First week

Unpacking boxes is slow work. Thank goodness in the morning I get a lot done before my eyes cross and it gets hard to figure out where to put the contents of the next box.

We met our other neighbors, Kim and Greg. Like Jim they make us feel at home with their smiles and offers advice and help.

Tuesday the boys start school. After being out for a week while we moved I think they will be much happier back in a routine. When Tad and I leave them in their new classes for the first time their eyes are big and they look unsure. I don't want to walk away, I feel like I did when they were little and I left them at preschool. Even though I know they will be fine I wish I could stay, be invisible, and be sure everything went fine.

How cold will it be this winter? So far it is around 20 degrees in the mornings, but with the sun so bright it really feels much warmer. Getting out of bed I'm cold until I turn up the heat. We have our chimneys cleaned and order new doors; since the fireplaces are small they won't put out a lot of heat but they will really nice to sit in front of and Grant is big time ready to build a fire.

We've seen a lot of animals this week: mule deer, elk, a fox, and several kinds of birds. I'm keeping a list so I can find out more about them at the library or from our neighbors.

We eat at Beaujos in downtown 2 times. This is a pizza restaurant we ate at a couple of times looking for houses. The pizza is very different from anything we've tried and there are several kinds, so we can all have something we like. Behind the restaurant is a creek where the boys fed ducks last time, but now it is really cold, with some ice and no ducks in sight. It's hard to convince the guys not to go look for them, but I'm sure the other customers sitting by those back doors are glad we did.