packing. We have too much stuff!
Friday, August 12, 2005
Namco Arcade in Burnsville
We found a game with unlimited credits. The bonus was that the boys actually got a workout doing it too!
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