Home Sweet Home!

After a whirlwind (with Greg on a trip of course) we are finally settled in our new house!  We moved in Friday and were expecting just our sea shipment, instead they sent a truck with our air & sea shipment.  It was also the afternoon that Kelly had to go back to see her doc for her wrist checkup.  So I couldn't figure out how to be in 2 places at once (house & doctor) so luckily a guy from Greg's office at the embassy came over and stayed at the house with the movers so I could do the doctor visit.  Kelly's wrist is healing well and in about 4 more weeks she should be back in action.  I think Greg's office mate who was my hero on Friday may never have a family after seeing all the junk & chaos associated with moving a family of 5-he may decide to stay single forever!

Kids are thrilled to have new playmates and all of their toys, Charlie especially!  They have already rigged up a pulley system with the house across the driveway from us that has 3 girls similar ages.  This morning before school Katie was scrambling around (writing a note for the basket to send across to the ten year old next door telling her what time she'd be home from school)  She managed to do that then left her lunch on the table-gotta love Katie!   Charlie went to the balcony later in the morning to send his Darth Vader costume by pulley (thanks Meg) so that his buddy, the four year old girl who currently is into Star Wars could borrow it.  When he checked the basket on the pulley there was already notes, pictures, and rainbow looms inside for the kids.  Much more exciting than any text message or letter you can receive!

Our new neighbors were amazing, they took the kids to dinner & a movie the first night so I could keep unpacking, then they cooked us an amazing Sunday dinner.  They are a great family and make us so happy that we asked for a compound housing assignment instead of a stand alone house!  (oh yes, we are also borrowing their internet while we wait for ours to be connected, otherwise I'd still not be online!)

I promise to send pictures of the house, the pulley system, etc...very soon, still waiting on my trusty phone to be unlocked...but eventually I'll break down and pull out my other camera...just haven't brought in the bag I packed it in yet!  Maybe that will be tomorrow's project!