When we were first checking in the lady at MWR told us we might have to play musical house because she didn't have a trailer open for the length of time that we needed. We were not very excited but thankfully someone canceled their reservation and she graciously worked out the list so we wouldn't have to play musical house after all. We didn't have all that much stuff but moving everything out of the fridge alone, would have been enough of a hassle.
We would have had to move into one of the older trailers that when she was describing it to me she said something to the effect of, “It looks like there's mold on the walls, but it really isn't. Its just an old stain that they tried to remove that wouldn't come out.” And, “We already know about the holes in the walls, they've been there for quite some time, you know how those boys can get sometimes!” Instead we stayed in the new trailer that had a sign posted warning us that some of the materials used in the construction of the house contain and emit formaldehyde and that small children were among those at greatest risk who could be effected by this. Gotta love a plastic house!
From what I gather, the new people checking in are supposed to assume the renters before them swept and mopped the floor before they left. Clearly, the people who stayed in the house before us, did no such thing. After the first day, poor Brett, crawling around, was filthy! His hands and knees were practically black. He enjoyed it, finding all kinds of new discoveries, always with a smile on his face. Every night, Lance and I were laughing so hard at each other because in between taking our shoes off and getting into bed, our feet had collected God only knows what. So instead of climbing nicely under the covers we first got on our hands and feet at the foot of the bed and swiped our feet back, much like a dog would, you know, trying unsuccessfully to bury its excrement on top of that nasty bed cover, like you'd find in most cheep hotels, that thing thats probably never washed. So we adapted the name “Doggy Dance” for it. Every night we would double check that the other person did the “Doggy Dance” before getting under the sheets. Very romantic, I know! I absolutely hate the feeling of dirt and crumbs in the bed. Needless to say, I swept and mopped the entire house on the second day!
Lance and I officially decided we can not share a double bed! After being used to sleeping on a King size bed for 6 years, going down to a double just doesn't work! We need our space! Lance almost went to sleep in a different room one night because we were over it, but we were both so tired that night that I don't think we moved after our heads hit the pillows.
Otherwise, the house was great. The kids both had their own rooms, and we even had cable! Sophia became obsessed with the show Yo Gabba Gabba. You may have heard of it, DJ Lance pulls these characters out of his boom box and they come to life. I'm not sure of all the names, but the girl's name is Foofa, who I swear they meant to make look like a foopa! And another ones name is Toodee. Sophia didn't think I was serious when I told her the name. She kind of looked at me embarrassed when they said it on the show. The kind of look like, “Mommy, why did they give him a name, where in my book, means fart?” Every time we came in the house, no matter what time of day, she would glance at the clock on the wall and come to me and say, “Mommy, both hands are at the bottom” because she knew the show came on at 6:30.
We closed on our house on Thursday. What an awesome feeling that is. I love looking at our online banking now that zeros are in place of those “amount due” columns!!
After the closing, we went to a friend's birthday party back on base. Sophia got a “Happy Birthday” balloon and cute little watering can with a tiny terracotta pot and some seeds to grow flowers. She wanted to plant the seeds as soon as we got into the house. So we couldn't disappoint her. She's not quite old enough to understand the concept that it takes time for the flowers to grow. So she sat there for probably 5 minutes waiting for a flower to grow up out of the soil. She even pulled up a chair. It was too cute. So that night, Lance went outside and dug up a flower from outside and put it in her little pot in the window. You wouldn't believe how excited that little girl was when she saw the plant the next morning. “Mommy, IT GRRREEWW!! When I was sleeping!!!”
The last few days we spent trying to get organized into the motor home and the trailer we're pulling behind the Yukon. What a feat that was! Thankfully we managed to fit it all in! Getting the Jetta inside the trailer with no ramp was no easy task. Good thing Lance is very inventive. If you ever want to know how he got it in there, you'll have to ask him! Its too much for me to try to describe, and you' re probably already getting bored with this one, so i'll finish up...
We said our sorrowful goodbyes last night to some of the greatest friends we have ever had. You know who you are!! We love you, we miss you already and we can't wait for you to come visit!!
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