We are slowly starting to adjust to our new surroundings. I am getting Corbin acclimated to his new school by taking small steps. He started on Tuesday (after a bunch of rigmarole with the school registrar). I drove him to school and picked him up from school. Wednesday (his second day), I drove him to the bus stop, waited for the bus to pick him up, and then went to his bus stop after school to pick him up. Today, I made him walk to/from the bus stop alone (which is a short distance as the crow flies, but since every yard in Houston is fenced in, he has to walk 3 short blocks). I peeked around the corner and watched him walk without him knowing. Tomorrow, I will make him walk to/from the bus stop alone, and I will also make him use his house key to unlock the front door unassisted. Even though I am currently home, this is all in preparation for when I return to work and he will be alone. Carly will be here in a few short weeks so he won't be totally alone, but you get the idea.
Today I went to Target and to ACE Hardware without using my GPS. This is a pretty big deal for me, since I am a little intimidated by the way people drive around here. The traffic is insane - it takes about a 1/2 hour to travel about 10 miles. Everyone says you get used to it (the traffic). I certainly am not used to it! People change lanes without looking and without using their turn signals. Chad was told by one of his coworkers to drive defensively as if you're going to crash every day. Oh goody!
Tomorrow will be two weeks in our new home. It has gone so fast. I miss our girls and am looking forward to spring break when our oldest can come down for a visit. The weather here has been unseasonably cold for Houston, but I will take it over the frozen tundra in the North any day. I got to roll down the windows today when I went to run my errands and it felt like spring. It is 66 degrees out. Compared to two weeks ago when we left and it was -45 degree below zero windchill, this is paradise. :)
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