Our shipment has arrived

We have good news to report, our shipment has finally made it through customs!! They told us to expect 8 to 10 weeks for delivery. They finally made a time line. It was only 9 weeks. We are happy to say nothing was broken and everything is working that we have tried. Now the real fun begins....were do we put all of our 'stuff' in our new Dutch doll house? Lot's of creative storage needed, which means lots of trips for Greg to his favorite new store, Ikea.

We were able to unpack most everything in one day. The best was to see Amy's face when we started to unpack her shoes and clothes. Our room doesn't have dressers. It has 16 foot of closets that are divided up into shelves and hanger areas. Let's just say Amy has 12 feet and I have 4 feet. If you know me, I am happy about this because this means Amy can't go shopping any more because there isn't any more room.

It was like Amy found a long lost friend when she went through the shoe boxes and separated the summer and winter shoes. It sure did make her happy and feel like we were making this our home. That is the best thing.

Abigail was really excited to see all of her toys and stuff from our house in Portland. Seems like there are a lot of boxes labeled 'toys' and 'shoes'....humm, who packed us for this move? When her rocking horse (Nay) came in the door, she about exploded with excitement. She was riding it and saying Uncle Mike gave me this. Thanks Mike!!! She was also excited to see her care bears. She gave them a big hug and told us that Uncle Timmy gave them to her. Timmy, you are her favorite uncle right now. After this it was all overload for her. She couldn't spend more than 20 seconds with anything until she saw something else she wanted to play with. Amy and I are not sure if we are exhausted from unpacking or trying to keep up with her.

I loved getting my bike, leather chairs, and Bose Music Player. Having something fill the air that isn't Abigail's Disney movies is nice. I will be on a quest tomorrow to find an English news paper so that I can sit in my chair, listen to music and read the paper. How relaxing does that sound.

Other good news - we found antibiotics the other day in one of our bags we brought with us and Lucas has several days of meds in him now and he is feeling much better. Me on the other hand, I am on a second round of meds for my cough. The doctor says my lungs are clear but I definitely have a bad respiratory system. No exercise for me. Hard to do when your only means of transportation is a bike. Like I said before, I must go on. Amy still hasn't gotten sick yet. That a huge plus.

Our house is finally starting to feel like home. We can't wait to get it fully put together. The hot items to get are a TV, DVD player, and a couch. FYI to everyone - We do have a guest room set up. If anyone has vacation time coming up you are more than welcome to come. If you are really nice and special Abigail may let you sleep in the top bunk of her bed.