Hi Again,
Well....we finally made it to Georgia! Actually we arrived about 12:30PM on Friday. We got to the house to find it unlocked so we could get in...but were we disappointed! It wasn't cleaned at all! We made some calls, finally found out that the carpet cleaner was supposed to clean the carpets on Friday (but hadn't gotten here yet), but all the other floors were dirty, not even swept yet alone mopped! Needless to say...we had to spend another night in a hotel(because the carpets were still wet)...something we weren't planning on. We got a few things unpacked Friday night, then Saturday morning we had the unloading crew here. We met some very nice guys from our new ward...they had everything unloaded into the garage by 11:45AM. I didn't want a bunch of boxes in the house, so we've been bringing them in a few at a time and getting things put away the best we can. Of course, through all this we've still had to clean the house. It's still not all done..but we are slowly getting there. We got the DSL and phone lines in yesterday (Monday) without a hitch. I thought Direct TV was going to be here yesterday too...but they called me from MICHIGAN wanting to know how to get to the house, I laughed and told him I was in GEORGIA! Needless to say...we didn't get Direct TV yesterday, but the guy is here as I type trying to get the Direct TV hooked up. It has been an interesting few days without internet AND TV! We lived in our own little fish bowl and had no idea what was going on in the rest of the world.
We went to our new Ward on Sunday and met a whole lot of very nice people. It seemed like they all were fighting a cold like I am. The ward isn't all that big, compared to our ward in Ypsi. There are only 6 rows of benches(front to back)and the standard 3 sections (left to right) in the chapel. There were about 30 people in Sunday School class and only 20 in Relief Society, including the Relief Society Presidency. Tom said Priesthood met together (Elders & High Priests). I don't know if that's always the way it's going to be or if it was just a special Sunday. Sorry to Tom's family that may not have any idea what I'm talking about here... I just wanted to pass that info. onto my family and our friends from Church up in Michigan.
Temperatures! What can I say! IT'S NICE and warm! It's been in the 70's every day since we got here. The mornings are a bit chilly...about 59 degrees. I'm NOT trying to rub it in...just trying to keep you all informed. ;-) And NO we DO NOT miss the snow and cold!
Gas Prices! We we got here on Friday, gas was $1.58, today (Tuesday) it's back up to $1.68. And I haven't seen any gas stations that vary on the cost.
Food Prices! They are the pits! A gallon of milk is $3.13...bread anywhere between $1.97 and $3.00 (not on sale) and I can't find any brands that I'm used to seeing. Fruit is a bit cheaper than Michigan.
MY Closet! I'm having a big problem with MY closet! The darn attic access is in the ceiling of MY closet, and I can't have anything hanging because it's in the way of the fold down steps! I really had a break down over that! The first nite I layed awake wondering how I was possibly going to use that closet. I know.... a trivial thing? Well...to me it's a big thing. I was telling Tom I couldn't deal with the closet and he kindly told me I could trade with him. So, I'll take over his closet and at least 2 other closets in the house. I just don't understand why a builder would put an attic access right in the middle of the walk-in closet? Seems really crazy to ME!
We are very busy trying to find places for all our stuff.....it's really interesting to figure out. Tom's been busy carrying all his stuff up to the top room over the garage. I guess that will be the Man Room, minus Direct TV and a big screen TV. Maybe we'll put in a small TV and a DVD player, at least we could watch movies up there..OH! there's NO furniture up there either. We got the new washer & dryer yesterday and I've been busy seeing what I could wash up. I LOVE THE NEW SET! We got front load machines and they sure seem to clean well. I've even got the big blankets washed. It's nice not having to take them to a laundromat!
If any of you are interested, we got a Fridgidaire set (around $1,600 with pedistals). So far, they've worked really great! I did a bit of consumer checking on them, and most people gave them a good rating. I was quite surprised to find front loading machines for under $1000 each.
All in all, we are doing ok. We are both stiff and sore and tired. Bedtime can't come quick enough most nights. We don't even have the bedroom set up yet and I've been sleeping in the recliner where I can breath easier and not cough so much! I'm sure after the TV gets all set up, Tom will stay up and watch TV, but I'll be in bed!
BOTTOM LINE... We love and miss you all! We hope all is going well for ya'll!
Love,
Michele
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