Moving in

It has taken us a while to get into our new apartment, but we are finally here! Once we finally found a place, here are the reasons it took a while to actually move in: First we had to shop for beds, dressers, sofas, mattresses, tables, irons, a dishwasher, a stove, a mixer, a toaster, bedspreads, clocks, towels, washcloths, dishrags, lamps, a microwave, cleaning supplies, ceiling fans, clothes hampers, a desk, bookshelves, a refigerator, and more appliances just to name a few. Super Wal-Mart does not exist here, and an interpreter has helped us purchase everything. Someone other than the delivery guys had to come and hook up all the major appliances. The warrantees on the major appliances aren't good unless they are hooked up by an expert. We also needed someone to come and inspect our hot water heater. It heats water for showers as well as for the radiators in the house. Someone came to inspect it on Friday, and he said that some of the pipes were connected wrong. Someone else came to switch the gas pipe and the water pipe. Our toilet tank had a crack in it, so it is still under repair (we have a second toilet, so there's no problem). We are glad to finally be setting up house, but the kids are sleeping with their mattresses on the floor because we have not found beds for them yet. It's like camping out, and they see it as an adventure. Piece by piece we'll get this place together, and I'll post a picture when we get to that point (which could be a year from now)!