Greetings From Chapel Hill

Wow, what a first week. We survived. We had the "dry-run", we lived in a hotel for a week, we started the first day of Kindergarten, and we moved into our more permanent townhouse all within the first week and a half.

I will post some photos of our place and the little community we are living in soon. But it is called The Southern Village and it is in S. Chapel Hill. It is a quaint little planned urban community. So, it is very convenient. In fact the boys school is just a short 5 minute walk out our back door down a little trail. So living here, when the real call does come, should be much easier for the family.

Special thanks to my parents, Bill and Gayle, who schlept Rebecca's car down here which was loaded with all of our bikes, miscellaneous furnishings, and of course our dog, Luke! I'm glad to have her, it really feels like we are all together as a family.

The boys seem to be enjoying school and adjusting to the schedule. Down here school starts early 7:40am, this way the youngins can be in the tobacco fields by 2:30. Just kidding, not much tobacco left in NC. I am posting a few snapshots of their first day. It was a bit scary being greeted by an alien looking Frog in tights at the front door, but they survived. On the right hand side-bar is a link to a short photo gallery.

So, now the wait continues. Reba and I have some plans on how to spend the time, but with the boys out of school at 2:30, the days are really fairly short. It gives us alot of time to spend together and grow as a family and that is what we are taking advantage of. I do start a pulmonary rehab program next week, before the transplant. This is just a good way to keep me in the best possible shape before the big event.

Thanks to everyone for following along and I will have another update shortly.

-Mitch