Moving...or not?

Funny story: Michael was getting a package delivered to our new address, but the delivery man "knew" where we live and didn't bother to read the written address...delivered it directly to the old address. Note: must let all the delivery people know personally that we're moving!

We've been working insane hours to get everything out and the apartment ready for some judicious repainting. After seven years there, at least a few of the walls need some work!

Over the past few weeks, we've been making multiple trips a night to take boxes and containers and mattresses to the new house. Last Saturday night was the first night Jeremy, Michael, and I slept over. Since Jeremy's plan is to sleep in a hammock whose attachment points have not yet been created, the poor thing was on the floor. That said, it was very much like camping, given the lack of doors and general privacy. But it's all ours! We feel so lucky. We can see the moon rise (at this time of year, anyway) from our bed, as well as the dawn's colors. Yes, I'm inadvertently waking at dawn every morning.

Florence finally got her bed, so she was able to sleep over last night, and James brought his mattress over.

Yes, there are still a lot of boxes, but we're just so happy to be here.

There are a lot of developments to report:

1. Florence's bed-under-the-stairs is done!

2. And Ashley's bed has arrived







3. We are getting interior doors (still no handles!)

This is a period door which came with the house

4. We have our wrought-iron fall protection gratings! (Covered more in another story)

In the living room

As seen from outside

5. Michael has his office set up (except for air conditioning, which is hard at the moment)

Michael's lair

6. We have most of the light fixtures
7. The kitchen works!

Yes, there are boxes
and china everywhere...

It's a stacked set

The panel on the right is removable, allowing them exploration
time while we're at home

8. Florence and Jeremy constructed "bunnygate" so that we can contain some of the inevitable mess, as well as put them to bed at night.
9. The washing machine and dryer have arrived, and will be hooked up soon

10. We have boxes everywhere! It's extraordinary how much we have to put away (and how much more furniture I can't wait to buy and/or have delivered).

Love,

Alexandra