Where is the table?

OK, everybody, moving and a little illness has kept from blogging but I'll get back on-line fully soon. A couple of quick notes, however. The boys are adapting very well to the new house. It had to be a bit strange because they went to school two Wednesdays ago from the old house and came home to the new one. This was helped considerably by having Pops around, which pleased the boys greatly. Jamie was initially displeased by the house and yard since none of his toys were unpacked yet (this is a kid version of those people on real estate shows who say they don't like a house because the furniture is ugly). But now that the toys are coming out of the boxes he is more receptive, though any time he bangs his head or foot on something unexpected he says "I don't want to live in this house." The first couple of weeks have been a little rough around the edges, though. We've had to turn the water off, lost the dryer and the fridge at various times, so even our most basic parental duties of feeding them and clothing them have only barely been met.

For his part, Connor has been non-plussed. Even when the boxes were piled high throughout the house, we had his ramp and cars set up. He marched in, didn't even look around and starting sending the cars down and was happy. He has been a bit confused about where things are in the house, however. Over the first few days he would periodically end up by himself in an empty room at one end of the house calling out, a bit anxiously "Mommy? Dada? Jamie?" Also, at one point after we washed hands, we told him to go to the dinner table. As often, he good-naturedly said OK and then marched off into the bedroom. We turned him around and he went into another bedroom. Finally he asked, not at all impatiently, "Where is the table?" It's a feeling we've all had in some form, frankly.

But we are meeting some kids on the street already and the boys are like riding their various vehicles around the block. There is also a pool and a playground literally around the corner and we have made much use of this already. The boys are sleeping in same room together as well. Jamie is usually so tired by the end of the day that he tells Connor to be quiet for us. They are taking a little too much advantage of being able to get out of bed and come into our room, but all in all its been a success. More soon...