Today, we've been in the new house for 1 week, and I think we've only gotten about 5% of the unpacking done. Last night, I finally got the crib put together so Jenna doesn't have to sleep in the pack-n-play anymore. The TV/cable is set up, but not the sound system. We've got 1 PC hooked up. Our bed is set up and we've unpacked some of our clothes. The kitchen coming along, but we've yet to find the box with the silverware.
We're very happy with the house. It's quieter outside, but noisier inside than our place in Austin. It's an older house and the 2nd floor creaks quite a bit. The hall has wooden floors, so it amplifies every little step.
The hardest part about unpacking is having enough room to do it. If a room is full of boxes, how do you open up a box and put its contents away if the rest of the room is already full of stuff. So, what we've had to do is sacrifice a room as a "stack" where we can just temporarily put stuff that is just in the way so we can have enough room to start the process of unpacking in a room.
The most unanticipated problem with the house is the driveway. It's pretty steep, so we back down it to make getting out easier. But it's very hard for me to get my car out because it's a manual transmission. I have to use both arms and legs in perfect coordination to get myself out without peeling out and loosing traction, or rolling backwards into the house. Things will get better once we get the garage cleared out so I can start on a flat surface.
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