The Move

Hooch - apparently exhausted from the move. He did have it the hardest.
Our new bedroom - notice the important things, the dog beds.

The moving guys - I am SO thankful that we didn't have put that table together!




The dogs (at the old house) during the move.
This is our old bedroom, all packed up. In the haste, I forgot to pack our bedding into our cars, so at the new house we only had the air mattress, a couple of sheets, and the dogs to keep us warm!
This is how the kitchen looked in the old house, the night before we moved.



The move... I should have posted this some time ago, but getting the computer hooked up, then the internet problems we had, then all the traveling in Sept and Oct, time just slipped away. I think it is important though, to talk about the move. Right before I left, a colleague of mine had made the comment about us moving so frequently, "well, that makes for a strong marriage..." and she was right. This move was much more emotional, intense, and more complicated than the last move. Jason was right too, we had acquired so much more stuff than we had before. And while it is fun to move into a new house, this one is so different than the last house. I have lost my craft room and our finished basement (but gained a wonderful master bedroom in the process). So finding a spot for everything in the new house was a challenge.

The second challenge that we faced, and still face, it the yard. The dogs had a rough transition. Some digestion problems (we had to do an emergency switch of food, after I had done the gradual switch over 2 months) and adjustment problems (no longer having the dog door and 2 acres to run on), but I can now say that they have adjusted. Our "yard" was just a mass of weeds, so for most of September we were getting the sprinkler system and seed installed. We now have some growth, a good amount of growth, but by no means will the dogs be running on the grass until summer. On the plus side - Faith has decided that it was very nice of us to choose a house that has a pond just for her. Good thing she doesn't mind staying in the garage after she has decided to go swimming (which was at least 3-4 times per week in Sept). Overall, they are getting used to the routine, I usually get to come home for lunch and let them out. And overall we are home a lot more, go on walks a lot more, and they get to go to the store a lot more.

And lastly, while I still have a basement that has a lot of boxes left in it, mostly everything is put away. Our good friends Kate and Jeffrey came out the weekend we moved and helped us organize the garage and put all the big stuff away. Jason's parents were the first to visit us, with my dad and brother visiting on Halloween, my mom visiting in November after the baby shower, and some more friends visiting us after the baby shower. We are all set for visitors - let us know when you are coming and we will have your bed ready for you!