The Sandholm's have ended the second day of driving in Bozeman, Montana. We are all doing well -- Sully has done great, the cats have done great, and so have the grown-ups. Big night here in Bozeman - Montana State had a football game tonight, and Elton John is playing tonight. Who knew that Elton did Montana? But, he does.
We are watching a little football and then going to Famous Dave's for dinner. Good times. Last night we stayed over in "Historic Wallace, Idaho," and we embarked from the Hennessey's the night before. They let us stay at their place as they were gone to Hawaii, and it was so nice to be in a fully-equipped house after being in our packed up place the night before and before going to hotel living.
That is the news for now. The good news is that there is nothing big to report. We are trucking along really well, although it is kinda cold. There was actually a light dusting of snow in the mountains here in Montana, and there are lots of pretty fall colors as well. Not a bad view.
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Think Gabe Will Be Missed?
Gabe's colleagues have gone all-out for his move to Minnesota. Last week they all went to a "good-bye" lunch, and they gave him a complete road trip gift pack, including gift cards to iTunes and McDonalds; a disposable camera; word find, Sudoku and crossword puzzle books; lottery tickets; and a pack of his favorite blue Bic pens in case they don't have them for him at his new office in Minneapolis.
On top of all of that, following is what Gabe encountered on getting into the office this morning.
It's nice to be loved. :)
On top of all of that, following is what Gabe encountered on getting into the office this morning.
It's nice to be loved. :)Sunday, September 16, 2007
Do the Puyallup!
Last weekend we took Alistair and Sully to their first fair experience at the Puyallup (pronounced pew-al-up) Fair. All four adults, two babies and all of their accompanying crap crammed into the Hennessey's Honda Pilot and made the journey to Puyallup to begin what was the mission for the day: To eat as much fried food as possible.
We did all right with that goal, stopping at about three food stands before we were even 100 yards through the fair gate. We ate Krusty Pups (corn dogs), empanadas, french fries, onion rings and hamburgers. We sadly didn't make it to the deep-fried Twinkie, Snickers and Oreo stand...that was an awful oversight on our part. But we did get some ice cream as well. The guys actually brought Tums along for the occasion, but I don't remember them actually getting used. Gluttony at its best.
The boys seemed to have a good time people watching and enjoying the warm day fresh air, and Sully got a decent nap in while we strolled through the cow and chicken barns. Here's a few photos the wee ones and parents on their outing. Most of these photos are while we are stopped to eat. Go figure.
We did all right with that goal, stopping at about three food stands before we were even 100 yards through the fair gate. We ate Krusty Pups (corn dogs), empanadas, french fries, onion rings and hamburgers. We sadly didn't make it to the deep-fried Twinkie, Snickers and Oreo stand...that was an awful oversight on our part. But we did get some ice cream as well. The guys actually brought Tums along for the occasion, but I don't remember them actually getting used. Gluttony at its best.
The boys seemed to have a good time people watching and enjoying the warm day fresh air, and Sully got a decent nap in while we strolled through the cow and chicken barns. Here's a few photos the wee ones and parents on their outing. Most of these photos are while we are stopped to eat. Go figure.
The Fair is pretty cool. 
I mean, I really LOVE the Fair!
What? We're just chilling in our strollers.
It's sunny, and I'm looking cool.
We're at the Fair! Why's he crying? Probably indigestion.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
We've Sold the Ranch
Well, we've done it folks. We've sold Sandholm Ranch. At the end of the month, the Sandholm clan will be picking up stakes and moving to Minneapolis. We're tired of the Seattle traffic and killer commutes. We're looking forward to being closer to family so we can finally drive when we want to see them versus have to take several days off of work and fly. We're looking forward to season tickets to the Hawkeye football games (next year). We're looking forward to getting to live in a nicer neighborhood (hopefully). We'll miss all of our friends here in Seattle, especially seeing Sullivan grow up with all of the little buddies that are here, but we have committed to lots of visits!
This has all happened quite suddenly. In the past three weeks, I got a new job in Minneapolis, we decided to move, we put our house on the market, sold it, flew to Minneapolis to look at houses, put an offer on a house, revoked that offer after the inspection. Sullivan then got croup and we spent the wee hours of one Thursday in the emergency room while Sully got a couple of steroid shots and a breathing treatment to keep his throat from squeezing his trachea shut. Croup, while not life threatening, is quite scary. I don't like it.
