Texas A& M – in College Station, Texas
To Nance House – exactly a day
The Brayton House – 1 day and 7 hours
The Butterfield House – 1 day and 13 hours
To Houston – a little under 2 Hours
To Austin – a little over 2 hours
To Dallas – 3 ½ hours
To San Antonio – 3 ½ hours
(Both Dallas and San Antonio have temples in them.)
Rent in College Station looks like about $700/mo. for a nice place according to a cursory search for a 2-br, and not loads more for a 3.
Number of Campus Wards: one (plus a Spanish Branch and a YSA spot)
Next closest Ward: Just over an hour
Monday, March 5, 2012
Sunday, March 4, 2012
In A Nutshell
Friday night I called the cops on my neighbor's boyfriend for abusing her, and circumstances were such that the boyfriend knew who called them. Unfortunately for her, she seems to have denied there was a problem when they did come, so that part of the story ended and the status quo continues more or less uninterrupted. However, this incident got us thinking really hard about what we still need to be doing in Georgia anyway.
We feel like the Lord had things for us to do here, and we've done them. There are a few loose ends to tie up, but that can be done in short order. We were already feeling spiritually pulled West and were actively looking for work in Utah. David's family lives there, and we could stay with them until we're making enough to live on our own again. We've been starting to get rid of extra stuff in our lives, and otherwise preparing ourselves for our future move to whichever University he ends up getting accepted to, whenever that would be. David's only making $9/hour telemarketing, which isn't hard to beat, and had been looking for a job that fit better and paid better since before he started there.
Then, the more we thought about the possibility of moving to Utah soon more and more seriously, it became easier and easier to see how beneficial it could be to everyone. Crystal is going back to Scenic View, and I knew my Mom will sleep more easily at night knowing that I am available to help Crystal at almost any time. David's brother Brandon needs a fire lit under him to help him get onto his mission. His brother Christopher and his wife will be having a baby soon, and are planning to move out shortly thereafter. His sister Amber might be getting married in the near future. And we'd be away from the drama and heartache of this neighborhood, and safe from anyone who might want to hurt us. We were given almost all of our furniture, so we could just give it all away and not be out anything. I'm confident the Lord provides for those who give with an honest heart. We'll be closer to Texas and Arizona, where David's two favorite schools are located. The list goes on and on.
So, we've prayed about it and that is the new plan: We fly out to Utah with what we can bring and send the rest by mail in two or three weeks' time. Sad and happy too, but most importantly we know it is the right thing for our family right now.
Also, and not entirely unrelated, is a turn for the better on the University search. Professors from Texas A&M, David's top choice, emailed him Friday expressing a strong interest in his speaking with him further as they continue to consider his candidacy. We are very excited about this and could use all the prayers we can get.
We feel like the Lord had things for us to do here, and we've done them. There are a few loose ends to tie up, but that can be done in short order. We were already feeling spiritually pulled West and were actively looking for work in Utah. David's family lives there, and we could stay with them until we're making enough to live on our own again. We've been starting to get rid of extra stuff in our lives, and otherwise preparing ourselves for our future move to whichever University he ends up getting accepted to, whenever that would be. David's only making $9/hour telemarketing, which isn't hard to beat, and had been looking for a job that fit better and paid better since before he started there.
Then, the more we thought about the possibility of moving to Utah soon more and more seriously, it became easier and easier to see how beneficial it could be to everyone. Crystal is going back to Scenic View, and I knew my Mom will sleep more easily at night knowing that I am available to help Crystal at almost any time. David's brother Brandon needs a fire lit under him to help him get onto his mission. His brother Christopher and his wife will be having a baby soon, and are planning to move out shortly thereafter. His sister Amber might be getting married in the near future. And we'd be away from the drama and heartache of this neighborhood, and safe from anyone who might want to hurt us. We were given almost all of our furniture, so we could just give it all away and not be out anything. I'm confident the Lord provides for those who give with an honest heart. We'll be closer to Texas and Arizona, where David's two favorite schools are located. The list goes on and on.
So, we've prayed about it and that is the new plan: We fly out to Utah with what we can bring and send the rest by mail in two or three weeks' time. Sad and happy too, but most importantly we know it is the right thing for our family right now.
Also, and not entirely unrelated, is a turn for the better on the University search. Professors from Texas A&M, David's top choice, emailed him Friday expressing a strong interest in his speaking with him further as they continue to consider his candidacy. We are very excited about this and could use all the prayers we can get.
Monday, February 27, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Round and Round and Round We're Dancing!
Had some fun this morning before Church that just had to be shared.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Happy Valentine's Day!
After driving Daddy to work with Mommy and Charlotte, Malachi came out of the car reluctantly, because he wanted to keep driving until he got to his friends’ house, and get out there. What he didn’t know was that his friends were coming to his house. His Mommy tried to explain this to him several times, and in several different ways. Still, he cried and followed her around the house, insisting that she should bring him to his friends house right away. After Mommy threatened a couple of times to put him in bed if he didn’t quit crying about it, he changed the subject:
“Cheerios!”
“We’re out of Cheerios, but you can have Kix!”
“No, Cheerios!”
“We’re out of Cheerios. See?” (Hands him the empty bag he just finished off the same morning.)
“Cheerios! Yay!”
