In the interrim

Our Guam adventures have come to an end. We survived the trip back to the states that took over 30 hours to complete. The kids were great - behavior improved and sorrow was somewhat abated by sharing the flight with some of our favorite Guam friends who were on the same flight from Guam to LA.  

But our California adventures have not yet begun. We still are en route. We still don't have a house or an address. But we do have a car, and we have been having a wonderful time visiting family and going to a school to learn about Navy programs and traditions and how to get along with people. I also learned that my Meyers-Brigg personality is INTP or INTJ. My P/J is muddled by growing up with extreme P's and marrying a strong J. Perhaps the most beneficial part of spouse school was meeting another family who is going to the same base we are. Plus we got to eat at a lot of delicious but overpriced Newport restaurants.

Over the last three weeks, there have been a number of events and ideas that I thought were bloggable, but conversations with family and searching for a dwelling place have kept me from the computer (as has the extreme sluggishness of my parents' internet service). We've celebrated birthdays and our anniversary with the family, and have seen some old friends and lots of cousins. I've been alternately thrilled to be running down roads that open to the expanse of midwestern farmlands and a bit homesick for the ocean and warmth.  

Our time in Indiana is growing to a close, but we are in limbo about our next stop on the journey. My husband's grandmother is failing, and we are debating about heading to her bedside/funeral. He had visited her on his own a couple weeks ago, before she began to fade, so he had a chance to see her while she was well. But we have only a bit of time left, and can't wait for days, let alone weeks, for her to pass on. I've been fighting the desire to be pragmatic and guilt about it. We remain in waiting mode for a day or two more and then head west. Many prayers are being offered for this loving woman who has over 100 living descendents.

And we're praying for safe travels and a nice new place to live. Being in limbo won't last forever, but all the unknowns make the journey seem longer.  Soon enough we'll be settling in and starting a new chapter.