My Sunday Interview with Katie Couric

Thanks so much for voting for Emily. She won! That really made up for my selfish self-nomination. I feel completely redeemed. Even better, all those nominees who didn't win the grand prize still get prizes so everyone is happy (though I still would love a make-over)

So what's new?

I am finally emerging! Many of you have e-mailed me and asked what in the world we are doing. I apologize for the sporadic announcements of our changing lives in my blog. Unless you keep up with me or a member of my family on a daily basis, you are probably quite lost. I thought I'd take a step back and review the status quo of the Nomadic Woodbury Tribe.

I shall pretend I am being interviewed by a famous journalist to answer your questions (and for the record, if the aforementioned journalist was in fact, interviewing me in person, I would not be in my sweats.)

So, where are you now? Is nothing sacred? I am not going to divulge my address! I will tell you we are living in the 'burbs of Boise.

Do you like your new place? We are renting a fabulous condo and loving every second of not having to shovel our own snow or take care of our own yard. There hasn't been a need for either in the last week, but it still is nice knowing. It feels roomy. The fact that it has more square footage than our house and we only brought about half our belongings helps with the feeling of spaciousness. I will be sending each of you a Christmas card (technically a Valentine) with our personal info. I hope you all didn't think I forgot to send you a card. I'm just 2 months behind schedule.

How long will you be there? 3 months or so. Couldn't tell you the exact date, but we will for sure be moving out by May 1st.

Why are you in said location? Kyle is recruiting for his business, Pointe Pest Control.

Why did you sell your house? A lot of reasons. Primarily because we knew eventually we were going to do a more permanent relocation next fall. Also we want to grow our family (nope, I'm not expecting.)and we were kind of running out of space in our little cottage. If we had to stay in it and have more children, we would have, but if we had the option to not, I was up for it.

Where are you going after 3 months is up?: Back to the 'burbs of Chicago. We will rent a place short term for the "pest control summer" (End of April to August)

And after that? Cade starts kindergarten, so we'll be in the market to buy that bigger home with less yard somewhere. Utah is the most likely locale.

Why all the moving around? Kyle's primary responsibility to the business is to recruit salesmen and recruiting is best done in Utah/Idaho. Our business is located in Chicago, so he has to be there during the summer with his sales team. With Cade in school we can't be hopping back and forth in the middle of winter, but we can be in Utah all fall and winter to recruit, and Kyle can go to Chicago in the summer for the sales season. Unless of course I opt for homeschooling, but we can save that discussion for another day.

How is the unpacking going?
My goal was to be completely settled a week after move-in. I have one day left and I think I might actually come close to accomplishing this, despite bronchitis running rampant in my house. The kids are finally on the upswing and sleeping through the night again. I am almost completely unpacked and oddly enough, have been enjoying myself doing it. There is something to be said about taking chaos and turning it into order that gives me a thrill. The kids are getting back to their usual rambunctious selves as well, so bronchitis was blessing in disguise-- they aren't near as mischievious while running a fever and coughing up a lung.

What's been your favorite part of being there so far? Taking my kids to see Dr. Kropf. I'm not kidding. I used to babysit for he and his wife back when he was in med school in Virginia some 12+ years ago and they made a grand impact on me during those formative years. They were such an impressive family. Reflecting back on my time with them, I would label my visits in their home as spiritual experiences. They are a special family that I often thought about, even recently. My parents told me he was practicing here in the Boise area so when Savannah started coughing and wheezing on drive out here, I Googled his name and made an appointment. Such a fun reunion! I look forward to seeing his wife Brenda and meeting all 6 of his kids now that mine are healthy. Arriving here with sick kids, it was nice to know of a good family doctor.

What was the most memorable part of your drive to Boise? The I-80 closing on me. Kyle was driving the moving truck with Cade and was about 30 miles ahead of me. He was settled safe and sound in the hotel when it closed. At the time I didn't know that's what had happened. All the traffic just slowed to a stop and we sat idling for a lonnng time. Fortunately my dad was Jonny on the spot and figured out it was closed. Savannah was having a blast watching Baby Einstein in the back seat (thank you, Melody!). I had over a half tank of gas, plenty of food and water and battery on my phone. Savannah eventually fell asleep on her own so it was nice to just sit in the car in peace and quiet rather than drive through the blizzard at 7 miles per hour with white knuckles. I think Kyle and my mom were the most worried. After a while it opened up again and I was actually a little disappointed. I was looking forward to reading one of the novels my grandma loaned me.

What are you going to do for the next three months? Oh I have lots of lofty goals. I am going to be going through all my office papers and files and perfecting my home management system so when we do move into a new home, I will know exactly what I want from my home office. Since the weather here is so much warmer than Chicago, I plan on running more (Ogden marathon May 15th!). I plan on developing a love, or even just a like, for cooking (stop laughing), and plan on being a much more relaxed and pleasant person to be around now that I no longer have a home on the market.

I know, I'm a dreamer.