And let the Craziness Begin..or Maybe Continue

The boys got up early this morning, and I quickly went around trying to prepare for the movers to come. Yet, when they arrived at 9am I realized that I was no where close to ready for the team of movers that besieged our apartment. They had workers literally in every room. I first went around with the supervisor and his assistant and went through what stayed and went in each room. The assistant would then mark the door, item, etc with a sticker for the workers. I also had to indicate where in the new house it needed to go.

It is not until they box up your stuff that you realize how much stuff you actually own. Now remember that we have no furniture from the old place coming with us. Yet, we still managed to pack half a small truck full. They were extremely fast, sometimes faster than us, as they ended up packing up the paint and Spackle that Dustin wanted left out. It was in a box and in the truck before we even thought to say something. The move was chaotic and a little stressful for me, but was going smoothly. We had the boys staged with our ayi (we paid to have her come watch the boy in all the chaos) in front of the TV with one of their favorite movies (Ice Age). Yet, when they got down to the last things in the house it was clear the boys were really getting agitated. It was close to lunch and Josh was hungry, and he completely lost it when they unhooked his booster seat from his chair and began to put it into a box. He literally ran across the room sobbing "cha" (his way of saying the word chair). We quickly scooped him up and tried to sooth him, but it was no use. So, Hong Li and I bundled up the now both sobbing boys (they tend to both cry when one or the other is crying) and headed to the clubhouse and the indoor park (it was raining pretty good today and cold). This seemed to do the trick. We ran into a lot of Danny's friends and classmates which was nice for him as he missed them being home sick all week.

Dustin stayed behind and did the final walk through with the supervisor to make sure nothing was missed. We then grabbed some McDonalds and headed over to the new house. If we thought the pack up was chaotic, the move in was even crazier. There were again people everywhere. This time they were unpacking our things, or at least the things they put in their plastic containers. I was running from one room to another trying to help direct where things went and where boxes should go. Finally, we were madly trying to unpack as fast as we could so they could have their plastic containers back. I had every counter in every bathroom, and kitchen covered and much of the floor space in Josh's room covered in boxes.

After the movers left, I worked to get the beds made up for the boys so they could take naps, and then my ayi and I began working again. I put things away and Hong Li worked on cleaning the incredibly dirty floors. Dustin and Tom went to buy us our new ride (or my new ride I should say) a new scooter (I promise pictures soon).

We made some good headway, and after thanking Hong Li for all her help during our crazy day, we crashed on our new sofa and relaxed watching, yes, you guessed it, Ice Age.