So if you're into pictures and not so much into reading, this post is for you.
Since we last met, Alison and I listened to Neil deGrasse Tyson:
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| The calm before the spacestorm |
A fruitless endeavor in Rochester, NY:
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| Pretty in the summer, their winters are probably wicked |
A tropical storm doesn't quite hit Houston:
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| Why is there so much water Daddy? |
We flew to NYC to see the family and other things!
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| Aunt Linda and John groove to the Santana beat |
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| Asleep at last |
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| Mommy and Johnny at Lady Liberty |
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| My thoughts exactly |
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| Graham tries to figure out what "Tomato Snack" is |
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| Sending out an SOS |
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| Dramatic Chrysler |
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Shuttle Tyderian Enterprise |
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| Living the Highline Life |
We even took a very rainy trip down to Washington!
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| John was probably the happiest when wet |
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| Hanging out with Uncle Mike |
Then home again, home again for the 4th of July!
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| You get a flag! And you get a flag! |
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| Waiting in the wrong spot for fireworks |
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| More smores? |
Later on in the summer, everyone was gathered for...I think some kind of Cinderella birthday party.
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| Chaos! |
My parents came for a visit as well, and we all went to San Antonio to visit the James!
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| The preferred gathering spot |
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| Papa showing off some new friends |
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| Exploring the Botanical Gardens with Grammy and Papa |
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| Frightening John with the Dark Side |
Then, changes started happening. We learned we were moving away from Houston...
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| One last walk through the neighborhood |
Eric and Krystal were married in Salt Lake City in October. John tried to steal the show.
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| Don't let that monkey escape! |
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| Someone wants his binky |
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| Too much partying |
As almost a kind of parting gift, one of the neatest things I've seen at work appeared: a custom-made R2-D2!
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| EXTERMINATE |
My journey to LA began...
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| The famous roadside Texas stop |
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| Simple hotel in El Paso |
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| Fuel stop in New Mexico |
Fortunately, my parents live on the road to
Perdition Los Angeles, so I spent half a day with them.
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| Of course it was raining. It's the Sonoran desert |
At last, after finishing two Magicians books, I made it to my host family, the Rupps. They were kind enough to let me stay with them for this period of limbo.
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| Sad/dismayed pumpkins adorn this Halloween house |
Work began pretty much immediately. I set out to find potential homes, but I couldn't actually make any serious headway without having our house in Houston sold first. Many people here apparently are surprised to hear this predicament; I guess most home buyers in California have more cash than they know how to handle.
That's all I have time to do for now. This gets us a long way to present-day Limbo. Alison returned with me to Los Angeles, leaving John to play with his grandparents for close to a week. I'm not sure we got a lot accomplished in this time, but it was good to feel a little normal...eventually, we'll all be in the same place.
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