Flying South

I have just accepted a consulting job in North Carolina, in the Raleigh - Durham area. This means that I will be away all week and just back most weekends. Sue will come with me most weeks but at times will have to stay home and mind the fort.

We drove down this week (7 hours and dreadful traffic) to look at apartments since we'll need somewhere decent to stay while we're down there. Hotels work out too expensive. Anyway we found a couple that Sue liked and I think we settled on a two bedroomed, ground floor apartment at Providence Apartments....

Take a look here: http://www.forrent.com/apartment-community-profile/1000050115.php

Seems comfortable enough and Sue can walk to a huge shopping center called Brier Creek Commons, that has every shop and restaurant that you could imagine.

The job looks good so far, I'll give it a go and look at it again in six months......

Maggie's first "Formal"

Maggie went to the Father-Daughter dance at the girl scouts.
She got to have her hair done and wear a "prom" dress with a corsage from her Daddy.
Here she is with Ryan before they left.

40 Years ago today...

"It was forty years ago today, Sgt Pepper taught the band to play....."
Since I'm severely retarded on Facebook and can't get a photo uploaded for Sue, I decided to post it on here.
Con's 40th birthday today, and the pic shows how he used to be!!
What the hell happened?
Happy Birthday Con.........

Head Games !!!

Poor Tommy. His controller is not hooked up to anything but he THINKS he's playing a video game with his big brother Jack.

Maggie and Twins

Maggie in the middle, Olivia (left) and Katie (Right)

Tommy's Christening

The Marte family in church for Tommy's christening.

Time Flies !!

Emily's eleventh birthday today. The years have just flown by. We remember going to the hospital the night she was born, that's her in the first photo. The second shows a slightly older Emmy with Buddy who looked after her as best he could for an old dog. Shown as her Aunt Michelle's bridesmaid in the third picture, none of us thought that she would walk down the aisle on her own, but she did. She had her tongue stuck out the whole time.... but she did it. Easter of 2004 is the last picture with Emily beginning to show signs of the young lady she was to become. There are quite a few more recent photographs of Emily on this blog showing how she has matured and thrived through her many adventures. We thought that some photos showing part of her journey might be appreciated by all who know her and love her as we do..... Happy Birthday Emily, from Nanny and Grandad.