The Wallace Family Blog

Saturday, December 31, 2011

As 2011 comes to a close, it would be cliche to summarize this year's events and meaning. Suffice to say that we had the many small triumphs that come from being the parents of two toddlers and the satisfaction of watching our 21-year-old daughter get ever-closer to true adultdome. Looking forward to a new year. Will try to do a better job at updating this blog for all of our relatives who live far, far away from us.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Holy cow! We've been just a bit neglectful of the blog, so here's the quick update.

July 2010: Put the house in New Albany up for sale and made plans to move to Florida for Will's new business venture with Coastal Cosmetic.

August 2010: Whirlwind trip to Jacksonville to find a house and meet the new partners and staff

October 2010: Sold the house in New Albany (praise the lord) and moved to Jacksonville

November 2010: Ugh. Are you sure you don't want to go back to Ohio? Found a scorpion in Ethan's room, became intensely depressed about the poor salaries for nurses in the area, and missed my people in Ohio. Not the best of times. But I did apply for anesthesia school.

December 2010: Rhys turned 2 (Mario cake, presents, small family party) Holidays. Family visits. Brief brightening of the mood and negative feelings about Florida...but it doesn't snow here. Drat.

Yada, yada, yada...got accepted into anesthesia school, though.

So, here we are in July. I no longer hate living in Florida. I still miss my people in Ohio. Quit my job (in a CVICU) in May and started taking classes. Full-fledged anesthesia program starts in August.

Will is enjoying private practice. A little stressful and a bit of an adjustment being outside the university setting...but I don't think he misses a single thing about his former department.

Rhys is now 2 1/2 and as big as most 4 year olds. He's amazing. Smart as a whip: reads very well, counts to 100 (forward, backward, by 10s...you name it, he'll oblige), and enjoys playing with his iPhone. Seriously, he puts many adults to shame when it comes to technical aptitude.

Ethan is 14 months old. Super cute and ornery. Has a devilish grin and a strong stubborn streak. He's just starting to talk: mama, dada, cup, dog, truck...the usual. His favorite food is pop-pop (popcorn), but he'll eat just about anything. He's extremely independent; wants to feed himself, climb the stairs, stand on the train table.... I said independent but I guess he is really just a major daredevil. Seems to be as curious as Rhys was at his age. Doing his best to keep up with his brother...and will be giving Rhys a run for his money in the very near future.

It's been quite a year since the last entry. Many opportunities to blog have been lost. Oh well. We promise to do better. For anyone who cares.