++Ugh++

Not sure where to start. A lot has transpired since the last post.
++We're in our new house. Yea! So far we're loving it.
++We lived for an entire week without internet or TV. To put it in perspective...I had no idea that Ted Kennedy had died. Now there is isolation. We're back, but with some renewed resolve to make sure that electronics take up less of our lives.
++This has been the hardest move yet as far as putting stuff away. This house is slightly smaller than the last house and we got spoiled. The garage sale pile grows daily.
++Wyatt acts like it's Christmas with every box we open. He is super thrilled to see his toys and stuff for his room but just as thrilled to find the vacuum cleaner parts, the spatulas and some old hangers. He then proceeds to deliver them all over the house. No wonder we never get anything done.
++The help squad (aka Pacyna grandparents) have already come and gone. I think we would have still been swimming in boxes had it not been for them.
++LOVING the neighborhood so far. You can't tell from the photos but our house is on a weird lot that is tucked back from the street. It would be easy to forget we are here. We've had cookies, brownies, wine and Starbucks delivered along with a couple of other introductions. So nice. We also met 3-year-old Cooper who lives two doors down and were invited by his mom to a neighborhood play date tomorrow.
++Wyatt starts preschool officially next week. This week is orientation. Since he got the potty training job done I was able to enroll him in regular 3-year-old preschool. I was really surprised that quite a few places still have openings and I was able to find a spot at a school a mile from our house (sadly I think it's a sign of the economy). Wyatt came along for the tour and was really excited about the blue fire pole at the playground that's "just my size!"
++The other one keeps plugging along. She'll get her own six month wrap-up soon. Here's a short preview: sitting up, tooth, cheerios and almost crawling. She refused the let the fact that we had a lot of other things going on get in the way of checking off the milestones.
++We're still getting acclimated to things but our first impressions confirm that this is going to be a pretty good place for this family to live. As Annie said "I think I'm gonna like it here!"