Moving is hard

Today is day #6 in our new house and Grace is still having a really difficult time adjusting to the new noises outside her bedroom window. While having a brand new elementary school across the street sounded like a great idea before we moved in, all of the construction really makes it difficult to sleep. They seem to be making much progress every day so hopefully it will be finished soon. We did buy some blinds for her bedroom so at least she is sleeping in her room now instead of her closet- yes you heard me right- the first night in our new home she slept in her massive closet. It's not much smaller than her old room- believe it or not. It provided complete darkness for a good night's sleep.

Grace is now a pro at going up and down the stairs. We decided not to use baby gates on the stairs right now because it seems they make her want to be on them more. Luckily the stairs have a landing about 1/4 of the way down so if she misses a step on the top, she won't fall far. The spindles are perfect for her to hang on to also. We are hoping not to have to use the baby gates until she moves to her toddler bed.

Evan has his office set up and has been working since last Monday. He says that things are going well so we'll keep our fingers crossed. I think he is really going to like working from home because he enjoys seeing Grace when she wakes up in the morning. He is currently using our home phone until his work phone is set up- should be next week.

Unpacking is going slow but I see the boxes clearing out every day. Since most of our things were in storage for so long, I'm washing everything before I put it away. I'm hoping to have everything put away by the end of the weekend. Hopefully next week I can start painting.

Lexington is under watering restrictions because of a severe drought. We were told that we wouldn't get sod until the restrictions were lifted. Fortunately, it's been pouring down rain here since Monday. I imagine by the end of this week the restrictions will be lifted and hopefully we can get our sod. It's not bad walking Ralph to do his business but when it's pouring down rain and he has to go potty but Grace is awake, I have quite a dilemma. Grace has helped me walk Ralph once- she really likes to hold the leash. Thank goodness Ralph is such a good boy and doesn't pull or run away.

We really love our new house. It is perfect. We've already bought several things to "upgrade" the house. We've bought blinds for the front of the house and a new shower head for the master shower. It's one of the rain shower heads. We also bought cabinent knobs for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets and a brand new kitchen sink and faucet. We haven't installed the sink yet but it is gorgeous! It might be my favorite thing in the entire house. We actually haven't installed the cabinent knobs either but we'll get to them.

I think that's all for now. I'll try to update this blog daily so you can keep track of what's going on in the Beauchamp abode. My mom is coming down this weekend and we are looking forward to our first out of town visitor. Have a safe drive mom. This blog was Bob and Sharon's idea- I'll do my best to update it daily. I'll also try to add pics to my letters.