Boxes, Boxes, Boxes…Oh, Look! More Boxes!

Sunday the 5th was our last slow day day with no stuff. We took the kids back to the Galleria and let them go ice skating. That mall is insane! I did get to visit the Disney store- and got myself a little something at the Texas Gifts store. We had lunch at Ninfa's- it's Mexican and was delicious.

Me gift- who wouldn't want a cowboy armadillo wine holder?

Monday morning Chuck went to work and the kids and I went to W's school to start the registration process. The movers showed up at 10:30 and unloaded our stuff. Hooray beds! and clothes! and kitchenwares! Finally! It took them until 5:30 then the kids and I went to Guadelupe's for dinner- probably be awhile before we're back there.

"Mama found mah toys!"

Tuesday was the kids first day at their new school. Madison loved her school right away, mainly because the first thing she saw was the giant library. Willow warmed up to her teacher pretty quickly (in Willow time). Once they were settled I headed home to unpack.  I've been unpacking every day since then, but my goal is to be ready for box pickup on Friday. I'm sure I'll still have things to put away- but if the boxes are out then I'll be happier.

Wednesday, our water softener and reverse osmosis purifier were installed. It took them most of the day   and now our water is perfect. No more chlorine, no more fluoride- just water.

I made another trip to the H.E.B grocery store- this time during the week so it wasn't as crazy. I love that grocery store! Oh, and I love Blue Bell ice-cream- that's on tomorrow's grocery list. Yum! It's made here in Houston and you can take tours of their dairy and get samples. Yup, on the things to do in Houston list. I also picked up a couple of wines made in Texas- so far so good.

Llano- made in Lubbock, TX! 

This one had a long horn on it.

This past weekend, the kids wanted to go skating on Saturday and Chuck wanted to eat at Hubcap Grill. It was a beautiful day and we ate outside. It took FOREVER to get our food, but Chuck said it was the best burger he'd ever had. Mine was good- but not wait-45-minutes-good.

Sunday, we had brunch at Los Cucos- a Mexican place about 2 miles from the house. It was AWESOME! Then it was off to Room to Go for a audio/video console for the game room.

Today, I finished off some boxes in the great room, got more stuff put way in the kitchen and worked a little in Madison's room. It's starting to look good! The kids got to play outside when they got home from school- it was 72 and sunny! They played ball in the cup-de-sac with the neighbor kids and rode their bikes some. It'll be good for them to have some neighborhood experiences.

Coming up this week- Chuck is in Fort Worth until Friday,  and for me-grocery shopping, another Ikea visit, and finishing the unpacking. Friday is my goal. We'll see.

 Lastly, some random notes… Cooking with gas- getting the hang of it, tiny shower- hate it!, close shopping- enjoying it, natural light in bathroom- AWESOME!, attic storage- hooray!

Nighty night!