This post is a shortie. an image of Amber Poplion all dressed up for Halloween from when she did her trick-or-treating at Cedar Hill’s new government center. She is home and recovering quite well.
Amy and David had fun at a College Station A&M University Halloween party dressed up as Wilma and Fred Flintstone!
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On Monday Ruthie, my brother-in-law Jack Antebi and Ruthie’s co-worker, Regaynel Poplion came down to College Station, Texas for a continuing education session that was being put on at A&M University. the Texas Transportation Institute is hosting the sessions and Jack works for them.
I got to come along because “have Apple Powerbook and WiFi – will travel” applies in my business as a freelance web designer.
I just set up my little portable office in the motel and plug away at my work.
We got 2 bonuses on this trip.
1 – We got to have dinner twice with our son David, who attends A&M. his girlfriend Amy even got away from her studies to meet us for one dinner.
2 – Regaynel Poplion happens to be Amber Poplion’s mom. The fact that she was able to come with us means that Amber is doing great and Regaynel can get away for a few days for work. I think she is due to finally leave the rehab facility and go home very soon. She did get to go home for a few hours last week and today is supposed to go the Texas State Fair!
Well folks, here is an update on both our new house and my injury all wrapped into one entry…
The house is moving along slowly at the present. Between using a contractor that sometimes shows up, sometimes is a no-show and really only getting work done on weekends, we are making progress, but slowly.
We have purchased furnishings for the new bathroom like a whirlpool tub, a toilet, fixtures and 2 lavatory cabinets with sinks and fixtures and all these items have been taken to the house.
The floor has been put in the bathroom (ready for the tile which we have not yet picked out) and they are working on the plumbing and the electricity now. Some progress on the drywall has also been made.
I have been working out of the office (what will be the office) at the new house when workmen are there. I have a small desk, a fan and cable internet there and I make the best of it. So that means that they really can only work during the week on 3 days because i have to go to arlington to the office 2 days a week.
About the injury…I have had some improvement overall, but I still am experiencing swelling in my hand that is stopping progress in other areas.
I just had to change the location of my physical therapy (due to the therapist I was seeing getting a new job) and the new place seems to be a more professional office and hopefully will have some solutions to the swelling problem.
1 day left of 47 for me and I jump into my 48th year. Yippee!
Ruthie is great (exhausted most of the time due to work and the new house but cute as ever), Jon is fine (although sad about the Maverick’s loss last night), David is doing fine at A&M and will be back in town soon. Yoshi just had his wisdom teeth taken out in Israel (said it was sorta painful) but otherwise is fine.
Oh yeah, our good friend Jaque just moved back from Florida and is living with our next door neighbor Leora.
