Okay, folks. I’m back and blogging. Thursday morning, Nov. 12, my wife and I left Killeen at about 7:25 a.m., after I installed valve-stem extenders on the Buick so we could check air pressure on the front tires. They were low, so we dropped 50 cents to pump them back up. She was supposed to[...]
Here we go. This is the long blog you’ve been waiting for (or dreading). The story of our move, from start to (almost) finish. I left you all on Friday morning (Aug. 28), when I unplugged my computer and shut off my phone service, so I’ll start there and catch up. * Friday, Aug. 28:[...]
Oh, I may blog again from Seminole, but it won’t be from this spot, it won’t be as a resident, and it won’t be for a long time. In less than an hour, I’ll be picking up the U-Haul truck we’ve reserved (they upgraded us to a larger size for free, since the smaller truck[...]
Our new landlord in Killeen earned some brownie points today. My wife contacted her and we straightened out the water department situation. The property owner will let us stay for two days on their water dime, until we can visit the water office on Monday to start the account in our name. (We’ll pay them[...]
Naturally, as I waited for my property rental agent to call from Texas, the entire town of Seminole was taken off of AT&T’s map. By that, I mean they disconnected us from the world for several hours. No one in town (or nearby areas) could access internet through AT&T from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.[...]
Killeen, Texas, is our destination. Some of you have wondered what it’s like, but the only way I can describe it is by comparing it to where we live now: Seminole, Okla. Hopefully, the table below will be helpful.
Today, my wife and I took the first real steps toward our move (other than getting the job, which I blogged about yesterday). While she was at work (and using her breaks/lunch to fill out medical insurance forms for the new job), I started taking care of business here at home. Besides moving stuff, I[...]
Just so family members and friends will know… I’ve put in my notice at The Seminole Producer . Before anyone gets any strange ideas or jumps to any conclusions, let me clarify. #1. I don’t know when, exactly, I’m leaving, so my “notice” was a little open-ended. #2. I will definitely leave in less than[...]
DUAL MONITORS I’ve read so many articles and blogs about people increasing their productivity by having two monitors hooked up to their computer, that I decided I had to try it. Besides, all the pagination people at work have two monitors. (“Pagination,” for the uninitiated, is the process of placing items on a page, which[...]
I’m just going to bitch and moan for a moment, since that’s my right as a citizen of the United States of America. As it happens, I’m also a taxpayer, a voter, and a legal resident of the city of Seminole, Oklahoma (in Seminole County). In last night’s election, to be honest, I really didn’t[...]
WEATHER: 72-93°F, mostly cloudy RLF requested the playground today, after a few weeks of not going, so I said okay. She wouldn’t walk there; only rode in the stroller. And only played there for about five minutes before she was ready to come home. (This is why we’d quit going in the first place.) She[...]
➤ A couple of nights ago, Rebecca woke up crying about 2 a.m. My wife heard it, rushed in. RLF said she needed to go to the bathroom. MF took her; RLF did. Then RLF went back to sleep. (I didn’t wake up. Noises will prevent me from falling asleep, but very little will wake[...]
After a cooler than average spring, yesterday was the hottest day of the year (high: 92°F) until today’s record high of 96°F. Had a pretty good day with Rebecca (scroll down for photos).
Rebecca did well with potty again today — still working on #2. After an early, short, and surprising nap (she put herself down at 11:50 for just an hour), much of the afternoon was full of fussing and craziness. I got a new debit card today, to replace the old one that was cracking and[...]
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.) Today, Rebecca — for the first time — went to the bathroom somewhere besides our house.
(Copyright © 2013 by Wil C. Fry. All rights reserved.)
A few days ago, we passed what I’ve jokingly called “the Rebecca threshold” with our Benjamin pregnancy. She was born about 7 weeks before her due date. As of May 10, we passed that point in the current pregnancy. My wife’s at 34 weeks as of today, and about nine pounds lighter than she was[...]
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Rebecca woke with a dry diaper this morning and kept her panties dry all day, using her potty correctly all day. We spent the day shifting from (1) us asking if she needed to go to (2) her telling us when she needed to go. And, after three days of holding it, she went #2[...]
Rebecca kept her diaper dry all morning, while MF was at work, and then wore panties the rest of the day, keeping them dry too. She even surprised us by staying dry during a supper trip to Dairy Queen (she had requested an ice cream cone). We put a diaper on her for the trip[...]
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