Moving!

Don't have much time to say a whole lot right now, but we finally got to the stage where beginning to move was possible! Ok, there's still a TON of work to do. But the kitchen is set up with everything it needs to function--minus a missing drawer, and the cupboard doors, and some shelving in the cupboards. But, that's "extras" that we can live without. Knowing it was coming, I moved a bunch of the children's toys and books over, so that they would feel more like it IS home and they have things to occupy themselves with besides finding hammers and nails, and putting said nails where they don't belong with the borrowed hammer. :) And then Jere got the cabinets re-made yesterday so the fridge would actually fit, and the sink installed. So, today was big moving day #1! Jere's sisters kindly helped out... again... thanks girls!!!!!!... and washed a huge backed-up stack of dishes for me, so all the dishes we moved over were clean. I hauled laundry basket after laundry basket out of one house, up the ladder, and into the other house, only to empty it and start all over again. It's easier to carry than boxes, when you need at least one hand to make it up the ladder! There are still many things that need to be moved from one kitchen to the other, but we did have supper over there this evening. Whoopee! Then Jaron enthusiastically helped me learn to load the dishwasher and get it started--soon, it will be his and Eliott's job. They're pretty excited about running the buttons, at least! So, tonight I'll be going to bed with the good feeling that the dishes are clean. Ahh. Now, just to find an automated way to give those boys a haircut yet tonight...