Our Triumphant Arrival!

Well, you already know there is never a dull moment around here! We did leave Monday morning for DC. 1058 miles according to Google. We spent 12 hours traveling and the kids were fantastic. We stopped just east of Lexington, KY and felt great about being over halfway there, and the worst of the roads were behind us. We anticipated a lovely, shorter day Tuesday. alas, that was not to be...

No, I didn't get a ticket! I was driving with my mother!! The car, which had been in twice already for radiator issues, suddenly began overheating and steaming. We ended up on the side of the freeway calling USAA. Can I tell you how much I LOVE their Roadside Assist program?!! We also had to call a Taxi- 2 adults and 4 kids won't fit in with the tow truck guy!

Here is the nice tow truck man. Joshua took this shot. He stayed with me while my mom took the girls on ahead in the taxi. The taxi guy got us hooked up with a back yard mechanic who took an hour and $40 to fix it. Whoo-hoo!

This is how we spent that hour! The double bonus is that the guy had his shop accross the street from a school with a great playground. The kids were thrilled. As was I. It still took a 3 hour chunk out of the day to get it all done. And then we never seemed to get in a groove. We stopped so many times it felt like we'd never arrive. But well after dark- around 11pm we did finally get to home-sweet-home!

And here it is! I love it! Its so roomy and the kids have so many different floors to play on. The yard is wonderful and the neighborhood is wonderful and Dan did a wonderful job of getting things set up. He actually was amazing. He had unpacked a LOT. And he had our room and the basement room pretty much done, so that meant there were 2 places in the house that were areas of serenety, with no boxes.

Aack! Where am I going to put all this stuff?!!! The kitchen is small, but we have worked it out and it is feeling like home. Dan is cross, but I put labels on the cupboards so I don't have to open every single one till I find what I want. Tacky? Yes. But not permanent.

The kids loved having my mom stay for a few days. And I did too! She let me and Dan go on a date to the DC Temple. That was the highlight of the week for me. Plus, she really helped me get things organized and to get a plan together for how I wanted things. The house feels like our house now and when I wake up and walk downstairs I look around and think, yep, I like it! there are still a bunch of boxes in the basement. We have to figure out how to store all the stuff that use to be in the garage.... that is this week's chore. Anyway, Mom left on Saturday. Dan and Joshua used the Metro to get her there and then they went to the Zoo.

Joshua had a great time at the Zoo, just him and his dad. Joshua liked the Salamander the best.

And today I finally got my internet! The nice cable guy came and hooked up the TV and computer and I am a happy girl! If I didn't have actual work to do, I would spend the rest of the day huddled down here at the computer checking on all the things I've missed this past week!