Step-family Talk

It has been a busy weekend. Saturday was spent attending Donnie’s funeral. It didn’t seem real to me. Donnie didn’t look real. The emotions of the people attending didn’t seem real, it was almost as if it were over the top. But, it was real. Saturday another mother in Detroit buried her son because of violence. I think the experience added an extra sense of urgency for me when I went to the small little town where I will soon be living.

I attended church there on Sunday morning and met a few of the teachers and parents afterwards. I am going back in two weeks and they will be hosting an introductory reception after church for me. I have to confess that I enjoyed that idea quite a bit. I’ve never had anything special done for me at the beginning of a new job, and now a whole community is going to learn of my new position. I’m excited and nervous.

Then it was on to the house hunt and my judgment was skewered. I think it had much to do with Saturday. I was ready to move into almost every house we saw. Fortunately my wife was with me and had a more critical eye. We wound up going back to a house we had looked at over a year ago. We liked that house at that time, but it was too much. It has been on the market the entire time and the price is much reduced. It also happens to be in a very ideal location. I can see work from my driveway. I have been dreaming about such a commute. I do it everyday during my current hour to hour and half commute to work and back. My concern will change from worrying about the congestion of the traffic to whether I ought to wear boots as I will be walking to work.

I also think it will be a good home for our stepdaughter as there are several houses in the area with children around her age; several of them even have pools. She ought to be happy about that. The toughest part for her is going to be the abrupt transition. We may wind up moving at the end of this month. As is, life is going to be extremely hectic. I’m going to have to make the transition out of my current position and into my next one, both ends are quite involved. Lots to teach at my current job, lots to learn at my new one. And then there will be the paperwork and negotiations of both houses and the most dreaded—the move.

I apologize in advance if my posts are short and I am not responsive to comments and the such between now and September. I just don’t see me having a whole lot of time. But, I will do my best. I may still get a little time in the mornings this next week or two, but certainly by the end of July I will be swamped.

P.S. I can’t really explain the picture in the post. It has nothing to do with the article. Could this be another Pokemon character? Are they trying to take over this site? (Cue erie music…)