Paco and I are doing good. it’s a little crazy that we don’t have high speed internet, cell phone service, cable, or even a home phone at the present, but we’ve been spending a lot more time together, walking the dog twice a day, playing in the woods, and avoiding unpacking all of our house.We are five miles short of receiving DSL. Hopefully they’ll drag those cables just a bit further, but if not, we’ll be okay. Dial up at workis not as slow as I had thought, though you do have to let someone know that you’re getting on so that they get off…crazy how much i took that T1 connection for granted back at Mars Hill!The house is great. It’s more than great, it’s fabulous!!! I love it. It has a porch swing, neat interior, and a cute kitchen. We’ve had fungetting it squared away.My sewing room is fabulous as well. I ‘ll post pics of the house once we get it cleaned up and unpacked…The best part is being so close the woods. We can walk out our kitchen door and in two minutes be out in the forest. We hiked up to these big limestone boulders the other day and played there. Graham loves this place!And there are elk! Big Furry Elk! All over the place.Mom, Dad, Jason, Jill, Fox, my cousin Elizabeth, our friend Joe, Paco’s brother Ryan, and me and Paco all moved us in. It was great to have everyone here for our move and right before our birthday. It made all the difference.I’m not used to being off the matrix, but can see good in it. seems like things are a little slower here. Paco and i went hiking and played outside, only to find that it was 2 o’clock when we got back. we had done so much already throughout the day, and it was only 2 o’clock!!!crazy.i bought myself a wristwatch for my birthday. it’s the first watch i’ve had in 4 years, since i didn’t have a cellphone to keep time for me!i think i like my job. it’s a little too soon to know exactly what i’ll be doing, but i think it will go well. i like my boss and my coworkers, and the environment is great!my email is the same. Paco has a cell we can use off the mountain down in harlan.