Still homeless...

...but hopefully not for much longer.

It took several days and many anguished calls with our property manager, but yesterday we finally got the water turned on at our house, which meant we could also get the house cleaned. Today we got a shipment of items that had been in storage here. Tomorrow our new bed is scheduled to be delivered. So by Saturday, or at the very latest Sunday, we should officially be living in our house again.

We've gotten over the initial shock of walking into a house that had been a rental property for three years and was still dirty, cold and lacking utilities, and are now looking forward to getting settled in. Having said that, in many ways it was the best possible thing for us to spend this week in comfortable houses (I've been spending all day with Gretchen and Baby, but crashing at another friend's place because there's not enough room for all of us there). It's helped us to be more rested and relaxed. Best of all, Baby has been a champion--in good spirits, no apparent jet lag, hardly complaining about being hauled around town in and out of the car, eating well, etc.

Now, if things can only go so well when I return to work tomorrow...