Moved in!

With the help of our amazing friends, we were able to move into our new place!!  Liv was a little confused with the old and new house because they look exactly the same layout wise.  Old house has been the one with our things in it, and new house seems to be whichever one is empty at the time. 

We really could not have made the move in the time we did without all of the help we received.  Dan Castellano came, and then Jeph Simmons, followed by the Abbotts, Clint Cottam, and Coady Brownstein.  Everyone was so wonderful!  And it was so fun to get to see our friends. 

Bonnie not only watched Liv for us for hours, but she and Adam also had us over for dinner, and it was delicious!  We had some yummy sandwiches (on delicious bread with bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, and turkey) and a beautiful trifle for dessert!  They even sent us home with leftovers, which made a yummy lunch for today.  We are blessed to have so many wonderful friends!  And Liv just loved getting to spend the day at the Walton’s.  She kept asking to sing the duck song that Bonnie had taught her, and she has been asking to go to Lydia’s house quite a bit today.  It is so nice living across the street from them!  One of these days, we will return the favor of all the babysitting and wonderful food J

As we were packing, hauling, and unloading our things, we couldn’t believe how much stuff we have!  Having an unfinished basement where we can store things does not encourage a simple existence J  We need to get rid of a ton of our things.  We had piles of things in the kitchen, front room, and basement this morning.  Amazingly, we already have most of it put away!  I got the kitchen finished while Tyler took the basement on, and we tackled the living room together. 

The move wasn’t completely problem-free: Liv broke a fluorescent light bulb, which sounded like a bomb had gone off; she managed to find some pens while I was downstairs grabbing something for her—I heard “Circles, drawing, circles,” and of course came back to a wall that had been scribbled on; and she threw some canned beans at me while I was organizing the pantry (didn’t see that coming, but boy did I feel it!).  Even with the few little crazy things and the not-so-exciting unpacking, things have gone really well.

And despite those things, Liv is a really good helper.  When I was cleaning the cabinets, she came and asked for a paper towel.  When I gave it to her, she started wiping it down with me.  And when we were taking the last load from the car, she was so happy she got to help by carrying in little things.  She would take them up to Tyler and say, “Here you go!”  We would tell her she was such a good helper, and she would come back and say, “More! More help!”  She would get the biggest grin when she knew she was helping, and we could tell she was so proud of herself!  I love that she likes to help out.

We’re looking forward to closing on the house so we know it’s really ours!  The appraisal was today, so it shouldn’t be much longer.  Then we can start painting, tiling, and decorating!  I love that Tyler knows how to do all of this!

We don’t have internet yet, but it should be set up this weekend.  Until then, I’ll get whatever I can posted.