Reconnected And It Feels So Good

Short post today as I am so exhausted, my fingernails hurt. We finally got our sea shipment delivered yesterday and with the help of my awesome mother-in-law, we got all of the beds made and most of the decorations put up by the end of the day. It's starting to feel like home!

As happy as we were to have all of our things back, we were less than happy with the actual moving process with this particular crew. The men were nice enough, but after having a late start and having me make tea for them 3 times, they proceeded to tell us at 3pm that due to the EU working time directive, they'd be leaving at 5 to fulfill their required 9.5 hours of rest. At that point, the beds had been assembled, but most boxes were still packed and strewn everywhere. We all frantically jumped in and started to unload boxes so that we could get rid of all of the debris.

At 4:40, the crew stopped and the lead mover had me sign the papers. He suggested we just unpack the rest of the boxes ourselves and throw the boxes outside--no big deal. Stegen's desk was not assembled and 6 big boxes were still in his office unopened. He rushed me to sign the paperwork without a final walk-through and breezed out of the door without picking up all of the bits and pieces of debris throughout the house.

Stegen needed his desk put together immediately because we had the internet company coming the next day. Instead of the "white glove" service that we were promised, we ended up with a mess and stayed up until 1am putting the desk together and unpacking the rest of the boxes. After unpacking all of the boxes, we found that I was missing a single shoe and our Xbox 360, remotes, and Apple TV had all suddenly vanished too.

I've been in contact with the corporate side of the moving company and they are beginning a full "investigation" of the Xbox disappearance. I hope they figure things out soon--mama ain't happy!

Other than that, the house is fantastic and our things fit beautifully into it (I'll post pictures soon). Audrey is flourishing at Badgemore and we've been told that she may be taking a few of her subjects with the Year 2 students since she's performing above standard! This is the beauty of attending a school with such a small student body--the teachers have the time and resources to really get to know their students and keep them challenged. She also just found out today that she has been cast as one of the four angels in their upcoming Christmas musical. I seriously love it here.

Dorian has also been loving his preschool and always cries hysterically when I try to take him home--is he trying to tell me something?

Anyway, our internet is up and I no longer feel like a cave woman. A full night's rest on a comfy bed and I'll be back tomorrow with pictures and a smarter post!