Dinner at Home

Status report: systems normalizing

• We had dinner on the kitchen table.


• The waterbed is full and has sheets and pillows.


• Zak forgot to do homework last night and has to stay after school tomorrow.

Nearly normal. :)

The kitchen is mostly put together, but we definitely have less space here. I have most stuff put away ... the blender and breadmaker have been relegated to a cabinet vs. countertop. And then I found the box of spices. Any suggestions on spice storage? I'm thinking some kind of wire rack we can hang on the back door or a little stand of some sort for the corner? I may have to resort to a moving box full of spices in the corner for now.

We're slowly making our way through the boxes. I have most of my clothes unpacked ... well, the easy ones that were on hangars. :) Zak and Aly's rooms are coming along. The computer is put together and the internet is working. We've had to call the cable company at least 4 times to get our order straight but we finally have digital cable and DVR. There's toilet paper in every bathroom, but Mike just went to WalMart for little trash cans. (We found WalMart!)

We have found a few broken items but nothing we can't replace. Actually, I've started the "Goodwill" box again. Odd how it was worth it to pack those 27 coffee cups but not worth the cabinet space now.

I thought I'd be back to work tomorrow but I still feel like there is so much to do. I definitely have to start catching up on Friday or Monday will kill me. I think I wouldn't be finished with the unpacking if I had two weeks off. The good news is, I'm learning to function on fewer hours of sleep and waking up early (6:15). This will give me more time to work, be Mommy and unpack.

Homework is done and all is quiet. We rented a movie as a treat, so I'm off to snuggle on the downstairs couch with the kiddos. If only we could find the rest of the couch cushions.