Week 14

Welcome back and happy Tuesday!  Finally we are looking at a week and maybe two without rain.  Yay!  I'm ready to ditch the sweaters and boots for tees and flip-flops.  Our house is a mess right now as we prepare for our carpet upstairs to be replaced.  It's time to clear some rooms and purge some stuff which is not a fun process but it will be worth it in the end.  At least this is will take only a couple days and then right after the younger kids will be on spring break so we can enjoy having it done and not having to suffer through it then.

Here's a look at last week:

Day 91- Monday, 4/1/19

Justin is holding the monthly marker for Bella since it's her birthday month.  She's turning 10 at the end of the week.

Day 92- Tuesday, 4/2/19

The rain and wind has knocked the blossoms from the trees in our neighborhood which means the streets and sidewalks are covered with nature's confetti.

Day 93- Wednesday, 4/3/19

Brandon made this basket in 3D art class.  It's so cute and looks like it was fun to put together.  Next they are working on ceramics.

Day 94- Thursday, 4/4/19

Justin and I braved the 10 hr (yes 10!) bus ride to Arcata for HSU's spring preview day.  This is how he would get to and from school on breaks so we wanted to try it out together first to see how it works.  Let's just say it was interesting and leave it at that.  We're on Greyhound and after reading some more reviews I think trying Amtrak as an alternative might be best.

Day 95- Friday, 4/5/19

We can't escape the rain especially here.  It rains a lot in Humboldt county but Justin is ok with that because he loves the rain.  We started out the day in the pouring rain touring campus but were prepared so it wasn't bad at all, and then by noon the sun broke through and it was gorgeous out.  It's really a beautiful place especially if you like nature.  The second picture is where the freshman dorms are, the third is at Founder's Hall, and the bio-dome in the middle of the last picture was the inspiration for Sandy's underwater lab in SpongeBob.  The creator graduated from here with a marine science degree.  Pretty cool!  We also met the chair of the wildlife department and turns out he knows my boss really well.  Small world!

Day 96- Saturday, 4/6/19

Today is another bus travel day headed home.  At least this journey was less eventful but still really long!  It's a great school but not easy to get to and from in a reasonable amount of time.  There is a tiny airport but flights are minimal and prices are through the roof.  Maybe ride-shares will be his best option?  We'll figure it out.

Day 97- Sunday, 4/7/19

Happy Birthday John!  We celebrated him and Bella today.  Sadly we were mostly packing stuff up in the house to prepare for a carpet install which is not a fun way to spend your birthday, but we did break away for a nice Red Lobster dinner and then had ice-cream cake to end on a high note.

Ok that's it for now.  Hope to see you back next week.