164/36: The Light, the Light!

I'm in love with this house! It is so bright. My ISO is staying firmly planted at 200 and I'm ecstatic about that :) The family room/ kitchen area has an East facing wall that is about 70% windows. Isaac was eating his first breakfast at "the big table." Poor kid is used to the cloudiness of the Pacific NW and has trouble with all this light being too bright for his eyes. I told him we'd get him some sunglasses :)

163/365: Unpacking

Today I got the master bedroom completely unpacked and the kitchen is about 3/4 done. I put together the kitchen table all by myself (even locating a pair of pliers to help with tightening the bolts) and the Dish guy came to hook up the TV. Things are starting to look more normal... well, except for the dining room.

162/365: Craziness

So... B went to base to get checked out and establish a plan of care. 5 minutes before he left the movers showed up with our household goods. B introduced himself and explained the situation and then left with his dad (who had driven down with us) leaving me to direct the movers and deal with the kiddos. It was a little tough trying to balance paying attention as the 3 movers called numbers at me to check off the inventory with keeping the boys happy. But we were making it. Then I called B for an update. He told me that he was going to be admitted to the burn center at UC Davis for the weekend. An ambulance would come pick him up at the house as I had to take his dad to the airport. Amazingly the timing worked out just right. The ambulance showed up while the movers were doing the final assembly of the master bed and the crib and I was able to get B's dad to the airport a comfortable amount of time before his flight. Poor Grayden cried the whole way home and Isaac whimpered "I want Grandpa back. I want Dada to come back to our new house"; so I just cried along with them. After bathing my sweaty baby and dinner and a bath for the toddler I was able to have my first shower in 3 days. Things are going to get better from here on out!

161/365: California Dreamin'

We made it.

The drive was actually relatively pleasant. We left the Portland area at about 5:45am and made it down to the house at about 4:15pm. It was exciting to finally see the house in person! Overall it has exceeded our expectations. Now we just need some window coverings. I've discovered that if I don't shower while it is bright outside several of our neighbors across the way could see me through the large window that is over the tub right next to the shower.... not so good!

160/365: Groundhog Day

We're leaving for California tomorrow and I keep feeling like something is going to happen and we won't get to leave. I know that is highly unlikely, but I can't wait to get going! I'm dreading it at the same time though. We stocked up on healthy snack foods and drink boxes and have several new DVDs to keep Isaac entertained. There isn't much I can do to prepare Grayden though... hopefully he's just really sleepy tomorrow!

159/365: I don't even know!

I'm trying to play catch up on posting, and I can't even remember what we did this day. All of the days blurred together for awhile. I do know that I sat through the entire bandage changing appointment on this day. And that the small room wasn't quite as hot as the day before, but still not comfortable. We couldn't quite figure out the practicality of carpet in an exam room, either???

158/365: Recovery

Spent the day caring for all the "kids." The appointments for changing of B's dressings average out at 2 hours and once you add in all the routine things it takes to keep small children reasonably happy the day has passed by.