They kept telling me we were in the land of gators...

but who would have thought we would see one on the way home from brunch today? This guy was huge, in a ditch on the side of the road, not too far from the bay. We were driving Mom and Sonny around in a neighborhood and there he was, right in the middle of million dollar homes. OMG!

Change is hard!

Ok ladies, I think you will understand this. I have tried to be so careful not to complain because of what the Lord has done in this transition. He really worked miracles...However, there is a downside and I think I have experienced most of it. You have to locate new doctors, dentists, hair dressers, nail techs, masseuse, florist, groomer, vet....need I go on? My first week here, I had to go have a dreaded root canal and found the worst dentist ever. After two visits and 6 hours in the chair, she still did not finish it and was telling me that it would just have to hurt when she worked on it, that I was to just take the pain. I finally got to a specialist and gladly paid the extra to get it finished and it was painless. My nails...my first visit to a place locally in my town, I came away with blue nails but I didn't ask for blue nails. I am still not sure what that person did. After a mediocre hair cut, I was able to find a good salon but it is in Beaumont, which is not too bad since I go there twice a week to campus.

Some of you (my friends) have moved a bunch since I have known you and never complained about this...how come? It is hard work to locate all these people and find someone you can trust after using the same provider for many years.  Well for not complaining, you are amazing. Because it isn't easy!