Sunday 7 October 2012

We're in.....

As the title suggests, we are in the new house.  So much has gone on since I last posted, I don't even know where to begin.....

The house.....its great!!!  We have most major furnishings.  The office room has the same unit we had previously, only bigger.  We are going to attach a second desk for the boys, they will have the UK computer, as long as we can find enough adapters....  We have a mac.  We initially tried to buy this from the Apple store, but because we have temporary bank cards, they would not accept them, so back to Best Buy we went.  This is my first time using the mac, will take a bit of getting used to....
The boys play room has a storage unit, a tv plus unit, and a star wars xbox, its well cool, makes c3po noises when you turn it off/on.  It has a kinect, so they are having fun getting to grips with it.  It also has a lego table and some lego storage boxes.
The living area has a big smart tv.  We have been Skype-ing with the Goslings this morning, well cool....if anyone has a Skype address send me a message either by email or Facebook, and we can have a chat!  The sofa is well comfy, not the best quality, but very cool.  The dining room table is gorgeous, really rustic looking.  The boys have a bench, and we have 4 chairs.  The kitchen has so many cupboards, i think it will take all our time here to fill them....  We have a coffee machine, love it.  The new washer and tumble dryer are awesome.  How did I ever get by without a tumble dryer before????
We still have one room downstairs which is empty....not sure what we are going to do with it yet.
Upstairs, our bedroom is great, we only have a bed so far, but it is really comfy.  We have unpacked all our clothes into our walk in wardrobe, spend a fortune on hangers....
Olivers room has a bed, bedside table and a storage unit.  We didn't bring many toys from the UK, and it will take quite a few birthdays/christmases to fill all the storage we have.
Isaac and Sebastians room has a bed, a bedside table and a cot.  It also has a Cars 2 storage unit.  Both the boys have closets, with ample hanging space.  There is another bedroom, which is empty, the closet has all the empty suitcase etc in it.  We are keeping this room locked, as we have no use for it at the moment.  The house feels a bit like it is sponsored by Ikea, but that is cos we needed furniture quickly.  As time goes on we will add more, but we are seeing what we need at the moment and getting it as and when required.  We are going to try and do a 'Cribs' style video soon, so that should be entertaining.

The cat is fine, we have not let her out yet.  Unfortunately Seb discovered her food on the floor yesterday, so we have had to move that on to the side.  We are going to let her out in the next few days, once we get a tag for her.

Oliver is due to start school on Wednesday.  His uniform has not arrived yet though, and will not arrive till at least the end of the week.  I need to call them tomorrow to see if he can go into school in un-logo uniform.

Isaac is due to go into school on tuesday to meet his teacher, while I meet with the Head.  I think Isaac is going to thrive, I just hope his behaviour is going to be ok.  He is very strong willed at the moment, and is not afraid to use his fists/feet, especially against Oliver and unfortunately Seb...

Seb is fitting in ok, think he sometimes feels a bit lost in the house.  He is having major tantrums when he does not get what he wants, which is quite a lot.....  He is still sleeping in the mornings, thank goodness, but come 6pm, he is knackered.

Paul went in to work on Friday.  He really likes his team, there is good banter already.  We are both very tired from trying to get things sorted.  We will get there, it is just going to take time.  Once the boys are in school, I can start getting out and about a bit more, especially once Paul starts work.  I have joined a local meet up group online (thanks Faye), they seem to meet almost daily, so I will give that a whirl, see how it goes.

Think we are going to Walmart today to do a big shop.  I have done a meal plan for the week, not sure I will cook every night, but we will see how it goes....  My car is awesome, I love it!  The Sat Nav is great, will be very much required to start with...

1 comment:

  1. My pleasure hun, looking forward to seeing how they operate there :) x

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