Day 183

Sorry I have been so slow on the uptake, but you all understand. We are finally in the house. Was is easy? Of course not, but nevertheless we are in. When I last left you, we closed on the house and were set to move on Saturday morning. So of course when we woke up Saturday morning, it was fully pouring here. We showed up at the house at 9:30 am to get the keys and to let them know we would be back at noon as our movers were scheduled to arrive between 12-1. At 9:30, their movers were there shuffling in and out of the house with stuff, but it literally looked the same as it did during our walkthrough on the prior Sunday. The movers they hired were also hired to pack their stuff, so they didn't do anything. I heard from a neighbor that they saw the previous owner playing golf Friday afternoon. What a jackass. The basement was an absolute disaster. Their bedroom was full. Clothes were everywhere. The daughters room was full. The bathrooms looked like bombs went off inside. We knew then - not a chance they'd be done by noon. The wife didn't even know we were coming at 9, let alone that day. When I told her "you signed something saying differently" she replied "I did?" Of course she didn't her husband signed her signature. Like with everything else, she was completely in the dark on this.
So the rush began. We showed up at 12:30 and they still had a long way to go. Our cleaning crew was also scheduled for 12:30. Luckily for us, everyone was late. Its a good thing because the other movers were still at it at 2:30. Our movers came at 2 and had to move in while their movers were moving out. Their movers left at 4 to go to his temporary apartment, but left the basement full and half of the garage had their stuff in it as well. The worst was the couch in the office. They said they would be back in a couple of hours to get the rest of the stuff.

The couch - they tried everything to get this couch out of the office and couldn't do it. The door was off the frame. The scratched the frame severely. The got half of it out. The put a small hole in the wall. They got it all the way out, but couldn't turn it. They put a giant hole in the ceiling while doing so. I had enough. They finally decided to leave it in the office and would come back, chop it in half, and put in back together on Tuesday. They also agreed to come back and fix the holes and scratches on Tuesday. You go the short version, but this went on for 2 hours. They finally left in the 6 pm hour, but left the place a mess. Our cleaning crew did all they could do, but had to come back today to clean the basement, office, and two bathrooms.

We didn't unpack anything until Sunday. Saturday was spent standing around watching movers and cleaners. MD and the kids were in town as well, and they came by Saturday. Jace and I wrestled in the empty grate room to alieve some of the stress. Sunday after some unpacking, Leah went to pick up her mom at the airport and I played some soccer with Jace in my mom's backyard. He was in his full uniform, shin guards, the whole thing. It was real cute. I was trying to teach him some pointers. As many of you know, I was a pretty good soccer player when I was younger. I peaked at age 13 - I know it. I loved playing with him. As good as it was with Jace, I cannot wait until that is my own kid. But we all know Leah will have a girl. It is inevitable. Even the room the baby will live in is already pink. We are 5 weeks away from knowing, but you will be kept posted. By the way, our niece Reese is such a cutie. I tried to hold her and practice as much as I could this weekend. I think I could have a little girl and love it just as much as if I had a boy. I am almost there - almost.

Leah's mom has been an incredible help. I woke up at 8 am Monday morning and 75% of the kitchen was already done. I type this - its Tuesday at almost 5 PM and the house is starting to come together. We are missing a lot of our furniture which will be arriving over the next month or so, but we are dealing just fine. Other than the TV debacle (its in, but the delivery guy screamed at Leah for no reason, refused to do the set up, and the left the empty box in the middle of my driveway), the hole in the ceiling, and the lack of packing from the previous owners, it has been a positive experience. I love living here. Its such a great neighborhood. I truly feel like this is my home. Leah is happy and feeling good. I am off work until Friday. Life is good. I will post some pictures of the new house when I can. The picture you see is from April when we first bought the house.

Song of the Day: "Its All Good" by Hammer