Needless to say, this past weekend was somewhat hectic. We got the truck loaded on Friday night with the help of relatively few (yet extremely helpful) people, which was shocking in and of itself. At our parent’s suggestion, we ended up switching to a 26′ truck from the 22′ truck we had originally reserved.
Yeah. That wouldn’t have worked. We have far too much stuff.
In any event, we got it loaded and I drove the truck down from Swisher on Saturday morning, with Sam riding shotgun. I pulled up to the new place (pictured above) just after 2:00, so all things considered, I think I made reasonable time.
We got the truck unloaded relatively quickly, this time with a bit more help than we had loading on Friday. Had some problems with getting furniture up our narrow staircase to the upstairs, though. Sadly, my orange swivel rocker won’t fit, and neither will the box spring for our full-size bed. The mattress itself barely made it up there, so that’s something, I guess. Meg’s room is mostly set up and the guest room is pretty much full of boxes, and will surely be the last thing to be completed.
The family hung out into Sunday, so we made a good deal of progress toward unpacking, though there’s plenty more to do. We mostly chilled last night and watched the Cardinals game. Brooke went to work today and Meg and I hung out, getting a few things done. I did some work organizing the pantry, our bedroom and other miscellaneous areas of the house. Meg was a bit fussier than usual, though I’m sure this is because a). her Mom had to go to work, and she was awake when Brooke left, and b). she’s finding herself in new surroundings.
So, we went to the park!
Thankfully, there’s a nice park very close to our house, well within walking distance. There’s a playground, as well as benches, a field, and so on. In general, a nice resource to have nearby, especially as we don’t have a really good place for her red swing. Good thing the park has swings fit for Meg. 🙂
Meg didn’t get to swing much this week, so she was eager to get in. I kept asking if she was “all done,” and all she’d say was “no.” Well, that and “wheeeee.” We stayed at the park for a good 20-30 min, checked out the slides (which were a bit wet for my taste), and then walked back home for lunch.
In all, a pretty good day, despite Meg’s mood. Nice having Brooke back now, too. New “Dinners” posts forthcoming. 🙂
glad you organized in the pantry — AND played in the park!! Sounds like a wonderful day! 😉
Yay, the new chapter begins. I’m with Meg on the extended playtime on the swings.