I’m stealing this picture from Dave and his latest blog entry. Tonight we loaded up a U-Haul trailer with his model train layout. By leaving the legs up on the two parts of the layout, we have a plethora of space underneath that I found no problem filling with a couple dozen bankers boxes with … Read more
So here I am, sitting in an empty house. It took about 3 1/2 days, and it filled 2/3 of a 53′ trailer! But it’s done, and we now are living with a minimum of stuff in our house. Folks have been asking “Why aren’t you in the Transient Lodging (on base hotel, more or … Read more
The movers are here — they’re packing up. It’s a slow start, since it took some time to bring in all the packing materials. One of the guys had just rolled in this morning from a delivery to Arkansas — so he’s nursing the cans of Rock Star while he packs. So far they seem … Read more
Okay, for me personally, it’s a day late and a dollar short…since we’re leaving in a week. I’m a huge Trader Joe’s fan! I can’t say exactly when I first went there. I know it was about 10 years ago and it was either the one in Commack, NY with my in-laws, or else in … Read more
Whether you knew of it as the APRS station DW3809 or as Wunderground Station KNEBELLE12, this afternoon we disassembled the weather station and will set it up in a couple weeks in Navarre, FL. I’m in the process of deleting our Wunderground tags from this blog and our Vollmer Family homepage. I hope you enjoyed … Read more
I actually blogged about this a little back in 2008. Moving preparations continue. We are at T-3 days until the packers come. T-9 days until we leave the area. We are starting to gather the items we don’t want the movers to pack. Some of the items are for our personal use for the week … Read more
T-10 Days and counting…. I was thinking about new things to blog about regarding this particular move and it was a friend from North Carolina (Hi Faith T.!) who inspired me about my next post: The Vollmer PCS Binder (TM). So, I’m sure you’re wondering, “Major Mom, what, pray tell, IS The Vollmer PCS Binder … Read more
Okay, let’s all sing along (to the tune of Gene Autry’s “Back in the Saddle Again”): I’m back in the O.R. again Out under anesthesia, which I dread…. Where doctors take their knives On what remains of my G.I. Back in the O.R. again I’m writing this corny little song from the surgery waiting room … Read more
*Glossary: PCS: Permanant Change of Station Don’t fret, we still have a few weeks. Eight, to be exact. Almost exact: 8 weeks from Tuesday the 28th. Yep. My brain has officially shifted into “Prepare to Move” mode. This is becoming old hat for me. Let me set the stage here. I grew up a military … Read more
We have a Nintendo Wii. Some of you know that already…Dave got it as a graduation gift last summer when he finished his PhD. But of course the kids have all-but-taken-over it with some of their games. From 2008 06 13 DavePhDDefenseWii As a family we have a great time playing games on the Wii. … Read more