To those of you that have been reading, I apologize for the absence. Things got a little insane there for a bit. First I was back in Orlando to meet the packers and movers to get the house there loaded and moved to the new house here. Then, everything was coming about 4 days earlier than we had been planned, so I had to rush back here to meet the movers (I literally was on the road with them, passing them twice - once in Pensacola and once in Mobile - under the Mobile Bay, to be exact!!). Because of the change in delivery, Hans hadn't had a chance to get internet hooked up yet, and the internet at the hotel didn't like talking to my laptop.
It didn't end there - I arrived on Thursday night, August 4th. Our belongings arrived on Friday, August 5th. on Sunday, August 7th, Heather started getting sick, running a fever and unable to keep anything down, and on Monday, August 8th, she was admitted to the hospital. We ended up having to stay in the hospital until that Friday, August 12th, with a final diagnosis of severe recurrent pyelonephritis (kidney infection). So, I lost, essentially, a week of unpacking/set up time. Then, on August 15, the kids started school, and on that day we also started a string of doctor's appointments for Heather to figure out what exactly is going on with her body, along with all the meetings at school to get everything set up for both Heather and Aliceon for the year!
So, yeah, it's been a bit crazy, and there just hasn't been down time for getting on the computer. I've checked in on Facebook, but only from my phone, for the most part. Things are starting to sort themselves out a bit, now, though. The kitchen is working now (though there are still a few things I need to find/unpack), the kids rooms are functional, as is our room, though not fully unpacked. Of course, part of the reason for that is that we're still figuring out where things are going!
I'm loving being a stay at home mom, too. This is the first time I've been a SAHM with both kids in school. Before Hans was laid off, I was a SAHM, but Heather was home, and I spent my weeks running her to therapy appointments and myself to doctor's appointments. This time around I'm making it a point to try to have dinner ready for Hans when he gets home, keeping the laundry up (though I'm failing at that a bit) and ironing and starching Hans' work shirts. I'm finding, too, that I'm really enjoying it, although living among these boxes is still making me anxious. Soon, though, it will all be done!
So that's what's going on through the window. Still integrating, but finding my Southern roots again, while learning that Louisiana is a different animal all together than Georgia!
