Tuesday, May 5, 2020

The Last Move

We've got another move on our horizon. Luckily for us, it isn't for another year. Andy accepted a job at the University of Victoria! We'll be leaving Bristol next May (probably) and starting our move to Canada. Our loose plan right now is to travel to Michigan and California (and possibly Texas to clear out our storage unit) before ending up in Victoria. Permanently!

Of course, who knows what travel will be like a year from now. But something like that!

Alice is walking now, just a few steps at a time, but she stands steadily. We go out for walks every few days. Jane has a few daily tasks and we're keeping up with our M-F YouTube PE lessons. It's not the same as walking four miles a day to/from school, but it helps. We can definitely see a difference in Jane on the days she doesn't do it. She's very bouncy.

Andy is doing his best to get work done and we're getting into a sort of rhythm. We're a few days into night-weaning Alice, which means everyone is moved around right now, but we'll be back to normal soon. She did successfully sleep through one night already and only had one wakeup last night. We WILL get her to sleep all the way through regularly!

Most importantly, we are all healthy. Andy and I have decided to make use of our Disney+ subscription and watch all the Marvel movies. We sometimes make Jane watch nature documentaries instead of Power Rangers. We make a lot of desserts.

Official paperwork!

 Celebratory champagne (and apple juice)
 One of our walks to the Downs
 Jane climbed up with the help of dad! She said "I feel like I can do anything!"

 A Jane tunnel
 Playing Rhino Hero



 There was no hunting for eggs, but we made an Easter bunny cake.
 Learning about the copper-cleaning power of vinegar and salt
 What of it, dude?

 An ongoing armor-making project
 Bread and jam




 Armor
 Gluten-free flour has been hard to find (until someone pointed out that we can buy it from the coffee shop across the street) and a kind neighbour on our WhatsApp chat brought some to our door so we could make cookies one day.
 Quarantine stage: Braiding



 Jane doing some work