First Night

T'was our first night in the new apartment last night. Here is a snapshot of the move...part one...

the cable internet guy did not show up for his 4:15 appt. when I called them they told me there were bigger problems all over and he can't come. and then I made another appointment for Monday.

the satellite receiver won't work, as I think it is the wrong cable in the wall. so have to sort that out on Monday as well. I do have internet access though...I'm borrowing from a neighbor...

the phone works - yahoo! now I am waiting to see if the buzzer works too, as my friend K. is coming over to help me with the last two bins of heavy stuff in the car. Then we are going shopping.

the boys have settled right in, and love playing all through the apartment. They are passed out on the bed here last evening. Now they are wrestling on the floor...

I ordered pizza last night but because my buzzer wasn't hooked up until today, I had to go downstairs and meet him. I didn't care at that point, as I was damned hungry!

I had to SCRUB the brown stained kitchen sink. The former tenant did not clean it at all. It took me two different cleaners - Vim with bleache and CLR (which did nothing) and an hour's worth of elbow grease to get it glimmering again, as it should be. I hate a dirty sink. Clearly someone left old dirty water in there for a length of time, according to the ring around the sink.

the sun shines in my aparment during the day, which is going to be nice for my plants when I bring them home from the office. I can even see the stars from my living room window and balcony. I am hoping to also see the northern lights once we get a clear night. There are no lights behind my apartment building as it faces the woods and a hill.

I love my new apartment and cannot wait to get settled once the movers bring my stuff on Monday afternoon. It will be a piece of work alright, but I will plug away at it, and hopefully be unpacked by the weekend.

the carpets were cleaned either the yesterday or the day before and the apartment was like a Roman steam bath...so I opened the windows and the dry air outside wasn't long claiming the moisture. The windows all open, and have screens on them, so when I need to cool off the apartment, I can easily do so. I also have a door to the balcony, not patio doors either. The cats have discovered the wide window sills too, to sit on. I may have to get a bird feeder to see what we can attract for them to watch.

the baseboard heaters are covered in a wooden casing, which is nicer than the ugly metal. The blinds are metal slats, narrow ones, and in excellent shape. I have curtains for that window, green ones. Good thing I brought my own curtain rod as there is no sign of one ever having been there. They must have plastered over the holes the last time they painted.

Time to get back to unpacking...