Move to Maryland

The Cooks are alive, well, and warm. It was the longest month of my life. We spent the week before we left San Diego in a hotel, then hurried here to Maryland to find a home. Glen started check-in stuff right away, and the children and I tried not to go insane in a hotel for two weeks. Did I mention our van was being shipped out, and it took the government vehicle shipping people a month to get it here. Funny that when we finally did get in touch with the people shipping our van out, two weeks after we dropped it off, it was still sitting in San Diego. Pardon me? If you can avoid government vehicle shipping, do it at all costs. I was feeling pretty trapped in a hotel with energetic, adjusting, no nap-taking children. The neurology department decided to really break Glen in at work with a thirty hour shift every third day. We were doing some 90 plus hour work weeks. Also, if you were wondering if Hiram is wearing one of those very sad looking harnesses, yes. Unfortunately our stroller got left in the van, and that was the best way to keep Hiram from getting lost. He actually thinks it's really cool.

The great news is that we found a lovely home in a peaceful neighborhood, and the neighbors are very welcoming. We've had plenty of brownies to get me through these interesting times. Mom and Dad Higginson came to the rescue. I was in tears with gratitude when they showed up with their sleeves pulled up, ready to work. They did their magic, and helped us get set up here. We even have a guest bedroom for visitors (hint hint). I would add two interesting details. We had an earthquake (yes, here in Maryland) our second night here. Do they have earthquakes in Maryland? I guess so. Then we had a large storm that knocked out power all over the place for days. Time to get prepared. Oh! one more funny thing. We've caught three frogs in our house. The owners said the never saw one frog. Better frogs than rats.