YEP, WE MOVED!!!!!

Finally, we have moved. If you are in the area, please stop by. We don't have any living room furniture yet, but you are welcome at our table.

After being told we didn't have a moving truck, yet we had 21 people ready to move us - God worked a miracle. We got a 24' truck. While we were getting the truck, FEBC people emptied the house into the driveway. Dad backed up the truck and within two hours, we were loaded and ready to go.

When we got to VH, we started unloading the truck while lunch was being prepared. After eating an amazing lunch courtesy of Dan & Emily, we unloaded the rest. Dan was an amazing director. Micah "obeyed" and the furniture was in place. D, E, M & B took off and finished off their foursome at El Pueblo's in Portage. E & D returned the truck for us. M & B returned to Ft. Wayne.

Unpacking was going as planned until we opened a blue plastic tub. Inside was the computer printer. The ink in the cartridge leaked. It was pooled in the bottom of the tub. Both the inside and the outside of the printer was soaked in ink. We tried cleaning it up, but it seemed hopeless. Tonight, it is in the trash. While cleaning it up, we took it to the basement to clean it out in the utility sink. On the way, several drops fell on the brand new carpet. We spent most of two days cleaning up the spots. It would look like it was gone, but after drying it reappeared. It was very frustrating. We might get a carpet cleaner and see if that helps.

The kitchen was very frustrating. There aren't very many cabinets, about 1/3 of what I had in Portage. So, we bought a cheap cabinet and used a bookshelf that Bruce made long time ago. The shelf holds my cookbooks. The cabinet holds food. My dishes are in the cabinet in the dining room. It is a little bit of a hassle getting used to it, but it is only temporary. Three years will pass faster than we can even imagine. Just think, we get to move all this junk again in three years. Yikes!

Betsey, notice the kitchen window – recognize any wedding stuff? I should have lit them for the picture, but I didn't think of it. The cabinet shelves aren't tall enough for maple syrup, vegetable oil or my spice racks. That is why everything is all over the counters. I don't like the look, but like I said before, it is only temporary. So many times while we were unpacking we kept dreaming of what we would do with this townhouse if we owned it. But, we don't want to spend money on something that isn't ours.

The table is nailed permanently to the wall. It is so strong, I stood on it to put the nic-nacs on the shelf. Since it isn't moving, I took advantage of putting stuff under it.

We did our first grocery shopping trip. We discovered that we don't want to buy groceries in VH. It is richville and very expensive. The next town over has an Aldi and several grocery stores. Next week we are going to try them. Mundelein is a little worse than Portage. That is the place to shop. Aldi is just three miles from our house.

Our two week old stove and microwave. The owner of the townhouse was told by the realtor that she needed to replace both before putting it on the market. Then when the house didn't sell, she rented it to us. God is good!

Well, at least the kitchen is done. Dad's books are on the shelves. I started putting the school books on the shelves, but stopped because my shipment of new books should be here tomorrow or Wednesday. It will be Christmas in August!

Hope you enjoyed our tale of woe. Come see us one and all.