http://www.raisingus.com Our evolution, herein contained Thu, 15 Jul 2010 03:52:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Our street is (or was, as of today seeing as how we moved out today in preparation for the big move) a cul-de-sac and we have the good fortune of living on the very end. In an effort to inspire confidence and competence, I started allowing Maggie to ride her ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/410 The time has come to say goodbye, again, to a place we've grown familiar with, people we've met along the way, and a life we created in Idaho.  I remember when we first arrived in this black hole of a town we wanted to turn right around and drive as ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/409 "We're All in This Together" by Old Crow Medicine Show...this is an amazingly beautiful song. This is a very powerful article concerning many different issues but focused on one person's struggle with the burdens of age. It is long but well worth the read. http://www.raisingus.com/archives/408 Wyatt turns one today! Maggie has agreed to be nice to him all day! http://www.raisingus.com/archives/407 We have been taking Maggie to a dance class for quite some time now, probably since the fall of last year. She has persisted in being interested and it is only $25/month, so we figured it was worth it. The big payoff is viewable below in the form of her ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/406  We started a 100-day countdown to the day we will depart Mountain Home; tonight, we reached the half-way point in that countdown. The original idea was to use it as a way to teach Maggie her higher numbers. It hasn't really worked out that way so much, but it's still ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/405 I write this tonight with a very heavy heart. Yesterday, while playing in the front yard, Wilson tore his ACL (a ligament in his back left leg). The vet is telling us the only two options are to operate on him, the cost of which will be roughly $2000, or ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/403 I began teaching my last class Thursday ahead of our move to Texas in July. It is an amazing feeling to be this close to finishing a job that began as a dream come true, showed itself to be fulfilling and very demanding, and taught me a lot (both good ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/402 Well, we finally broke down and bought a minivan. It was a toss-up between the Toyota, Sienna or the Honda, Odyssey.  We got a better deal on the Odyssey so that is what we decided to buy.  It took us 4 hours and a little bit of haggling but we ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/401 In February we took Foo and Piggy to a no kill adoption center in Boise, http://simplycats.org.  It was sad to leave them but we knew they couldn't move with us. I have been checking everyday to see if one or both cats get adopted. Today I checked and Foo has ... http://www.raisingus.com/archives/400