2008 Updates
6 November 2008
A
lot has happened since our last update. I took a 2 week trip to China,
Australia, and Singapore back during the first part of September. We
got an offer on our house in Charleston a week or so ago and we accepted
it. The next day, we put an offer in on a house here in Manitowoc.
Hopefully we will complete the closing in Charleston and then the
closing here right before Christmas.
The
weather has turned colder and the days are getting shorter. It is
strange, being from the south, how early it get dark here. By 5pm it is
almost dark. We saw our first snow last week. Not much, just a few
flurries. Looks like we may see more of the white stuff this weekend.
We
plan to spend Christmas here in Manitowoc and then go over to the cabin
for the week after. We will be spending Thanksgiving in Charleston
this year since we have to be there to get our house ready for the
movers.
Well, all is well here. We hope everything is well with you.
-Robin, Scott, Ashleigh, and Ethan
24 August 2008
Well,
we have almost completed the move. I left Charleston in mid June and
Robin and the kids just arrived in Manitowoc last week. We are living
in an apartment right now until we either sell or rent the house in
Charleston.
My
new job is great. I really like the company and the people I am
working with. The project is full of constant challenges, but I get to
play with really big cranes! The only downside I have encountered so
far is the travel that takes me away from Robin and the kids. There is a
good bit of international travel as well as some domestic. Within the
first 4 months of joining Manitowoc I have visited France and I am
scheduled to go to Australia, China, and Singapore.
We certainly hope all is well with all our friends and family. Take care and be sure to stay in touch!
-Scott, Robin, Ethan, and Ashleigh
14 May 2008
As many of you know over the past 10 years I
have had the chance to follow various different endeavors. I have been
lucky enough to work at NBC, work with and make many wonderful friends
at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, travel to many interesting places,
and design and implement various satellite and cellular tracking and
monitoring technologies. I have had the freedom to work for myself and
have an extremely flexible schedule (while being my own boss).
Back in March I was contacted by a recruiter representing a company that was searching for someone to head up their new Telematics
roll-out on a global scale. After many phone conversations, a trip to
one of their facilities in PA for a marathon interview session, and an
in depth review of their offer, Robin and I have decided to tackle this
new challenge. So, I have accepted a position with Manitowoc Crane Group as their Director of Global Telematics.As
you can imagine, this is an exciting opportunity and we look forward to
diving in and making this endeavor a success! We will have to
re-locate, though. We were given the choice of Shady Grove, PA or Manitowoc, Wi. After considering several factors, we settled on Manitowoc, Wi.
This
was not an easy decision for us. Robin and I were married in
Charleston, our two children were born here, and we have many wonderful
friends here, but this opportunity was just to good to pass up.
Manitowoc, Wi
is located on the western shore of Lake Michigan just south and east of
Green Bay. Yes, it will be cold, there will be snow, and it will be a
big change from Charleston. Despite all that, we are looking forward to
making new friends and enjoying a different part of the country.
We hope you will stay in touch! We will attempt to keep this site updated during our transition with news and pictures.
-Scott and Family
6 May 2008
It
is an exciting time here at the ye old Blair household... The little
goslings have hatched! The are waddling all over the yards. streets,
and sidewalks while mommy and daddy geese desperately try to keep them
all together and out of trouble. Check out the picture to the left or
goto the Pictures section.
We
are heading to Michigan for Memorial Day! Ashleigh and Ethan will
finally get to attend to their favorite pastime when we arrive...
throwing rocks into the lake! Check back in June, we should have the
pictures up in the Pictures section.
Ashleigh and Ethan are enjoying picking flowers for Mommy! Ashleigh especially loves the pink ones!
-Scott