The O'Button ship has landed in the town of Willits, pop. 5073, alternately known as"Gateway to the Redwoods" and "Heart of Mendocino County." This makes me wonder if Oakland has a nickname- "Heart of the East Bay," "Gateway to Liquor Stores," "Home of Skinny Hipsters"?
The move was only marginally godawful. I've had worse. After all the usual BS one associates with moving, (getting the moving van stuck in the neighbors driveway, hitting the side of the house, breaking the toaster, killing several of my stick insects, having most of our dining room chairs stolen and the sentimental furniture that fell off the truck and got run over on the I-80) we are attempting to create the "new normal" here in our small town. Take today, for example. Jake woke up, hung out with Griffin and me and then went to work. Are you ready for the REALLY exciting part? He's coming HOME this afternoon. Not Monday of next week.
Whoa. This is how other people live.
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We've lived in the same place since '76 - reading of stolen furniture, the stuck truck, the house struck, the loss of critters, the demise of a much used small appliance, keepsakes in the highway... Whew! All one can say is, "You're a better person than I Gunga Din."
But, then there's the assurance of the sweet-eyed smilin' G., obviously oh, so happily ensconced in the new abode, and of course, the bonus: Dad every day! Yay!
Congrats on the big move and please post pics of all the bugs G eats and trees he climbs.
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