House update 3

Probably you're tired of hearing about the house, so, sorry about that.  I'm actually currently in Los Angeles at a convention, so I have a little house break going, but I thought I'd catch up on what's happening.  I figured I have a little time this afternoon, and when I get home I won't have time to blog again for awhile, trying to get settled into the new house.  And I still have no new house pics or freaked out cat pics.  Instead I opted for a hummingbird pic from last summer.

Okay.  Last time I posted I was expecting to move on July 5th.  Didn't happen.  The carpet people called and wanted to install carpet on the 5th.  I moved the moving date to the 7th to accommodate them.  On the 5th, they began and then discovered they had erred in ordering the carpet and did not have sufficient to finish the job!  Yup.  They left the master bedroom un-carpeted, and had to re-order more carpet.  I had left the cat-kids vet appointments for the 5th, so they spent July 5th at the vet and then the cats and I lived in the empty, semi-carpeted house for 2 days.  To say the cats were unhappy would be putting it VERY mildly.  I created a hiding place for them using a cot and quilt and they stayed there pretty much.  This house is bigger than my last one so they are struggling to adapt to it. 

Anyway, Saturday, the movers came and had me moved in just under 6 hours.  They were a really efficient and thorough group.  So that was nice.  I also had family from east Texas come over and help me by moving plants and fragile things.  Everything was moved in and stacked in boxes and piles by mid-afternoon.  There was a fair amount I couldn't unpack  because the carpet people had to move it when they came back to finish the job.  And there's still a fair amount not unpacked.  I'm hoping to achieve normalcy sometime this next year. 

The cats were beginning to adapt that week after the move - they at least had my bed to hide under, until Friday when the carpet people came back to finish.  The cats have been off their food since the move and I was just seeing some progress in returning to normal when the carpet people came on Friday and disrupted them again.  And on Saturday I left to come to LA for this meeting.  Poor babies.  I'll be glad to get home to them tomorrow and begin again to help them adapt.

Or start to adapt.  I hate to say it but next week I'm having the wood flooring replaced, so the poor cat-kids will be disrupted AGAIN!  I'm lucky cats generally have a relatively short memory, or they would never forgive me.   But I'll be there every day, not leaving them alone in a new house for five days, so I'm hoping they do better about it.  

That's the update.  I've had a good meeting, but am really ready to be coming home tomorrow. 

Later.