New Playset!

The move to our new home has been underway all this week. It has been long, hot and very stressful at times. We have dealt with many people and most have been great, but we have nothing nice to say about our experiences with Lowes Home Improvement Center this week. They caused us a lot of grief at a moment when we were exceedingly tired and too busy to be wasting time over a mistake they made. To make a very long story short, they had some sort of problem with their computer system that their cash registers run on and ended up charging us three times (actually taking the money from our checking account three times) for the items we were purchasing. The total was a little over $500 for one transaction, but they took over $1500 out of our bank account. I caught it the night after we went to Lowes when I was checking our online balance and found the extra charges. I spent a long time the next day getting them to fix the problem and they never apologized for the mistake.

Another source of stress has been trying to keep up with the kids while we shuttle our belongings from one house to the other and set up the new place. Abby hasn't been much trouble, but David has been very busy, needy and whiny. He wants to get into everything we're doing, or keep us from doing those things altogether. He wants to go outside, but it has been terribly hot and we don't want to spend any more time out there than is absolutely necessary. We're also working on potty training David and that is really hard to stay up on with all the other things going on. David will not tell us when he needs to go and we don't always pick up on those subtle clues he gives us. So, we have to anticipate and run him to the bathroom in advance of an accident. Unfortunately, there have been many accidents.

We have been under heat advisories all week long and I have spent most of this week drenched from top to bottom in sweat. At the end of each day, nearly everything aches. Pam is just as exhausted. The bulk of our belongings will be moved this Monday by some people we have hired. But, for the past week we have been focusing on transporting things that will fit into our cars.

The new house is starting to take shape, but there are still more things to fix and set up than I can count. I hope to knock out a lot of the important things this weekend. We'll be putting things away for weeks, though.

 

One of our major accomplishments this week has been adding a new playset for the back yard. The playset I built at our old house will not be moving with us. This new set was assembled by a professional and he did a wonderful job. The kids have already tried it out and they seem very happy with it. We will enjoy watching them play on this new set for years to come.

I have transitioned from wearing glasses to wearing contact lenses with very little problem at all. I have a little trouble getting them in, but they are very comfortable to wear and easy to clean. I still wear glasses from time to time, but most of the day I'm using contacts and it is so nice not to have to worry about the specks, smears and glares from my glasses. What I got was the Bausch & Lomb multi-focal soft contacts. They are much better than bi-focals in my opinion. There are a few shortcomings, but it is like getting 20 years back on my vision. Now I wonder why I waited so long.

More updates after the move is complete. Thanks for checking in.