Team Clarke in OC, California: Phew

Moving was hard! I thought I was super duper organized. Last week Friday everything was planned - Friday we had the carpets steamed cleaned, Saturday morning the moving company was going to show up at 9, Cox at 10, the fridge was getting delivered at 1 pm and everything was packed. We would move everything in the morning, would unpack during the day, and voila, Sunday we could relax by the pool.
Then the phone rang. Moving company was delayed, "We'll be there at 1pm, 3 pm the latest". Ok....At 3 pm the following day another phone call. "Stuck with a customer in LA. We will be there at 6 pm the latest". Sigh. At 6.10 they finally showed up, offering a 4th lad for $ 15/h so they'd finish quicker. So they are late and we end up paying more. Turns out, we booked 3 guys, but really it was one foreman and 2 labourer, the big foreman didn't look like he had done many moved in the past. Deal done. We got the forth lad. (Why is it, cleaning maids cost $25/h and moving guys 15? Something isn't right here).

We finished at 9.30. With a screaming baby past her bedtime and two knackered parents. The Sunday? We were grumpy and spent the day unpacking. In fact, moving with a baby is quite hard since your hands are kind of tied and get less things done. Gullible, naive me. Lesson lernt. This week has been one of the most boring ones in my life of motherhood. Trying to unpack and keep Emily happy minus getting out much. Definitely hit the peak of boredome.Crap week of football did not make things better. Sweden lost (even worse, we lost to England), Germany is doing well (bad loosers, bad winners).

Positive thing: We love the townhouse and living here. Slightly miscaluculated a few things though. Bedrooms are quite tight and furniture don't quite fit as expected. Those flight of stairs are hard work. 2 kilos gone already what more do I need to say.

Needless to say, we are very happy it is weekend again!