Our Week

Oh my gosh, I am sooooo tired!!!! Our big move was this week. Jeff just got our computer hooked up at the house so I can finally blog about it.

We've been doing all sorts of packing and moving boxes this week, really getting serious about the move. I've mostly been packing stuff in boxes. It's a delicate balance between doing enough to feel useful and not doing too much because I'm 8 1/2 months pregnant. So I'd pack a couple boxes until I started feeling tired and getting lots of Braxton Hicks, then I'd get a drink and sit on the couch and just rest until I felt better. Then I'd get up and do it over again. That's pretty much been my week!

Meanwhile, Jeff has been the man of steel this week, actually the whole time we've had the house. He has a moving dolly that we bought a while back, and has been moving boxes from the apartment to the house. He's really doing all the hard work, and it's amazing to me to look around the house and see all the stuff that he's moved all by himself! He's really impressed me throughout this whole move.

Last night was our first night that we spent in the house instead of the apartment. Yippee!! Jeff moved the kids beds into their rooms, and he and I slept in the family room on the hide-a-bed (the one that came with the house). I have to say that, while it's awesome that we have a hide-a-bed, I'm super glad that we don't ever have to sleep in it again, lol! It's not the comfiest of beds, especially being sore and tired from moving and being pregnant. But the fact that we were actually in the house overshadowed any discomfort caused by the less-than-ideal sleeping arrangements. And the kids slept great. Thomas woke up crying once, I just went in and comforted him for a minute and he slept great the rest of the night. They were so excited to see their beds all set up in their new rooms!

Today some guys from the elder's quorum came and helped with the big furniture, the stuff Jeff couldn't get by himself and that wouldn't fit in the van. They brought a big trailer, and helped Jeff haul out the couch, the dressers, the entertainment center, the organ, and our bed. Meanwhile, the kids and I hung out at the apartment, me stuffing last-minute stuff into one box after another. Now there's only a few little things left, and we'll be done by tonight. We scheduled our final check-out of the apartment for Monday at 3 - that's my birthday and Happy Birthday to me!!! No more tiny apartment! :-)

Back to this afternoon - after packing and moving boxes all morning, Jeff and I were absolutely pooped. We could hardly walk! We took the opportunity to go out for lunch, because neither of us felt up to making even something as simple as sandwiches for lunch. So we headed out to Chuck-a-Rama and had a delicious all-you-can-eat meal, where I ate way too much, as I always do at buffets. But oh, it was so yummy, and just what we needed after the week we've been through! After lunch, we all conked out - Jeff on one couch, me on the other, Thomas in his bed. Zaylee played preschool games on the computer while the rest of us slept. Boy, did we need that nap! Then Jeff hooked up the TV so the kids could watch a movie, and now he's back at the house finishing up the last few things that need to be packed.

Whew! So that's been our busy week. Next week will be equally busy, unpacking boxes and starting to get things organized and settled in. I'm getting tired again just thinking about it...

But it's so exciting to be in our house!!!