Da_bang80
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I was never meant to be a trucker. We just got back from our house-hunting trip in Huntsville, and my right knee is screaming at me for keeping it going for practically five days straight. The 9+ hour trips to and from were the worst (especially with a 6 year old and 2 year old in the back seat), but even when we were there, we had to drive all over looking at places. I've got to drive the stretch between St. Louis and Huntsville five more times over the next month, but at least it's going to be worth it. Our kids will get to see their grandparents at least once a month now, compared to once or twice a year before.
BTW, we went to the Space & Rocket Center on Friday. My son loved it. My daughter (the 2-year old) played in mud puddles.
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For his kids? They generally just sorta "go" in a given direction already...
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Yeah, but the kids rarely go in a straight line.
As for *actual* cruise control, I no longer use it. Considering the length of the drive and how boring it is, having to consciously control the gas helps keep me a little bit more alert. I'm pretty sure I would have found myself in the ditch several times if I used cruise control.
quote:Originally posted by B.J.: BTW, we went to the Space & Rocket Center on Friday. My son loved it. My daughter (the 2-year old) played in mud puddles.
I seem to recall there being some amazing mud-puddles there. Especially between the hab complex and the shuttle with booster monument thing you can walk under. I guess you'll just have to go back. I'm sure your son would just hate that. Do they still have the remote manipulator arm with the blocks? And the MMU?
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bX: I don't recall seeing those, but we only had an afternoon, and didn't see everything. Of course, a lot of it had changed since the last time I had been there.
Anyway, I'm now in Huntsville, living temporarily in a hotel. Unfortunately, my family has to stay behind for a month while my son finishes out Kindergarten. Because of this, I have now gained a whole new level of respect for those serving in the military. I've been an emotional wreck the last couple of days since I have to leave my kids behind. My son can grasp the situation somewhat, but my 2 year old daughter just won't understand, and that's what makes it worse. I've had to be away from my wife before, and we could deal with that. With kids, it's a whole new level. Trust me, unless you have young kids, you really can't understand. At least I know that the end result will be worth it.
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Sounds like a rough month, but it also sounds like it'll be worth it. Grandparents are important. Plus, I mean, ROCKETS!
The last time I set foot in the SRC was decades ago now. I'd be curious to see how it's changed/grown. That's like the only occasion I've had to spend any time in the South. First time I saw fireflies. Lightning storms. Hot rain. Many memories.
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Woo hoo! I'm in Huntsville permanently now, and have no reason to go back to Missouri. I'm still in a hotel for a few days until the movers arrive with our stuff, though, and my family's in Birmingham with my father-in-law. I very much enjoyed having the moving company come in, box things up, and load it all into the truck. Never realized we had so much crap, since we filled over half a trailer packed tight! You gotta be careful that you put what you need aside, though. I realized today that my nice "work" shoes are in a box somewhere. Also, we were cleaning up the doghouse to take with us and we turned around for a second, and suddenly it was gone! What's really odd is that doghouses are on the moving company's "inadmissible" list. Anyway, they should arrive to unload at our new house on Wednesday.
One very telling thing about this is that when my wife and I moved to St. Louis 8.5 years ago, we both nearly had a panic attack at the realization of the reality of it all. This time, we both are very calm and very happy about the whole thing. Definitely the right thing for us.
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