I then flew to Minneapolis again to start my first week of work. I checked out and signed Sully up for a new daycare, which, although quite nice, also has quite a nice price tag and we'll likely have to resume that daycare search once we are in Minneapolis for good.
We found a place to rent in Minneapolis. The cats have gone to the vet to get their shots up-to-date and we got some tips (sort of) on how to travel 1600 miles with them. And we continue to check houses out online so we can get our Minneapolis real estate agent in gear so he can get us to these houses once we get ourselves in Minneapolis in October.
Oh, and next week Gabe has to travel to three college career fairs at Kansas State, Kansas and BYU. And later in the month he has to go to Fargo to North Dakota State University for another one. And he's also finishing up probably the toughest class he's ever taken for his MBA program thus far.
The movers come on Wednesday, September 26 to pack. They come back on September 27 to load. CJ and Cole fly out to Seattle on September 27 to drive with us all to Minneapolis to help keep the energy level up, the sense of humor high, the cars moving eastward, Sullivan happy, and Jack and Jinxie alive.
All of this activity is happening to a family whose favorite thing to do is sit on the couch and watch football and where going to the grocery store on a Saturday counts as our big outing for the day, meaning we really can't plan anything else for Saturday because our energy level is just tapped and we have to just stay home and recoup, but we might be able to do something on Sunday. But only after the Dolphins game.
In the midst of all of this nonsense, Sully has turned 9 months old, and he loves to clap, laugh and screech. He says "mama" and "dada"; however, we're not 100% sure he knows what it means. But sometimes it seems like he does. He has grown one lower tooth that we fondly refer to as "The Chomper." And he is starting to get into the crawling position, but he hasn't actually crawled yet as it seems he's still trying to figure out he has knees. Usually he just goes from a sitting position, into a sitting-and-hands-on-the-floor position, to a belly flop.
Oh, and on September 21 Gabe and I will be celebrating our 5th anniversary. Maybe we'll celebrate by going to bed early.
This has all happened quite suddenly. In the past three weeks, I got a new job in Minneapolis, we decided to move, we put our house on the market, sold it, flew to Minneapolis to look at houses, put an offer on a house, revoked that offer after the inspection. Sullivan then got croup and we spent the wee hours of one Thursday in the emergency room while Sully got a couple of steroid shots and a breathing treatment to keep his throat from squeezing his trachea shut. Croup, while not life threatening, is quite scary. I don't like it.
I then flew to Minneapolis again to start my first week of work. I checked out and signed Sully up for a new daycare, which, although quite nice, also has quite a nice price tag and we'll likely have to resume that daycare search once we are in Minneapolis for good.
We found a place to rent in Minneapolis. The cats have gone to the vet to get their shots up-to-date and we got some tips (sort of) on how to travel 1600 miles with them. And we continue to check houses out online so we can get our Minneapolis real estate agent in gear so he can get us to these houses once we get ourselves in Minneapolis in October.
Oh, and next week Gabe has to travel to three college career fairs at Kansas State, Kansas and BYU. And later in the month he has to go to Fargo to North Dakota State University for another one. And he's also finishing up probably the toughest class he's ever taken for his MBA program thus far.
The movers come on Wednesday, September 26 to pack. They come back on September 27 to load. CJ and Cole fly out to Seattle on September 27 to drive with us all to Minneapolis to help keep the energy level up, the sense of humor high, the cars moving eastward, Sullivan happy, and Jack and Jinxie alive.
All of this activity is happening to a family whose favorite thing to do is sit on the couch and watch football and where going to the grocery store on a Saturday counts as our big outing for the day, meaning we really can't plan anything else for Saturday because our energy level is just tapped and we have to just stay home and recoup, but we might be able to do something on Sunday. But only after the Dolphins game.
In the midst of all of this nonsense, Sully has turned 9 months old, and he loves to clap, laugh and screech. He says "mama" and "dada"; however, we're not 100% sure he knows what it means. But sometimes it seems like he does. He has grown one lower tooth that we fondly refer to as "The Chomper." And he is starting to get into the crawling position, but he hasn't actually crawled yet as it seems he's still trying to figure out he has knees. Usually he just goes from a sitting position, into a sitting-and-hands-on-the-floor position, to a belly flop.
Oh, and on September 21 Gabe and I will be celebrating our 5th anniversary. Maybe we'll celebrate by going to bed early.
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