Here are a few photos (that you may have already seen on Facebook) that shows the boys (including one furry one) surviving amidst the boxes! The movers arrived on schedule that Thursday (December 1st) and delivered our stuff in fine fashion. Our driver was the BEST! The crew that loaded us up in Des Moines was AWESOME! The crew that unloaded us here in Kentucky was... okay. I can't complain too much. They got the stuff into the house without destroying anything, but they were a little disorganized and not so keen on following instructions on where to put the boxes or which ones had "this end up" marked CLEARLY on them. Oh well. We would totally recommend Lint/United Van Lines to anyone.
We ate off of paper plates for a few more days. We slept on matresses with blankets and no sheets a couple of nights. We survived.
Derek started work on Wednesday. Thank goodness for DS games and the forethought of my husband to pack up the small flat-screen TV and a rabbit-ear antenna. We were able to tune in some digital stations and kept quite occupied. That evening my parents arrived and we were glad to have them here to visit and share with us the beginnings to our new home.
We visited them at their hotel across the river in Indiana! We had dinner (which was interesting... we ordered and then waited an hour for our food!) and then enjoyed a swim. It was a relaxing evening.
The next morning came and things were full-throttle at that point. Derek was off to work (he came back mid morning for a bit to see how things were going) and the movers were here to leave all the boxes!!! The boys really liked time with Nana and Poppy. The internet was hooked up that afternoon. And then the unloading began.
We were THRILLED that Derek was already busy seeing cases that first day! (Wednesday was more of an orientation.. Thursday he was on clinics!) He had two cases and came home very happy! Yay!
My mom and dad were on the road back home Friday... and I worked to get things into place in the kitchen first. We had service people come to reconstruct bunk beds and hook up appliances. And I even got the boys registered for school. We had to wait the weekend to see where they got assigned.
We were optimistic that the boys might get assigned to a school near us... but also knew that there might be a chance that would not happen. We had seen the six or so school buses every morning and afternoon that took the children of the neighborhood to schools all across the city. We had heard the stories about how you might live within a mile of your "resides" school, but then get bussed to another school across town... and spend up to an hour or so on the trip... one way. We were nervous, but hoping for the best.
Well, Monday came and we hadn't heard anything by about 10am. We wanted a heads-up so that we had time to get the boys supplies and the appropriate clothes for the required uniform standards of whichever school they got. I had had to list two schools near to us and two schools in another group that happened to be downtown Louisville and rank them. I called to get the news.The boys got assigned my last choice: a school a good 30 to 40 minute drive FOR ME (a bus would be longer) away. We were not happy. We decided to look into private schools and got a tour of one that Monday afternoon.
It was a school recommended to us by Derek's boss. His son went there and he and his wife were very happy with it. It would be only a 15 minute drive for me to take the boys. And that is where we stand now... in the middle of the application process. We are waiting to hear (after completing the boys' placement testing and a family interview with the principal) when/if the boys get to attend starting after the break.
Meanwhile, we hold "Nestor Elementary" as Mom (me) tries to keep the boys school-minded and in gear to head back to school. :-)
The sea of boxes was pretty much gone from the main living areas and bedrooms a week after their arrival. Derek got done with the garage yesterday. He was amazing getting this done and my car was able to park in the garage last night. (Some old appliances wait for Habitat for Humanity to come pick them up next week and this keeps Derek from parking his car in the garage, too.) Just need to get the boys on their schedule with school and we will be well settled in. It will be nice to enjoy Christmas with everything in place.
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