Moving - sort of

These past couple of days the girls and I have started moving boxes into our new home. Amelia likes the drive and never gets tired of seeing the windmills. She also loves our new house, especially the back yard.

Every time we get ready to leave Amelia looks accross the street and sees children playing at the park. She stands and stares longingly and seems very sad about leaving. Today I asked her if she wanted to get in the car and go back home and she said, "No."

Honestly, I didn't want to leave either. I love our new house and can't wait to move in. I am doing what I can to get the place ready to be occupied. Step one has been to buy window coverings. This has been moving really slowly. I had half of my windows measured yesterday, but when I went to Home Depot they said they hadn't received the fax with my measurements yet. I guess it's just as well, since I couldn't seem to remember what kind of woven wood I want in the family room anyway.

Of course, I also forgot to order the area rug I wanted to buy. I guess this means I'll be going back to the store - maybe tomorrow, or maybe not.

I guess the bottom line is that while I'm excited about moving I'm getting tired of driving to the Home Depot closest to our new home. Still, I want so much to move in as quickly as possible I can't help but pile everyone in the car for a trip over the hills each morning.

After a disapointing trip to Home Depot I went to a little specialty store in search of a lawn animal. The shop had several stone bunnies, quail and fairies as well as glass and metal flowers and butterflies. I told Amelia she could have any animal she wanted and she chose a wooden duck. A wooden duck was not what I had in mind. I was hoping to get something durable and too heavy for her to tote around. But Amelia loved the wooden ducks and showed no interest in anything else. As you might have guessed, Amelia brought the duck back to our appartment. It will be interesting to see if the duck ever ends up in the yard at all.

Lisa