digging deeper

after so many posts about finding a house, moving and our house, i'm having to dig pretty deep to find something to talk about. i know that i will eventually be able to write about our life again and not all of the tears, toils and tribulations of becoming home owners but for the moment that is the foremost subject on my mind.

we're digging our way through the boxes, trying to find our way in our new home. it doesn't quite feel like our home yet, but it will get there after we dig our way through all of the newness of it. we'll dig our way through the learning period of owning a house with a pool, something that neither js or i have any experience with. we'll dig our way through all of the projects, that i seem to keep coming up with, necessary and cosmetic.

it's kind of like life in a way. we have to dig, find our way through everyday life and all of the extra experiences that make us who we are. these things shape our character and make us better people for the tough and not so tough stuff that everybody goes through. i guess i will just have to keep digging deeper and deeper to find what it is that i want and need to say.

we're in...

we're in our house now. we're still painting, cleaning, unpacking, doing some everyday things. we're pretty overwhelmed with all of the life lessons we're learning at such a quick pace. i guess the learning curve is pretty steep right now.

i know eventually this will feel like an old friend, at least that's what i hope. so far the hot water heater had been turned off and we couldn't get hot water. js called someone to come fix that. had we known that it could be fixed by doing the opposite of what the directions say to do, we could have done it ourselves. the second night we stayed in the house the garage door wouldn't close. the motor was grinding like it wanted to move but it wasn't lowering. js eventually pulled it down and now it doesn't open. we will have someone come and look at it to see what we need to do. i guess we live and learn.

we didn't move into a brand new house. we moved into a 60+ year old house and knew that it would need some work along the way. maybe we thought it would be later rather than sooner. we're learning as we go.

it's been a real adventure for pbs too. poor kid hasn't been able to do much because i'm too scared to leave him alone with all of the boxes and things that haven't found a place in our home yet. i'm sure eventually i will be comfortable with him being on his own...at least i'm hoping i get to that point. i want him to feel like he had a good childhood when he grows up.

we've been so busy and so tired that i think we all need a break. a vacation from our lives for a few days is definitely something we could use. if we could feel comfortable going away and coming back to all of the chaos that we're living in right now, that might be a challenge.

i guess the main thing is that we're in our house and can make it our home.

it's here!

moving day is here on saturday! i'm excited but also nervous and dreading the actual moving of furniture and unpacking of boxes. i'm nervous because we will have to take care of everything. there is no maintenance person to call to come and fix something if it breaks or isn't working properly as in an apartment. yes, there are people to call when something breaks but they cost money! money is something that we don't have a lot of right now because of the purchase of this house.

eventually we will be able to figure out what needs to be done and fix things ourselves...at least that's my hope and goal. i know i don't need to call a plumber to unclog a toilet. i know that i don't have to hire someone to care for the lawn. i will learn how to care for the plants, bushes, trees, etc. i'm hoping to have a garden to grow some vegetables and herbs. maybe i'll try growing some fruit trees...i don't know if the weather and soil will cooperate with that idea but i can try. hopefully we can figure out how to care for the pool and keep a toddler out of it without making him terrified of water.

we've met some of the neighbors and so far they seem very nice. there are several dogs and kids in the neighborhood too. pbs has made a few friends already. i think this is going to be an interesting summer and a great experience for all three of us.

here we go! it's time to move! it's here!

important dates & moving

how is it that we seem to move on holidays or important date days? our move in day for this move is may 12, mother's day weekend. our move out day from our west coast apartment was mother's day 2010. our move in date to our west coast apartment was our fifth wedding anniversary in 2007. i realize that a lot of people move on memorial day weekend, fourth of july weekend, labor day weekend and any other three day weekend because of the extra day.

js and i have joked about it but it doesn't seem to deter us from finding that important date and moving that day. it's kind of funny really. a little disappointing, maybe. i mean who really wants to spend their anniversary moving?

the next funny thing was an anniversary dinner at mcdonald's. we continued that tradition, i use that word lightly, on the first mother's day move and will probably do it this time as well. i should also say that we went to mcdonald's for father's day as well so that it was even. :) i really didn't and don't mind. i just think it's funny.

i see it like this, i'm getting a house for mother's day so he's really going to have to try to outdo himself for our anniversary. maybe i should ask for a car or a fancy trip for our anniversary! just joking! ;) we are approaching our tenth anniversary this summer. then again, maybe i should get him a car or trip for father's day since i am getting a house...