Home, Sweet, Home

We have now been in our house for almost 5 weeks. I know this blog comes really late. But let me tell you, it’s been an adventure. The first 2 ½ weeks we lived with little to nothing in our little house. We had foam mattresses to sleep on, and some cooking supplies. It’s pretty amazing how little you can live with, and still survive. It sure made me miss the funniest things – like knives that don’t rust the first time you use them and most especially a can opener!

Our first night in the house was an adventure. Carissa (the Nunu – French for Nanny, but we call her Nuni) and I stayed up until 2:00AM cleaning our new home, then tried to settle in for the night. However, after we both cleaned up, we noticed the bathroom in the master bedroom had some major problems. The plumber had come earlier that day to do some repairs and replacements, but left all the pipes in that bathroom open. We didn’t realize that until all the water had puddled on our floor spreading from the bathroom into the bedroom. One of our foam mattresses became a giant sponge that night. So, we didn’t get to go to bed just yet. It was time to do more cleaning. We finally got to bed after 3:00AM and had to get up for class the next morning. What a memorable first night!

Our container finally arrived on June 17^th, and it was like Christmas come early. As I opened boxes and containers, the smells of home overwhelmed me. It was a nice day! The next two weeks were crazy busy for us, with all of our things having to be stuffed into our house and small dependent. WE DID IT! Our house now feels like home, and it doesn’t echo! That’s very nice with our two kids screaming at the top of their lungs. “Inside voice” doesn’t mean a whole lot to them right now.

So now it’s “Home, Sweet, Home”.