Time to wake up

My Dad had a massive stroke in his home in Bayou Vista (near Galveston) on March 4th or so. I am the only child, and he never remarried, so I am his Power of Attorney. I went to Galveston at that time to handle business stuff and be with him, and stayed for a week. He was transferred to Rehab in Houston about a week later. I have since been to Houston to visit again, last week. He is making good progress, but he is going to need some help, and as I left last week, I felt like I was abandoning him. I did not like it one bit.

So, I am moving to Austin as soon as I can to get close to Dad. "As soon as I can" means in about a coupla months, I suspect. My boyfriend, his 15 year-old son, our cat, and our plants are coming with me in the RV. I am gonna try to move a month or so before them so's I can secure house and job for all, then fly back up & drive RV down.

I need jobs: architecture-ish CAD-type stuff for me, a landscape architect job for John (that's tha boyfriend). We both are able to do contract work, or freelance. I also need a housing arrangement: 3 bedroom 2 bath with yard is preferable, but smaller at first works too. Pre-move, I need a place to crash while I hunt jobs and house down. Many of you have offered me crash place, and I very well may be calling or IM-ing you soon.

We are looking at starting a landscape/container house design/build firm after we get settled some.

Anyone who has info on job leads, contacts, housing, whatever, please let me know.

FYI, I am very VERY glad to be headed back home, I've missed y'all terribly.

Lub,
S