Living situation update

Paul and I are still in the process of figuring out the logistics of how his temp job in DSM will shake out. It's exciting! And a bit scary - especially for him, since he's worked at the same job in the same location for oh...25 years now. Man...that seems like a long time. Yes the job has changed through the years, but unlike the most people (me) who change jobs many times through the years, the guy has stuck with the same job loyally.

Paul started his career as a Soil Conservationist with the Soil Conservation Service in while we were on our honeymoon. Well, he got the call saying he got the job then anyway. We were in Vancouver, but that was a worthwhile phone call...we were thrilled - better benefits and more pay than the county job he'd held prior to that. The job was in Oakland, Iowa - Counciltucky's arm pitier cousin! We but we did live in Council Bluffs back then - midway between his job in Oakland and mine in Omaha. Then there was his promotion to District Conservationist (DC) in a flat county - Mitchell in Northern Iowa - followed by our move in 1986 to Creston.

But when I think back...we were just babies (and Amy truly was a baby as she was just 1 year old) when we moved to Creston and Paul became the DC in Union County, replacing Bob Loudon who retired. I remember trotting into the old NRCS (then called SCS) office downtown (before it nearly collapsed and got condemned) with Amy - showing her off to the clerk Iola who seemed elderly even in 1986, but she worked for Paul for many more years.

Paul was one of the young DCs back then. Today - he's a wily veteran...one of the old guys! And he could do his job in his sleep. In fact I think he has.

So a job change...even temporary? It's a bit disconcerting for the guy. And he's got this wife that insists that he needs new clothes. For some reason, ten year old green Dockers won't cut it in the big city in my view. I'm encouraging to purchase some new stuff. Insisting. I even talked him into some slip on kinda driving moccasins loafers. My next goal? Out with the old. I may need to wait until he slips out to check his deer cameras or something...