Settling In.... Slowly

After visiting the house so often, week after week, while it was being built, I was surprised when it didn't feel like home right away. For a week I felt like I was living in a bad hotel. It was the similar to the experience of being pregnant compared to the baby once he or she was born. They didn't seem to have anything to do with each other. Every day last week I came home to a place that didn't feel like my home.

Mitchell had the opposite experience. Even with a room full of boxes, he found his center right away. "It's home, Mom." There has never been a happier person.

Charlie got sick, unfortunately. He gets the first puker award. He missed three days of school right before an important solo vocal competition. Even stuffed up and still sick, he got a superior when he sang, "Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes."

Bishop hasn't been home very often. He spends more time in Mandarin than here, but he does have the honor of being the first to unpack his room. Olivia is missing a neighborhood full of friends. She wants this house in our old neighborood.

Brad's so settled in he's having a BBQ. He put out the invitations before he bought the BBQ. There's a kink in the Direct TV set up, but once he gets that all worked out then he'll be competing with Mitchell for the happiest person in the house designation.

Slowly, slowly, slowly (or so it seems to me) we are getting unpacked. I'm not surprised that I live here every day when I walk in the door anymore. Maybe I'll win the happiest person award next week during Spring Break when I get to stay home every single day!

Living in the Big House

We are moved in! I'd post the pictures, but I can't find the camera. I can't find anything, actually. I don't know which light switch goes to what light or how to work the microwave. It is going to take months to unload the boxes! That hasn't kept Brad from inviting people over for a BBQ. It's the 18th if you are interested. Oh, we don't have a BBQ- yet.

We ran a load of dishes and marveled at how quiet our fancy new dishwasher runs- then we discovered that there was no water going into the dishwasher. Water is what makes the noise, by the way.

Mitchell lost his clothes. We searched all over for the hamper he thought he put them in. Eventually he found them in the dryer.

The first night I expected the kids to sleep in their own rooms for the very first time. Nope. Bishop and Mitchell spent the night out, and Charlie and Olivia slept in the game room. I'm having trouble sleeping because of the street light in our front yard that shines right in our window. No, we don't have blinds up yet. There just isn't enough time in a day to get everything done.

But, we are moved in and, we are very happy to be here.