Getting Better (Mostly)

So I got Gentry back into school today. She did great and loved it!! She acted a lot better after school than she has for days!!! I hope it lasts.
I also sent Bobby back to school. He did well with the new bus routes. It was weird to be here alone for awhile. It has been the holidays since we moved and I have had someone here with me all of the time since.
I found myself tearing up as I walked out to get the mail all alone in this strange neighborhood today. I can't help but think how silly that is. I just miss home and the familiar things, the familiar stores, the neighbors I knew. How silly.
A little Gentry funny: As most of you know, Don and I quit smoking almost a year ago. This afternoon we were sitting at the table with Gentry and a commercial for quitting smoking came on the tv. Gentry said, "We don't smoke anymore!" We both laughed and told her, "No, WE don't smoke anymore." She popped right back with, "Yea, you quit with enchanted, huh?" (We quit with Chantix.) We were rolling. It didn't exactly feel enchanted, but I guess it worked that way. This is good.
Well, this is me signing off from the new home front. Stay safe!

WOW!!! What a month!!!

I never dreamed it would take this long to get used to a new house! Poor Gentry! I think we really screwed up her security! She is very clingy, won't go to sleep with her door shut, wants to get in our bed(has never slept in our bed), and won't go stay with anyone except my mom, who isn't very far away!! She says she will miss us too much if she goes with Mommy, or Tammy and Sherm. I hope she can adjust to this move without too much more trouble. I will be putting her back in school tomorrow. I hope that helps. I know there are some little girls that live around here, I just don't know where exactly. Maybe if she finds some friends close by she will feel a little better. I sure hope so!!! I feel guilty, like I stole her security!!
The house is starting to come together. We now have a place to sit comfortably and watch the football games and our own bed to sleep in. The wood burning stove in the basement is really cool! It has heated the house this whole weekend! The first time Don lit it was a fiasco!!! The chimney was backdrafting because it was so cold and the house filled up with smoke! It was a little scarey, but more funny in hind sight! He has mastered lighting it now and if anything, this house gets too hot! There are still alot of things we can't find yet, Don's beard trimmer, Gentry's pet net,etc. There are still alot of boxes in the garage, but we can fit my car and the old little black chevy in there! We are making progress, slowly, but surely!
We have met a few of our neighbors. They seem to be nice. Our next door neighbors were at the Last Chance last night when we got there. It was his birthday. It was fun.
I still feel like I am staying in someone elses house. I guess that will go away eventually. I can't wait till summer. I feel like if I can get this whole place in shape the way I want it, I will feel more at home. The thought of someone else living in our old house gives me butterflies and makes me tear up. I know it is silly, and better for us, but I miss home. I guess I can sympathize with Gentry! They had a for rent sign in the front yard about a week after we moved out! I wonder if they even bothered to get the mold out of the basement. I sure hope so. I wouldn't want to have some other family living with that!!
Well, this is me signing off from the new home front. Stay safe!