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January 21, 2008
Tall Trees 'Round Me
Our first day back to normal life, and it feels.... weird.
King Pen starts his new job today, and I'm attempting to get us back on our regular schedule on the homefront. Back to school, back to our daily habits, (hopefully more good than bad!)
I still have so much to do, pictures to hang being the least of it. I haven't organized the school stuff yet, or my sewing things-- and then all those little details like finding pediatricians, etc. It's a bit daunting, starting all over like that! Kinda makes me want to crawl back into bed. At least today it does, anyway!
I'm glad to be here though- this is a very nice town. We actually live in Pineville, which is across the river from Alexandria. And true to it's name, there are pine trees everywhere. There are pine trees growing on the pine trees. So, I get horrible cellphone reception, which is driving me crazy, but oh well! And I am fearful of the spring time. I can only imagine the havoc this will wreak on my sinuses.
Anyway- Pineville is so laid back, it's unbelievable. It sort of feels like we've stumbled onto a nonstop family reunion or something. Everybody is so nice, so "visity", and even the babies are wearing camo. (What, isn't that how everybody elses family reunions are?) It's hard to describe- how the pace is different here. People don't have their phones glued to their ears all the time. They seem more content in traffic. Couples go grocery shopping together. Little things like that. We've got lots of retired folks, Baptists, and Dairy Queens. Does that give you a feel for things?
It will take some adjusting, but I think we'll fit in fine once we give up our love of good tv reception.
I joke.
Well, not really- our tv reception makes me want to cry, but that's neither here not there. We were watching too much of it anyway. (Always looking for that silver lining. Ha!)
I am happy to be here- I think it will be a great place to raise our family, and to enjoy a slower pace of life. Things are so good, I love where my children are so much, that slowing it down seems like the perfect idea. Time happens too fast as it is.
Well, those are just a few thoughts this morning... guess I should get on to my day. I'll hop on later, once I get a curtain or two hung up.
Man, it feels good to be back!!!
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Wow. Pineville! I drove through there once on our vacation to Natchitoches. That's really out there. :-)
But what a beautiful part of hte state!
Posted by: Jeannette at January 21, 2008 12:48 PM
