I actually unpacked 5 boxes today. The weekend was quiet enough that I finally unwound from last week's stress and really feel caught up today. I kept up with the laundry (though I still have a lot to put away), baked cookies with Sam, and worked on the kids' rooms!
In fact, the kids' rooms are almost completely unpacked. It's amazing how much larger the girls' room looks without all the boxes stacked up everywhere. I don't know yet how I want to organize everything -- I want to put up some shelves but I hate to poke holes in the wallpaper until I'm sure where I want everything.
While Sam was at preschool today I spent an hour and a half putting all his train tracks together in his room. I dug through his huge toy box and all the boxes and drawers of toys to find all the pieces. It covers his bedroom floor. It was a lot of fun, and Anna enjoyed playing along with me while we sorted through it all. He was duly impressed when he got home and spent the rest of the afternoon playing with his trains in there.
Anna is now saying "Heh-woh? Hi! OK! Buh-bye!" whenever she finds anything that could possibly serve as a telephone. She also says, "all 'board! Ch..ch..ch..ch.. woo woo! Choo choo!" It's so cute.
One thing I'm a little puzzled by is her constant use of the word "no" when she means "yes." I'm not sure if I should worry about it or let it resolve on its own. I keep telling her, "you mean 'yes'" and tonight she actually said yes once, after much prompting.
Elli's school got a visit from the fire department today. The kids all got to see the fire truck, sit in the firemen's seats, and go inside the ambulance. If I had know that was happening today, I would have put a message on her Dynavox to tell her classmates, "I rode in an ambulance once, but I was too sick to remember it." I hope that we never repeat that experience, but at the same time, the pessimistic side of me is resigned to the idea. I've always known that some day I'd be calling the squad to our house, but I don't think that one time was my last. Not something I choose to dwell on though.
Now I just have to get the rest of the house in order -- I'm having a Pampered Chef party Thursday as sort of a housewarming/come see the new place kind of thing. One of Scott's coworkers has been badgering him (in a nice way) for months to get me to have one. Now they have these awesome new knives that I'm really hoping to get for free. I love a good knife. Say, if anyone wants to come, drop me a line or give me a call! It'll be a great party!
