What A Week...

We survived the first week in our new home.  I wish I had some pictures for you, but that would require me to know where my camera is right now!  I will find some time once the clutter has found a new home.  We have most of the stuff out of boxes, but now I'm finding that I have to sort through our "junk" and decide what goes and what stays and where it's new home should be...all while managing the family and the household chores solo.

Andy spent the entire week on a business trip.  I think he was secretly hoping that everything would be magically be in the proper place and there would be nothing left for him to do...SORRY CHARLIE!  This was the week that Riley decided to challenge me with disobedience, not sleep well at night and Kendall would wake every morning at 5 am.  On top of the normal every day stuff, we had to call a plumber and an electrician out from the builder to fix a few things...leaky shower head, drain pipe, no breaker for the dryer...you know, stuff that never should have gotten through any type of inspection.  We also had some guys come out to pick up our dining room table and sofa table because both had scratches on them.  In about 2 weeks, they should be returned, looking good as new.

Both kids rooms are starting to come together.  Riley and I have come up with a plan for his room.  We're going to paint it a light blue to go with his bedding and then in either black or red vinyl, we're going to cut out the names of railroads with my cricut and place around the top of his walls - sort of like a border.  Then we'll hang his traffic signs on the walls.  It should look pretty awesome whenever we get it finished.

Haven't decided what to do with Kendall's room.  It was decorated in a beach theme for her nursery in Jax, but that just doesn't feel right here in the west with mountains and snow.  We'll most likely keep that stuff until we get her new furniture and redecorate then.  She'll most likely end up with pink walls again and continue with the green accents.

It is so wonderful to be in our new home.  To cook meals and have the space to spread out to do it!  We fired up the grill three times this week!  We were internet-less this week as well.  I was surviving with just my iphone - thank goodness for that or I would have been lost!  Isn't it funny how we come to depend on it for everything?  I don't own a phone book anymore because I search for everything online.

Hopefully we'll get more done tomorrow - today was spent running errands most of the day so not much got accomplished around here.  Oh well.  At least we got to spend time together.  We're so thankful to have Andy home next week before he leaves again.  I'll try to get some pictures soon for all of you who've been asking!