Life in Sherman...

Well, we have been here almost two months now.

Sheesh.

Things are good. My classes are going well, although I am not on a regular studying schedule yet, but it's getting there.

Chris' job is going okay. I helped him grade some quizzes this morning and boy, oh boy, does he have his work cut out for him. Some of these kids have never had to work in class before and they are resistant to starting now.

The house is slowly coming to order. We don't have bookshelves or cases yet and all of our books are just lined up along our living room wall. It looks weird. There are still some boxes hanging around, waiting for us to go through them. I think we haven't yet because we still don't really feel like we live here, like this is home. Maybe we are not unpacking them as a subconscious decision that this will never be our home. Or, maybe we are just lazy.

While I am thinking about it though, here is an early version of our Christmas wish list: (and yes, I have already started gathering materials and ideas for your present)

For Chris:
Necessities:
nice, button down shirts (sizes to come)
nice work pants (again, sizes to come)
dress socks

Fun stuff:
fenders for his bike
any bike accessory you can think of, just ask me first if he has it already or not


For Michelle:
a hydrometer
a carboy
donations towards her school books
yarn
a wine aroma kit (some of them are really expensive, I don't want those)
books-- 10 Greatest Winemakers in America
From Vines to Wines by Jeff Cox
a fermentation lock


The list will be updated from now until Christmas. Also, any of those weird things for me can be found online or at any winemaking store.

Hope all is well with everybody!