well we've actually been here for a week, but i just got the internet set up...
the kids are happy and are adjusting well. orum started school, well mandatory orientation which included a condensed class, last friday...real class starts on monday. which i'm sure will the beginning of ghost daddy considering that he's only made it home 2 nights the past week before bedtime and that was without real classes...
there are defintely some differences...here are our top 10
1. preschool admissions is just like on the movies...intense...iq tests, tours, applications, teacher recommendations, and more...Renee is in school now..she has recieved an official acceptance letter and starts on tuesday.
2. everyone here has dogs...including the previous tenants, and i don't mean cute little purse dogs...big nasty hairy dogs! after a week of cleaning i'm still finding dog hair when i sweep and mop. it has been my mission to obliterate it...and after 10 rounds of mopping you would think it was gone, but not the case...
3. there is one target 20 minutes away...not a super target, but it does have its own perks...its connected to a mall, and it's 2 stories! i didn't know that there was such a thing! 
there are 2 options for going up/down the elevator or the escalator, which also includes one for buggies in the center. the kids love to watch it! there is also a convienent parking garage for the rainy days, which have been almost everyday...
4. we found rolly polly today...although they need to be schooled in "extra honey mustard"
5. you soon become immune to sirens...its usually just an ambulance. we do live next to a direct route to several hospitals...
6. you must lock your house...as many of you know i didn't even have a key to my last house! the back door was always unlocked. we now have a deadbolt on each door and they stay locked at all times...noone has tried to come in yet, but there are plenty of little feet around here that have tried to escape.
7. there are a shortage of trash cans--apparently a neighbbor has already stolen one of our 2 and had claimed it by writing their number on it with pink fingernail polish...they can have it. surely, we don't have enough trash to fill up 2 cans a week!?
8. the zoo has "swimming hole"-- i found it disgusting, but the kids being the good listeners they were that day escaped out of the stroller and dove it...fully dressed! i had extra clothes for elijah, but renee had to ride home naked...
9. buy milk whenever you see it...the grocery store/walmart is also 20 minutes away, so my goal is to not run out of milk...there's no "orum pick some milk up on your way home."
10. the iphone does not always give accurate directions...i'm begining to think that maybe the city has a deal with them to take you over the river whenever possible to collect the toll to get back across...does anyone else think it's so weird that there's only a toll on one side of the bridge? we were trying to go to the aquarium, which i knew was downtown, but i followed my map instead of my instinct...it took up across the river and to the ferry boat, what? paid toll to get back across...
11. same day cable hook-up! you just go to cox and pick up a box, hook it up and it works! no waiting for the usually creepy cable man to come do it for you! (i know that was 11, but i was so happy to not miss the olympics while waiting for him to come!)
i still have a couple of boxes to unpack--which are all piled in the laundry room. i'll post some picures of the house soon...
6 comments:
I've missed you dearly in blogland!
I hate to admit it, but I've been a slacker on the baby shower. Any wonderfully fabulous suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated! Still have my e-mail? It's trinity171@msn.com
I will need the stuff for next weekend, but I don't mind picking it up. Just let me know how to get it :)
Your post made me laugh numerous times. You were so descriptive! Sounds like this is going to be quite the adventure! Good luck defending your trash can from the scavengers! And, collecting all the dog hair balls around your house...gross!
PS-is your house pink? :)
Glad you are safe. Although you make it sound like your safety could easily be jeopardized.
I need to come visit you.
Cox communications is in LA, huh? I have a minor beef with them right now, over a city they won't let me get DSL in because it's a "Cox exclusive" city and they would have charged us $12,000 to put in cable. . . But it's awesome that you could just pick up the box and go! How handy.
Sounds like you've got a few interesting things to maneuver out there—best of luck with all of it! Especially the nasty swimming hole. . . ewww
Ahhhhh, where are you? How am I supposed to do my own baby nursery? HUH?! Actually, I have not only bedding but also all new pottery barn goodies on the way! The shower curtain with the leaves on it, and the cute bathmat and hand towel that match. I got the little owl Brooke pillow for Ellie's bed. It is going to be CUTE! I will send pics. WHEN will you be home? I did like 10 new layouts and NO one to tell. I mean, who really cared?! Tell Orum to hurry up and graduate! Melanie
Don't you just love the city? I remember having those same experiences when we moved to Seattle. Don't worry you will eventually get used to not having a walmart near by. At least I did. It was hard.
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