Catching Up

I'll try to cover the highlights of the last couple of weeks - it's been a whirlwind!

• The move went really well. Movers were supposed to come on Wednesday (the 20th) to pack, load on Thursday, and deliver to SA on Friday. They called on Tuesday and said that the driver wanted to pack and load all on Thursday. Something happened, and they ended up switching drivers. We could tell that the new driver wasn't too pleased with the previously assigned guy for making that call, but they managed to get it all done. Both of the crews that packed/loaded and unloaded were very professional. We did have one mishap, but it's repairable, so all in all we were happy with how it went. It was so nice to have someone else pack our stuff, but it has made it more difficult to find things! We've made quite a bit of progress, though, and are happy to be in our new house.

Movers outside our house (no, our stuff did not fill up that semi!)

• The new house is significantly larger (and there are a few things I've been anxious to replace, so we have some new furniture purchases to make. So far, we've purchased (and had delivered) a refrigerator, a TV, and an entertainment center. Pictures to come soon (when everything is a little more in place)! Still on the list: bedside tables for Master, table/chairs for breakfast room, table/chairs for dining room, china cabinet, guest room furniture, new living room furniture (old will go upstairs). First priority is breakfast room and master bedroom - the rest will happen as we have time.
• We closed on the Dallas house!
• Right before we moved in, the previous owner told us something was digging in the mulch, and he thought it was a possum. Robert bought a live animal trap at the hardware store. He set it out on the Friday we moved in, and caught a baby possum on Sunday morning. The bad news is that possums apparently have litters of around 20! On Tuesday morning we found a full grown raccoon who had dug up quite a bit of sod by the patio. Robert's research found that they smell grubs, bugs, etc. and dig up everything to get to them. After a couple of drives out to the country to let the animals go, he's trying some grub killer and hasn't reset the trap yet. We didn't know we were moving into an urban version of Wild Kingdom!

Baby possum

Raccoon

Torn up sod

• Most of last week was spent unpacking and shopping, and on Friday Ma & Bob (Robert's grandparents) came to stay with us before the big 60th anniversary celebration with the whole family in Fredericksburg. We all drove to F-burg on Saturday and stayed in the Fredericksburg Inn through Monday. We had a great time visiting with Robert's uncles and their families. Claire got lots of attention and especially enjoyed getting to nap in a couple of people's arms (including cousin Ashlee).
  
  
  
• Next up - Mom and Dad are coming on Wednesday to see us (meaning Claire :) ). We're all looking forward to seeing them!