“The Cheerios bag is empty, see? There’s nothing in it.” (Reaches his hand in.) “But we have Kix and they’re yummy too. You can have some of those.” (Mommy looks in the cupboard.)
“No! Wants a apple juice!” (Pointing to the open cupboard.)
“Oh my goodness. We don’t have apple juice either.” (Puzzled, having never kept anything yielding apple juice in the cupboard. Except maybe cups.)
“Cheerios!” (Finds the bowl of milk on the table with a few soggy Cheerios in it from breakfast, and tries to spoon some milk from that bowl into the Cheerios bag he is still holding. Mommy intercepts the spoon.)
“O.K. You can have those.” (Puts baby Charlotte down and puts him into his booster seat.)
He picks out every last Cheerio with his fingers as Mommy gets ready for her next move. She brings the new box of Kix over and opens it next to him.
“Do you want some of these?” (Pours him a bowl full at the first sign of assent.)
He begins eating immediately. Mommy sits down to type a little blog about her experience until she no longer feels like smacking his overtired, ungrateful, little tracero.
“Candy!”
(Oy-vay!)
“Cheerios!”
“We’re out of Cheerios, but you can have Kix!”
“No, Cheerios!”
“We’re out of Cheerios. See?” (Hands him the empty bag he just finished off the same morning.)
“Cheerios! Yay!”
“The Cheerios bag is empty, see? There’s nothing in it.” (Reaches his hand in.) “But we have Kix and they’re yummy too. You can have some of those.” (Mommy looks in the cupboard.)
“No! Wants a apple juice!” (Pointing to the open cupboard.)
“Oh my goodness. We don’t have apple juice either.” (Puzzled, having never kept anything yielding apple juice in the cupboard. Except maybe cups.)
“Cheerios!” (Finds the bowl of milk on the table with a few soggy Cheerios in it from breakfast, and tries to spoon some milk from that bowl into the Cheerios bag he is still holding. Mommy intercepts the spoon.)
“O.K. You can have those.” (Puts baby Charlotte down and puts him into his booster seat.)
He picks out every last Cheerio with his fingers as Mommy gets ready for her next move. She brings the new box of Kix over and opens it next to him.
“Do you want some of these?” (Pours him a bowl full at the first sign of assent.)
He begins eating immediately. Mommy sits down to type a little blog about her experience until she no longer feels like smacking his overtired, ungrateful, little tracero.
“Candy!”
(Oy-vay!)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Charlotte Sophia Nance
Mom's mass email 9/14/2001:
I know that may of you have been waiting for an update and I apologize for any anxiety this may have caused. The days have passed without me being aware of which day it is. This afternoon I asked Ashley what day it was. I was surprised to hear that it was Wednesday!
Ashley came home yesterday from the hospital. Baby Charlotte is still in the Baby ICU and doing VERY well. For the first two days after she was born, she was being fed intravenously and receiving humidified air through a breathing tube. She has been a model patient and has not given us any major cause for concern. Yesterday they took her off the breathing treatment and dressed her in a little green sleeper. The doctor has said she is doing quite well.
Charlotte needs to be able to digest 3 [oz] of her mother's milk before she can be released from the hospital. She has been able to digest 1 CC [mL] so far. We are optimistic that she will be able to come home by this weekend.
Every day, Ashley is able to go to the hospital for what they call "touch time." Premature babies have a difficult time handling too much stimulation, so Ashley can only touch the baby every four hours. (which is much easier when you're in the hospital too rather than 45 minutes away. We only go once a day.). During "touch time" Ashley changes Charlotte's diaper, cuddles her, and kisses her. Ashley said she would like me to have the chance to hold Charlotte tomorrow when we go.
Malachi is doing well in spite of all the excitement around him. I don't think Charlotte is real to him yet, but his parent's have been talking to him about his new little sister and teaching him her name. It'll be interesting to see what he does when the baby comes home and inhabits his space.
I know that may of you have been waiting for an update and I apologize for any anxiety this may have caused. The days have passed without me being aware of which day it is. This afternoon I asked Ashley what day it was. I was surprised to hear that it was Wednesday!
Ashley came home yesterday from the hospital. Baby Charlotte is still in the Baby ICU and doing VERY well. For the first two days after she was born, she was being fed intravenously and receiving humidified air through a breathing tube. She has been a model patient and has not given us any major cause for concern. Yesterday they took her off the breathing treatment and dressed her in a little green sleeper. The doctor has said she is doing quite well.
Charlotte needs to be able to digest 3 [oz] of her mother's milk before she can be released from the hospital. She has been able to digest 1 CC [mL] so far. We are optimistic that she will be able to come home by this weekend.
Every day, Ashley is able to go to the hospital for what they call "touch time." Premature babies have a difficult time handling too much stimulation, so Ashley can only touch the baby every four hours. (which is much easier when you're in the hospital too rather than 45 minutes away. We only go once a day.). During "touch time" Ashley changes Charlotte's diaper, cuddles her, and kisses her. Ashley said she would like me to have the chance to hold Charlotte tomorrow when we go.
Malachi is doing well in spite of all the excitement around him. I don't think Charlotte is real to him yet, but his parent's have been talking to him about his new little sister and teaching him her name. It'll be interesting to see what he does when the baby comes home and inhabits his space.
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