Hola, All! Boy, have we had some BIG CHANGES around here! On Monday, Oct 3, Kim, John and baby Austin moved from the cold tundra of Chicago to 3711 Standridge, Carrollton......in other words, they moved in with us! But, before I continue, let me give you some background information. Kim and John met her freshman year (his sophomore) in college. When John graduated a semester before Kim, he accepted a job as a salesman in Wichita, KS, with a pharmaceutical company called Hospera. John's game plan was to stay single for a few more years, work, put away some money and then get married. But, when he asked Kim to move to Wichita after she graduated, she replied, "Not unless I'm married!" So much for the best laid plans........ John then went to plan B pretty quickly and asked Kim to marry him. She graduated in May of 2005, and married John in June. After living in the extremely exciting city of Wichita for a few years, he transferred to Chicago, headquarters of Hospera, to find out what people do when they work in an office all day. They bought a small condo near downtown, on the 4th floor with no elevator, and the washer and dryer were in the basement. The stairs numbered 55 from the basement to their front door. Kim got a job working downtown, but John's job was a 45 minute ride on the subway, then a 10 minute ride on a bus. (Can you think of a better way to spend your time??) After a couple of years Kim had a bundle of joy named Austin Daniel on September 4, 2010. She had already decided to quit her job, which turned out to be a hugh blessing, before having the baby. To make a long story short, after Kim quit breastfeeding, they found out that Austin is deathly allergic to cow's milk when his throat closed after sucking down a bottle of Infamil. After having him tested, nuts will cause the same reaction. Well, naturally, this brought out the extremely protective Mother Bear in Kim, so don't even think about touching or kissing Austin unless you wash your hands and have not eaten nuts or dairy that day. But, we do have an out.............after the baby goes to sleep for the night, you will find ALL the adults in the garage or backyard chowing down on cookies, cake and ice cream! Inside the house, though, we are a dairy-free, tree nut-free household. More to come later!
Go with the flow,
Dawnie
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