Up to our eyes in boxes!

So we didn't actually get to sleep over at the house until three nights ago. We started moving things over immediately, but we had a very busy weekend, what with wedding season in full swing, followed by a very busy week with all kinds of evening activities. I will try to remember to take some photos of the maze that we are in right now and see if I can update this post later. Once we get things put into their proper places we will be living very zen - you know, lots of open space, very little furniture. But in the meantime it looks as if we are one of those hoarding families.

We've had some trip-ups. Like our box-spring does not fit through the stairwell. Thus we cannot get it up to the bedroom. Thus we are sleeping on the mattress on the floor and will need to buy a platform bed. The front door won't latch unless it is locked. Not such a big deal, and I think I can fix this pretty easily. I will also need to install a doorbell right away because we don't hear the knocking on the outer door at all. The basement door, on the other hand, is stuck shut and will not open unless you stick a screwdriver in the top to pry it so. This is inconvenient, but wouldn't be a problem if the boiler/water heater system didn't keep mysteriously keep shutting off, which requires that I go down and reset it so we can have hot water. This last thing is the only really concern. We've got to get it in order before winter.

Even with all of the mess and complication, though, we feel like we are on vacation! It is wonderful! No screaming and ranting upstairs neighbors at 6am. No dog barking incessantly. No constant traffic. No feeling like your on display when you go to your car or take the trash out. Aaaaah... And we get to be here for the foreseen future because we own this house!