Warp Speed

The last few weeks have flown by at warp speed! It seems like it was just Thanksgiving, and yet we've already passed Christmas and have rolled right into the new year. In fact, January is already half-over! We have been consumed with packing, moving and unpacking. Wow.

But....We are officially in our new house!

The big move was last weekend, January 9th. We recruited a lot of help, and then had to call for back-ups when we hit a snag with weather related issues...such as the movers and the POD company were not allowed to use our driveway because it is new construction, and the cement had not cured. PODS was kind enough to give us 2-hours to unpack a giant container full of stuff. The city of Kirtland would not let them park it on the street because of a snow related parking ban. Awesome. The moving company called in for a 3rd person to assist, since our driveway has a giant slope to it, and they had a bunch of heavy stuff.

All in all, this wasn't as bad as I initially thought it would be. And the bonus is the fact that the POD was unpacked at warp speed. We had planned to do this on our own during the following week that Dave and I had both taken off of work to get settled. This made unpacking that much easier, because the boxes were strategically placed in all of the correctly labeled rooms (less the few Dave didn't label!).

We are excited to be in our own home. Of course that is not to say that we didn't enjoy the time with Dave's parents. We were incredibly spoiled while living there. Extra eyes for Danny. The guilt-free ability to run errands when he was napping, knowing, home cooked meals ALL OF THE TIME, and a laundry fairy that loves to iron (seriously). Plus a lot of fun companionship sitting around the table or TV laughing and enjoying a drink. Truly the slice of life.

Danny is getting the lay of the land. Up and down. Up and down (the stairs of course). Running in circles around the kitchen islands. We have a very open floor plan, so he is doing a lot of running in circles. We have managed to get cabinet locks for most of the lower kitchen cabinets, a gate for the stairs to the basement (man was Danny pissed about that!), and outlet plugs galore. I even tried a toilet seat lock...but gave up when I couldn't figure out how to install it. What good is that when someone has to use the bathroom and a PhD is required to get the toilet seat up?! Danny is fascinated by putting his hands in the toilet water. DISGUSTING! And when the bathrooms are locked up, he heads straight for Freddy's water bowl. Which is almost big enough for an infant to bathe in. This is frequently placed on the counter to keep Danny from swimming laps. Poor Freddy.

We are also loving that he has his own playroom, that can be closed off, and no longer includes computer cables, routers, etc. on the floor. He has SO MUCH fun in there...Just playing. I love just watching him. And I don't have quite as many heart attacks, or the need to say "No" 8,000 times a day...

Yesterday, I played with him in the basement, which is just a giant slab of cement. I threw a ball, and he chased it. He was like a little golden retriever. But he had a great time, and it helped wear his endless energy out!

I will be posting some pictures soon!