Finally Back Online!
This whole past week has been a crazy time for us. On Friday afternoon, at 3 o’clock, we got the keys for the house! We looked everything over and then had my mom come to help us go over the carpets quickly with a steam cleaner, just to make sure that everything was super clean before we starting bringing over furniture.
On Saturday morning we disassembled furniture, dropped Patrick off with Grandma, sent Diane to the house to wait for our new appliances to be delivered, and finished packing up last minute items. We had three helpers come around 10 AM, and they began to help Andrew load the moving truck. From there on, most of the day was spent loading and unloading the truck, unpacking boxes, and trying to figure out where everything went. The house was a completely chaotic mess by the time the day was over, but at least Andrew and I had our bed put together! We tried to have Patrick sleep in his new big boy bed, but he was very confused and overwhelmed by the changes and began to scream his head off!
On Sunday we went to church. Patrick screamed when we tried to leave him in the nursery, so we ended up having him sit with us in the service. For the first time ever, he seemed to be happy to sit with us through the entire service. After church we went home, took a short nap, and then went over to the Kamke’s house for lunch. The Kamke’s are a family from our church (I went to high school with Brooke and Jon) who have two boys that are 3 and 4 years old. The Bankers, another family with 2 boys and an infant girl, were there, and Patrick had the best time playing with the four other little boys! Later, we went home, took another nap, and went back to church in the evening. Patrick actually went in the nursery for the evening service, and then had fun running around the church while we waited to hear the results of the vote we took after the service for the elder nominees.
Monday through Thursday were all spent unpacking boxes and trying to put things away. We figured out where to put all the furniture, unpacked and put almost everything away (although not very neatly!), cleaned out the old apartment, and figured out many different little odds and ends. It’s been a busy week. Andrew was gone pretty much all of Tuesday through Thursday, so I was fortunate to have Diane help me with everything. By Thursday night we had most of the boxes put away and the house was finally beginning to really look like a home. I still have a massive organizing job to do. Closets and drawers are filled with items that need to be organized. I am slowly lining drawers and shelves in the kitchen and bathrooms. Andrew has been busy getting the computers set up. We have several projects we’d like to do right away, like adding shelves to the desk area in the kitchen and adding a couple more shelves in a niche in the family room. I have found some pretty paint samples, and look forward to slowly painting the kitchen, master bedroom, master bath, kid’s bathroom, and Andrew’s study. I also want to repaint Patrick’s ceiling, which is black, and looks a little dark for a little boy’s room. Most of those projects will have to wait until after the baby is born, although Diane is going to paint the kid’s bathroom in the next few weeks and then decorate it with sea life and coral. That should be fun!
We are so thankful for this house. It’s really beginning to feel like home, and we are so happy to have a little place of our own for once. I can’t wait until we’re fully settled in!