Relocating - Day 2 & 3

Lewisburg welcomes you!

Such a cute town with charm and manners! Living in Chicago, I got used to dealing with an urban mentality, that living here is so refreshing! People are nice, respectful, say please and thank you. They honestly want to welcome you and help you out. People leave there doors unlocked, let their kids play outside unattended, loan you their grocery store discount card if you need it. I am even leaving metal shelving outside for the time being, an noone has tried to steal it yet!

We met a super nice lady named Arlene today at Tyler's swim lessons. She had never met me but my mom had mentioned to her that we were moving here and she had a stack of pamphlets of things for us to do. Kid friendly amusement parks, a glass museum, a community fair,a reptile zoo, even a spot for the kids to go swimming and catch minnows. Tyler has never seen a minnow, I'm afraid he might freak out. He isn't used to animals being animals, loud, smelly, even slimy. The only ones he has been exposed to are the seriously domesticated ones at the Lincoln Park Zoo, where the cows behave more like giant dogs.

Tyler is doing fantastic. He had his first swim lesson yesterday. He will have one everyday this week. There are 4 other boys in his class and he loves it. He will be a little fishy in no time. His goal is to swim well enough that he can go down the giant waterslide they have at the Milton community pool. He also made friends with the 3 children that live next door. They had a blast playing tag.

We are slowly but surely unpacking and getting settled. The bedrooms (which are huge, the 2 of them put together equal the entire size of our old apartment) are unpacked and comfy. The kitchen is unpacked, we have 18 more cabinets and 98" of counterspace more than the old apartment. Yes, I measured. The office is done and the living room is coming along nicely. I will eventually buy a couch and an entertainment armoire. I know, so adult!

The big challenge will be my studio. It would have found its home in the attic but there aren't any electrical outlets. So, it will live in the basement. There is a finished room, about 10'x 20' that will work nicely. Now, I just gotta lug all my junk down there and set it up.

Oy....

... Vey!

Today, the internet was hooked up. Only took them 1 day to come out! Suck on that Comcast! The garage man came too, he was Amish! I really liked how he said Illinois, pronouncing the S. No, David V. we are NOT dating. Tomorrow, the clean up man will come out and get rid of some of the stuff left behind by the last tenant.

We are on our way to making this house a home!

Oh, and the Subway sandwich shop here has a drive through! I have never seen that before, its amazing. Am I easily amused?

Thats it for now... I have to make my very picky child some dinner. The mission tonight is buttered noodles. Cross your fingers he eats it!

More to come from small town America... in the mean time, be well, be safe, be happy!

TTFN