May 26 - Jun 1

Ok, so it has been 2 weeks since we moved the kids into their own homes. Our son will have 3 roommates and our daughter 2.

We adopted the kids 24 years ago so we are having to adapt.

Raising special needs kids is challenging to say the least but so much time has gone into raising them that now our lives feel so different. Through the regional center we have hired 13 people to watch them 24/7 and that is like opening a 24 hour restaurant, so life is not that easy yet, but is all coming together.

Unfortunately, we kept the dogs with us and Phoebe has been having panic attacks in the middle of the night.

Wonderful, oh, and I am getting goats to do the gardening at my son’s house.

And you were worried I wouldn’t have anything to write about.

May 19 - 25

Ok, I was going to write a heart warming story of our kids moving out and how much we miss them but our power is out.

Fortunately I still have carrier pigeons, so this is all you get.

May 12 - 18

So last night we moved my son into his own home with some roommates and caregivers. Today we will move my daughter into her house with a caregiver and roommates will follow.

My wife and I have been working on this for close to 10 years, but it was a strange feeling to drive to FlapJacks alone in the car this morning. And as much as they drive me nuts, I wonder what a quiet dinner will be like.

The kids needed to learn to live on their own, but it took so long it will be a interesting adjustment for my wife and I.

Today, I get to move the chickens my daughter wanted for her house. I have never moved chickens before and since they  excel at being escape artists it should be an interesting trip.

All and all, life is never boring and we will see what the future brings.

May 5 - 11

Fortunately, for you I have no video to go with the story.

Ok, I just get home from work and my wife is telling me that she is going out for lunch and to run around to do some errands. I tell her to go have some fun. Our lives are a little crazy right now trying to get the kids ready for the move. So I am changing from my dress clothes to my yard work clothes, as I look down I see my wife’s phone sitting on the dresser. I look down out the window and I see her getting ready to drive out the driveway. 

At this point I am only wearing my underwear, however, I know how upset she will be to not have her phone. I see one of her blouses on the dresser and I throw it around me and I run out near naked and barefoot. Unfortunately her shirt is rather small and does not do what I was hoping it would do.

I am now running in the driveway trying to get her attention, when I realize that she is staring at me like out of a horror movie. Because I am holding the shirt up I am not able to show her the phone until I finally catch her.

I know at this point she would love to have a photo of me , but I would really like to have a photo of her face seeing me running half naked towards her.

Again, thank goodness I don’t have the video for you.