Kelly texted me this image from where she sits studying this morning. She drove up to Canada with a friend to keep her company in the lodge (her friend has an injured leg) and it appears she is actually getting some studying done. She has a ton of studying to do, but I think she is weakening though–she says she might try to ski for half a day tomorrow. It looks beautiful up there. I have to admit I am somewhat envious. I definitely would do all my non-skiing in the lodge with a hot beverage in my hand. Kelly is meeting some new friends, so that is a fine thing.
Day: February 19, 2016
I got a job offer for a job I would love to do in the Dallas, Texas. I say Dallas because we have a Dallas here, too, and I do not want to confuse my Oregon friends. When the kids were younger and we homeschooled them, I would have jumped at a thing like this. Lorena and I did it several times. We moved from Florida to Oregon between when Kelly was born and when Christian was born. We moved from the Portland area to Albany after Kelly’s third grade year and Christian’s first grade year. That move might not seem like too big of a change, but was bigger than I expected both culturally and educationally (for the kids). We moved to Dallas for six months, then to North Carolina for seven years leading up to where we find ourselves now–back in the Portland, Oregon area.
All of that moving was very, very good for the family. The kids understand that no one place stands above other places as the ultimate, end-all places to live. There are exceptions, but people confined to a single place seem to have a tendency to think the place to which they have been confined is the only place that exists. No, though, I find myself, for the first time in my life, turning down a great job that will provide me advancement and very, very interesting work so I can be close enough to help out with aging parents and stay within a short plane ride from one kid and a short train trip to the other. It feels kind of confining, but it also feels good to have done what I believe is the right thing. This, too, will end and we can move again… if we want to.
Betty Blonde #484 – 06/14/2010
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