back - sort of

We still dont have the internet totally up, its giving me weird messages, and Im typing on Dereks keyboard which has no question marks and apostrophies for some reason... instead it types é or É every time I attempt those. weird.
We are getting settled in though, less and less boxes everywhere, though the majority of whats left is in my room - I hate the mess, but by the time I get to my room in the evening, Im so tired that I dont want to tackle any of it. So Im still living out of boxes and bags. My computer table is not together yet, either and Im absolutely dreading it, the compartments, the shelves... but until its put together I cant unpack half of the boxes in my room because its all computer shit.
As for our co-existence, we are getting along very well, but our kids dont. Jamie (Dereks 3 and a half year old, adorable little son) hero worships Lydia, copies everything she does, which of course she thinks is just awfully annoying. She bosses him around, which he tolerates for a while, but when he says no (to being a reindeer, or sitting in school where Lydia is the teacher, or whatever), then she gets immediately fed up with him and demands private time in her room, which makes Jamie feel rejected and frustrated, and then he acts up and becomes defiant. Sigh. Its hard, because we decided that he should sleep over at least once a week, on Friday nights.... well see how it goes next week.
Derek and I are great together though, we support each other and love each other and live very harmoniously. I dont feel like I have to be afraid to express my feelings, though my old (just keep the peace and not say anything) personality still creeps up sometimes... I have to work on that.

We've Moved!

All done! What a weekend! So incredibly busy and stressful and funny and tiring.
Friday, my Mom and Michael came over to help me load his van, my car and finish up packing. The two guys from Silk Road movers came at 12:30 and loaded all the furniture and big boxes up to their truck - incredibly fast, they were so good! Two guys from Afghanistan, they were very careful with our stuff and very professional, and not expensive ($50 per hour). So, by around 3:30 on Friday, everything of ours was over at the new house, except the livestock (cat, rodent and fish). We went back in the old house to get them, and a few last bits that were left behind. Daisy complained the whole time over, she hates car rides. Prissy found a new home, my friends Les and Maggie (Hungarian couple who always have at least 3 cats, and they recently had to put one down due to illness, so they were "short" one). We moved her over on Wednesday and then on Thursday, they called and said Prissy ran away, because they've seen no hide nor hair of her at all. So we were all worried that she is outside in the cold, all alone, scared, meanwhile, she was hiding in their basement under some old equipment! They found her on Sunday, when she came out and ate a handful of food and ran up to use her litterbox. Then she let herself be petted by Maggie, so I think she'll be ok.
Meanwhile, Daisy, who usually won't give you the time of day, clung to me the whole weekend, sleeping with me and generally trying to be in the same room as I was (which was VERY helpful, to have a cat underfoot while trying to assemble furniture and organize things).
Anyways, after my Mom and Michael left, Derek and Peter moved in Derek's stuff into the basement and we started the enormous task of unpacking! I got the kitchen operational and got mattresses on the floor with sheets on them for the first night, as well as got the Xbox and the VCR set up for Lydia. We had no phone and no HEAT!!!!!! As we huddled together for warmth, I went to investigate the furnace room and found an additional switch I've never seen before, with settings of "Summer ---- Winter" and it was set to summer, so without hesitation, I switched it over the winter and the house slooooowly started to fill with warmth.... and stink.... the basement carpet is HIDEOUS!
anyways, to be continued... I have to go work now.