Our Stuff

The damage to our stuff was not as bad as we had anticipated. We lost our entertainment center, some book cases, Mandy's desk, and some of Jeff's art work. Some various miscellaneous other things. All told not so bad. They did unpack all of our things and attempt to dry everything. They dry cleaned all our clothes and blankets. They professionally cleaned all the furniture that survived. I have tons of art work, I love art, oil paintings from all over the world, prints from my favorite places. Not one of my pieces even got wet and all of Jeff's art got ruined. I thought that was weird. He is taking it pretty well. His pieces are all replaceable I found it all online. And now we can buy some more new furniture that will match the new stuff we just bought. Maybe in about 10 years when we recover from this past week of spending. We still have to buy a second car. We are hemorrhaging money like you wouldn't believe. The refrigerator is supposed to be delivered today and the dryer. We have been living out of ice chests and eating out a lot.

The day we had our stuff delivered Lily was sick. She had a fever for some reason and she was taking a nap when they arrived. She woke up from her nap, she hadn't eaten a single bite of food in over 24 hours, or drank any liquids. Her body was still on Japan time, for the first week Lily would be up all night and sleep all day. When I tried to keep her up all day she got a high fever and quit eating. She woke up from her nap with all these boxes and people and things everywhere. And she lost it. She screamed for the entire rest of the time the movers where here, about three hours. It was hell. I took her into her room and closed the door and rocked her. I didn't let them bring anything into the room and I just held her until they left. That was a pain but it seemed to work a little. Then I just brought in a little bit of stuff to make her feel at home. That night she actually slept through the night and yesterday she ate and played and acted like she has lived here her whole life. So the whole trip she has had one major breakdown. Hopefully.

Today I still have a ton of unpacking and organizing to do, Jeff has to work all day and Mandy is on spring vacation. Hopefully we will get a chance to walk around and explore our neighborhood. We have just been so busy from the crack of dawn until we fall in bed at night. It feels like we are working, working, working and nothing is getting done but really we are slowly progressing. Have I told you lately how much I love my new house and new laptop. So life is good here in Mississippi. The people are incredibly nice. We are so happy to be surrounded by all things American. Look at me with my big house, laptop computer, cable TV, and cell phone.