August Update

Stephanie said to me today on the phone, "You need to update the blog.  People what to know whats been going on."  LOL

A lot has been going on. 

I have settled into a routine to/from work and back home.
The University has a lot going on IT wise and I have my plate full
of project work so far.   The only bad thing about starting a new job
at the University...  They hold your first paycheck. 

I'm not sure of the reasoning, but those new hires without anything
to fall back on have to be hurting in order to pay bills, keep the roof
over their head, and feed their families.

The way the pay dates are setup and because of when I started, I will
probably land my fist paycheck sometime the end of September.

So where is Stephanie and the kids?

They are wrapping things up in MI.  Packing the last few bits up and
sending it over.     What does shipping a family of 5 over to the island
look like?

Some of the box's have started arriving this week.

These box's have such a story to tell.   They have traveled from Chelsea MI
to a sorting facility in PA.   From PA they were loaded on rail car and
went all the way to California.   From Cali, they were loaded on the boat
and waited around until the boat was completely full.   Then after a high seas
adventure, they got off the boat.  From there loaded into the mail truck
and delivered by the mail carrier here.    The post office knows there are
more of these coming.   Postage for the 12x10x10 box's is a lot less than what
a POD would have cost us to ship here.  Each box was lined with a trash bag to keep the contents dry in case they were left out in the rain, wet on the boat, etc.

So when is everyone flying over?

September 4th is the day.  They are all booked and flying over.
I am super excited and can not wait for them all to finally be here!
I only have one major concern...

Issac.  This bad boy better be out of the way and not hold up any
flights on Tuesday.

I spent this evening getting rooms setup and beds made for the kids
for when they arrive.   This will be awesome as they have been camping out
on the floor for a few weeks now.   We sold all our furniture as the cost
to ship would be too much.  And wouldn't you know it, the beds were the
first thing that people wanted.

You can see the lights of downtown Honolulu out the window from here.


Thats all for the moment.   More adventure to come.