The Move
Well, moving day did not go as smoothly as we had hoped. The Land Rover sounded like it wanted to start but it still would not turn over. James decided that we had way too much to get done and no time to worry about it so he called AAA and had it towed to his grandparent's house. They have a ton of land out in the country so their driveway is more like a parking lot. We will just have to go back and worry about it later.
I was so excited that we were supposed to have so much help but we still ended up with some problems. James kept saying that a guy that used to work for him was going to help but he forgot that the guy did not have a car. He lives on the other side of town and needed to get picked up and dropped off so James told him we had enough help. Another friend kept saying that he was busy but would be over soon all day long just like when we first moved back to Wisconsin and asked him to help unload.
So James' grandparents helped us load the first truck and then it was just us and Mike. Thank God for Mike. He helped us from 9am until 8pm. Him and James had to carry all of the heavy stuff up and down stairs alone. Nicole, Neona, and I stayed at the new house unpacking the kitchen while James, Noelle, and Mike went back for the second load. By the time they filled it James was very tired and the fog came back so he decided to sleep for a bit at his grandparent's house.
At around 4am James and Noelle got to the new house. It was raining all day the second day so we tried to hurry up and unload but this time it was just us so it took longer than we hoped. The second load was mostly stuff from in the garage and basement so there was not very many heavy things just a lot of small things.
That afternoon we started setting things up and rearranging furniture. We ended up taking apart the pool table because it took up too much room in the rec room. We put the second largest TV, video games, casino table, Noelle's reading chair and foot rest, the chaise lounge we did not have room for in the livingroom, and my desk in the rec room. James said that he would rather not have me clicking on the keyboard all the time upstairs while he is trying to sleep. LOL
At the time I thought this was a good idea. I could stay up late and not bother anyone. Now that I am trying to blog and I have two kids playing video games behind me and 1 kid playing roulette I am think that I would rather be upstairs in a quiet room. I do really love having the rec room though. It is very nice having the kids in the basement when they are being loud.
I was not as impressed as I would have hoped when I saw the house at first but I am really starting to like it now. The man that lived here before us must have been a slob so there is some scrubbing I need to do and way more dog poop in the yard and the kennel than I care to mention. At least the yard is huge and the poop is all in one area. It is not just a little poop it is like the man NEVER cleaned it up. There is a nice dog kennel with dog house in it but the ground in it looks like it housed a cow. The snow keeps melting and new layers of poop keep showing up in the yard around the kennel too.
Ok, off the poop topic. LOL
The rest of the yard is great. There is a half acre in the back. The back part of the yard slopes down a lot but there is still plenty of room to play. The kids are excited about sledding down the slope if we get more snow. The owner also told us to feel free to plant a garden if we want. Everyone has been excitedly talking about what we could plant. There is also a little wood fence that separates the kids play area from the garage area. James said that would be perfect for planting berries.
The owner's wife said there was a little play house in the yard. I assumed she meant one of those plastic things. It is actually a little wood house for kids. Complete with roof, siding, windows, front step, and a door.
(James was talking to the new regional manager at work before we moved and the guy had said he was asked when he took the job to promise them 3-4 years in this city. He then said that he wanted James to stay with him for all the time he was here.) So James and I have been discussing that if we are going to stay here this is the perfect house to stay in for a long time. It is much cheaper than anything else we looked at around here since it is not in Madison. Plus when you add on all the extras that other places did not have we are very happy that we found it.
Okay I think this has gotten long enough I will have to blog about the kids new school later.
I was so excited that we were supposed to have so much help but we still ended up with some problems. James kept saying that a guy that used to work for him was going to help but he forgot that the guy did not have a car. He lives on the other side of town and needed to get picked up and dropped off so James told him we had enough help. Another friend kept saying that he was busy but would be over soon all day long just like when we first moved back to Wisconsin and asked him to help unload.
So James' grandparents helped us load the first truck and then it was just us and Mike. Thank God for Mike. He helped us from 9am until 8pm. Him and James had to carry all of the heavy stuff up and down stairs alone. Nicole, Neona, and I stayed at the new house unpacking the kitchen while James, Noelle, and Mike went back for the second load. By the time they filled it James was very tired and the fog came back so he decided to sleep for a bit at his grandparent's house.
At around 4am James and Noelle got to the new house. It was raining all day the second day so we tried to hurry up and unload but this time it was just us so it took longer than we hoped. The second load was mostly stuff from in the garage and basement so there was not very many heavy things just a lot of small things.
That afternoon we started setting things up and rearranging furniture. We ended up taking apart the pool table because it took up too much room in the rec room. We put the second largest TV, video games, casino table, Noelle's reading chair and foot rest, the chaise lounge we did not have room for in the livingroom, and my desk in the rec room. James said that he would rather not have me clicking on the keyboard all the time upstairs while he is trying to sleep. LOL
At the time I thought this was a good idea. I could stay up late and not bother anyone. Now that I am trying to blog and I have two kids playing video games behind me and 1 kid playing roulette I am think that I would rather be upstairs in a quiet room. I do really love having the rec room though. It is very nice having the kids in the basement when they are being loud.
I was not as impressed as I would have hoped when I saw the house at first but I am really starting to like it now. The man that lived here before us must have been a slob so there is some scrubbing I need to do and way more dog poop in the yard and the kennel than I care to mention. At least the yard is huge and the poop is all in one area. It is not just a little poop it is like the man NEVER cleaned it up. There is a nice dog kennel with dog house in it but the ground in it looks like it housed a cow. The snow keeps melting and new layers of poop keep showing up in the yard around the kennel too.
Ok, off the poop topic. LOL
The rest of the yard is great. There is a half acre in the back. The back part of the yard slopes down a lot but there is still plenty of room to play. The kids are excited about sledding down the slope if we get more snow. The owner also told us to feel free to plant a garden if we want. Everyone has been excitedly talking about what we could plant. There is also a little wood fence that separates the kids play area from the garage area. James said that would be perfect for planting berries.
The owner's wife said there was a little play house in the yard. I assumed she meant one of those plastic things. It is actually a little wood house for kids. Complete with roof, siding, windows, front step, and a door.
(James was talking to the new regional manager at work before we moved and the guy had said he was asked when he took the job to promise them 3-4 years in this city. He then said that he wanted James to stay with him for all the time he was here.) So James and I have been discussing that if we are going to stay here this is the perfect house to stay in for a long time. It is much cheaper than anything else we looked at around here since it is not in Madison. Plus when you add on all the extras that other places did not have we are very happy that we found it.
Okay I think this has gotten long enough I will have to blog about the kids new school later.
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