Thurs May 15: D closed on house in VA, movers arrive in TX to pack us up (and they pack EVERYTHING which was unfortunate since I had not gotten around to editing any of our junk which we accumulated in our spacious house over the past 6 years), K and the girls go to a hotel. Long story short, K ends up in the bathroom (cause I can't turn on a light while the girls are trying to go to sleep) at 8:30 eating her cold room service hamburger.
Fri May 16: D comes back home, we eat dinner in the hotel restaurant. No adventures.
Sat May 17: spend the day saying goodbye to friends - very sad. End the day eating dinner with D in the bathroom of the hotel - even sadder!
Sun May 18: the big day - the girls have their first trip on a plane. Very nervous, but the girls were superstars! We were camped out in the very last row and everyone who went to the potty commented on how cute they were (and let me tell you, a lot of people go to the potty-some more than once on the trip) They got their picture taken with the pilot (after landing) and got some little wings. Stayed in a Homewood Suites (2 bed rooms and a sitting area) until our stuff got here. K's mom also arrived in VA to help with the girls- couldn't have done it without the help.
Mon and Tue (19 and 20): met workers at the house to do painting and clean carpet in one room. No news.
Wed May 21: Movers get here with stuff - way more than will possibly fit into the house as there is like 1000 sq feet less here. They unpack as well - which basically means dump out the boxes. But at least they take away the packing material and boxes. We still have some boxes that we didn't have them do, but most of them are from the garage and laundry rooms and therefore are just a bunch of junk...and we don't have a garage. FYI - carpet not dry from previous day's cleaning - what a disaster!
Thurs May 22: K tries to make the house livable as this will be the last night in the hotel. Speaking of the hotel - Audrey chose this particular time to start waking up every hour almost every night. Fortunately all she wanted was her pacifier stuck back in, but worried that this trend will continue.
Fri May 23: First night here. Eat frozen pizza...on a coffee table...that has the wrong legs attached to it. Not really day specific, but during this time the girls are now totally sitting up by themselves and love it. They don't even get that upset when they crash to the hardwood floors (which we have put temporary carpet on that was left by previous homeowner) K decides she does not like it here.
Sat May 24: D is giving Audrey a bath a notices that she has grown a tooth!! All the sleepless nights are explained (hopefully!) I realize that this is not a great pic of the tooth, but it is super hard to take a picture without her licking you!
Sun May 25: Have first cookout. Make a disturbing discovery that we may have a mouse based on the fact that the hamburger buns have a hole in the bag and one bun has been nibbled on. Decide maybe it was done at the grocery store. Set up a test with an additional bun.
Mon May 26: Test FAILED! ziploc bag was eaten into and bun was snacked on. K goes into funk-decides that she hates it here. Name the creature Theodore and refer to it as that rather than mouse. Why Theodore? Well there is a little chipmunk (or several) that seems to live in our yard and his name is Alvin. There is a very brave and daring squirrel who I have named Simon. So obviously this last nature item is Theodore. Set up pest control and went to Home Depot for immediate action.
Tue May 27: Action SUCCESSFUL!! Theodore was captured...his weakness is apparently whole wheat bread. I have a picture but have not decided if posting it is appropriate. Mom leaves.
Wed May 28: Visit with friend Erica and have a normal day. K's mood is improving and she no longer hates it here, but far from loving it. Here is Brooke showing that while she may be big, she is still remarkably flexible!
Thurs May 29: Dinner with friends from Houston who have been relocated here as well. Very fun (the kids were super good even though they stayed up late partying!) and K has decided that this place is not too bad.
So those are the highlights (and lowlights) of our move in summary. If you made it this far, you are a real trooper!
3 comments:
I'm so happy you have made it. Sounds like a real adventure. I'm glad you went from hating it to it not being so bad. I hated it here for at least 6 months when we moved here from Pennsylvania. Give it more time, You'll grow to love it.
I'm glad the last row on the plane worked out for you.
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You still not like the move just a LITTLE. Texas friend misses you dearly!!
Your account of the move was great. For the record, I did not leave because of Theodore!
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