Monday: first day alone

Today was my first day alone while Ben worked. It went by rather quickly. My major goals of the day were to finish unpacking/cleaning the kitchen, do the laundry, and have lunch with Dad. I had several other goals if those were finished.

I got two of the three goals completed; I didn't get to the laundry. Dad and I went to the good cafeteria at Hope and it was good. It was nice to see him. When I got home I still had a long ways to go on the kitchen, but Flurry was begging me to take a nap with her. So I did. However, I still managed to get the kitchen finished. The cupboards are completely full, but I did manage to fit almost everything that we use on a semi-normal basis in them. I did have to put a package of flour in the freezer though.


I forgot a picture from yesterday. It was a lovely day out, so we spent quite a bit of time in the sun room/porch area.

Sunday: church and picnic

This morning we went to Engedi church. I liked it, although I did get rather sad at one point because my friends weren't there. I know I'll make new friends, but they won't be the same.

Then we went over to Travis and Allison's for dinner. It was a beautiful day out so we grilled. We also tried to play a little frisbee, but it was rather windy.

Ben starts work tomorrow and I think I'm having some sympathy nerves for him. I feel like something big is going to happen tomorrow, but I don't expect anything big to happen to me. I do have a list of things I'm hoping to get done though, including finishing unpacking the kitchen.

Saturday: Mom

Today is the anniversary of Mom's death. I've been mulling over a topic for this post, but wasn't able to come up with a good one. While I may not have much to say this year, I still love her and still miss her.

Friday: family nap

This week of vacation has been rough on Ben and I, so after our one errand today we were both exhausted. So we took a nap. Flurry joined us. It ended up being two hours. While it isn't that unusual for me to take a nap that long, it is a bit surprising this week since I've been getting plenty of sleep.

In other news, it's amazing what was in my kitchen in NY that I couldn't find. For example, I had two small cans of shortening. I needed some more, but couldn't find any. So I bought three sticks (that was the smallest amount). I threw out one can, but I still have too much shortening. I also found a little jar of curry powder that I didn't realize we had. (So we made curry this evening.)

Thursday: broken

This morning I had a new flavor of yogurt. It wasn't as good as I was hoping. But Flurry still enjoyed the half-lid that I let her have.

I also found the third broken thing from the move. The first two were rather minor items. But seriously, can you believe that they didn't pack the silverware...er, plasticware...better?!?

Wednesday: more settling in

Today's "big" activity was getting groceries. We decided to go to Meijer. I really like Meijer, and they've updated the store quite a bit since I've been there last. (For those that don't know, I guess Meijer is similar to a Wal-Mart...but better.) The food selection is better than the close grocery store in Owego and probably similar to Wegmans.

We also got several boxes unpacked today. Ben got the TV all set up. And I found the sheets! I was actually looking for some pins for sewing, but they were being rather elusive. And I keep getting hot at night, so the sleeping bags had to go.

Flurry says hi. She's glad to have been let out of the bedroom.

Tuesday: stuff

Today the movers dropped off our stuff. It turns out that we have a lot of stuff. It fit so neatly into our house, and so not neatly into the new house/storage area.

We've got the important things set up, like the computers. I also emptied 2.5 boxes in the kitchen, mainly while looking for things to make spice tea with. I also want to get the kitchen boxes finished to move some other things around, but that will happen tomorrow.