The journal has been packed for the last few days. On Saturday we woke at 6 a.m. to try and finish packing, but when Jon and Erin arrived we still had the kitchen and bathroom to do. The kitties were locked in the bedroom, and all the boxes and furniture were piled in the family room.

It took about three hours to do the first load. We stopped and had take-out Rockies for lunch at the condo, and while we were eating a woman from upstairs came down and volunteered her niece and two nephews to help us move. They didn’t seem to pleased, especially as it was raining pretty heavily.

After the second load was done, we picked up some litter from MadCat and then came back to collapse. Pookie took a lot of time getting used to things – I sat with him in the closet for an hour while Bailey explored. After awhile he ventured out. We were able to get the bedroom together and then fell straight asleep.

On Sunday my dad picked us up at 7 a.m. to move the couch, a chair, and some other bits from their house. The uHaul was frozen shut and we had to poor hot water on the door to open it. After we had gotten everything back to the condo, we unpacked for awhile and then headed out around 11 a.m. to catch the bus to the fabric store. The walk to the bus took us through our little park and by the zoo – I love our neighborhood!

At Westgate we bought some bedroom lamp and a different shower curtain at TJMaxx, then spent $100 on fabric for curtains. My parents picked us up and we went for a nice lunch at the Tutto Pasta in Middleton, then to Whole Foods for some especial, and back to the condo to do more unpacking.

First floor window = kitty TV

We tried out the bread maker and had some… interesting first results. Apparently “vital wheat gluten” is indeed vital when using whole wheat flour, or you end up with a lumpy, rock-hard poo.

I also managed to make curtains for the bedroom and living room before we went to bed. Oh, and our shower rocks!

Today it was back to work as usual. Garry came with me and then headed to the apartment to clean, clean, clean. The #4 bus isn’t exactly high-class since it comes from the South transfer point, but the stop is less than a block away.

I went out to eat with Jon and Holly, and I paid for Jon as a thank you for helping us move in the cold and the rain (I’ve promised Erin I’ll help her paint her new house).

After work I went to Cap Foods and picked up some vital wheat gluten and some bread flour, then I met Garry coming back from the apartment and we went home together.

This evening we did yet more unpacking – I put away about half the clothes and Garry put the den/computer room together. Man, do we ever have a lot of crap! I managed to make a real loaf of bread (sooo yummy) and I used our stove for the first time to make dinner.

A Work of Art

So here we are in out beautiful new bedroom with stripy new curtains, listening to the dishwasher running (a dishwasher!), and getting ready for our third night in our new condo. Yay!