The Parkers

Katie and I have been trying hard to make this move as easy on Norah as possible.  We found a day school closer to our new apartment and my office.  It was great.  Norah started there about two months ago so she would have plenty of time to adjust to the new school before [...]

I am now finishing my second week of work.  I really enjoy working for Small World Labs.  My co-workers are a great bunch of people and the work itself is quite fun.  Katie is still searching for a job, but we have found a place for Norah to be in preschool which she will be [...]

So we arrived in Austin a little over a week ago. The apartment, which we signed a lease for sight-unseen, exceeded our expectations and would have been totally unaffordable in Denver. Our stuff arrived a few days after we did and we are now working to unpack and organize all of it. [...]

It is the beginning of the end. Yesterday was my last day to work at Iliff. I have certainly enjoyed my time there. I studied and worked in that community for the better part of six years. It is going to be more difficult to leave than I thought. There [...]

We are less than a month away from our moving date (June 13th). By this date next month we will have been in Austin for several days and our stuff should be arriving on the moving truck. I am excited, anxious, and scared all at the same time.

Katie and I are both furiously [...]

I moved a lot growing up. My dad’s jobs moved us up and down Louisiana. When he finally decided to become an ordained minister (UMC), we got to settle down in one home for four years at a time. This constant change in surroundings gave me many gifts. For example, I [...]

Today, I put down my keyboard and put on an apron. For the second time since I have moved to Denver, I cooked gumbo for the Iliff community. The first time was a few years back just before I graduated. That time there were at least 100-125 hungry mouths to feed. [...]