Flowers

Rowan does not let one flower in our yard die a natural death, nope, he picks every single one he sees. Sometimes he brings me the flowers and sometimes he brings me the entire plant.



He also loves torturing pill bugs, lady bugs or any other bug that doesn't bite. Just had to mention that too.

Sausage

Rowan is talking a LOT these days and we crack up at some of his pronunciations. They're hilarious. This one is our favorite right now. Sausage.

The Lists

When deciding whether to move "home" or stay in Mexico we didn't want to make a rash decision so we made lists. It was simple concept really, a sheet of paper, two columns (Mexico and Fayetteville) and things we liked about each place. Here see for yourself. Click the picture to enlarge it.




We tallied it up and Fayetteville was the winner. Done. We're still finalizing plans but we'll be back stateside early next month.

Razorbacks

According to Wikipedia, a razorback is a feral, domestic pig. It also happens to be the mascot of the University of Arkansas, which is where Esten has accepted a faculty position. Yep, that's right, we're moving. Esten will be a wheat breeder, working to develop wheat varieties for the state of Arkansas and other southern states. He will also be teaching a class or two.
U of Ark is located in the northwest corner of Arkansas in a town called, Fayetteville. It's a progressive, small town and seems like a mini-Austin. They have a pay as you throw trash program, an organic, vegetarian meal delivery service, a "green" library, the Buffalo National River and a brewery. We are thinking we'll fit right in. We'll be leaving Mexico at the beginning of October. Ahhh. So much to do, so little time. Congrats to Esten on such a big accomplishment. It seems like yesterday we were just college students and now he's a college professor. How awesome is that?