Settling in......

This past week has been crazy. Last Saturday our moving truck arrived and unloaded the contents of our house which included a three car garage and a large storage area into an apartment and a POD. Despite the fact that I got rid of tons of stuff, literally tons; it still felt like we had too much stuff. We were concerned that we would have to get another POD or have stacks of boxes looming around our apartment. Fortunately when everything was unloaded we had plenty of room in the POD and the apartment. It turns out that the packers use alot of paper and pack the boxes so they aren't too heavy which means lots of boxes. The first order of business was to unpack the kitchen. It was quickly apparent that this kitchen was too small. There are three drawers that are about ten inches wide, not even close to the size of a regular sized utensil organizer and no pantry. I had a rolling wire rack that I used in the garage for food storage which now proudly resides in the dining room and is packed with everything from mixing bowls to a blender. I don't love having the contents of my kitchen visible for all to see but it works.

The kids finished their first week of school. We had a few rough spots but by the end of the week I think everyone was feeling okay about their new classes and everyone has a found a few friends.

The weather continues to impress me but I am not thrilled with the air conditioning situation. I feel like I am more cold than ever ; I guess I just need to find things to do outside. Magen is soaking up some rays on the sidewalk outside our apartment.