The move is done.

It's been over a week since we moved my in-laws in with us. It was a bit of a dsiaster area for a while. But room by room we are starting to win the battle of getting the house back to normal. Last weekend we had a yard sale to get rid of the surplus. It was amazing to see the stuff go. There was alot of nice stuff and it was nice to make a few dollars in the process. It atleast paid for the pizza Saturday evening and breakfast on Sunday morning. I figured that we deserved the break. It had been a hectic couple of months.

On the horizon,
Next weekend is our Canada Day Party on Sunday. That should be a blast. On Saturday we are going to a Dinosaur park with some friends of our. The kids are looking forward to that.
When things settle down a little, it will be time to start building my wall in the basement. When that is done, my office will be closed in and I will have a TV area. Now if I could only get rid of all my inventory that I have sitting around in the basement it would be all the better.

I look forward to spending lots of time with the kids this summer. I have a 4 day weekend every weekend starting in July ending at the end of August. It will be nice to spend extra time in the pool.

Finally, the move

Tomorrow is the day that we have been waiting for. For the last couple of months, we have been getting ready; finding a place for everything, painting, moving furniture. Tomorrow, is when it all happens. Michelle's parents are moving in, Caroline too. There will bealot of people in the house, but that's ok, there is still alot of space. It will be an intersting change to all of our lives, we will need to adjust and adapt to the new situation. We are all going to have our own little havens. My in-laws will have a sitting area in their room with a TV, so when they need to get away they'll be able to close their door and be left alone. Caroline will have her room, with her computer, she'll be able to retreat there when she needs to. She spends alot of time out. So she should be good. The main family room will be the kids tv area and where Michelle can record and watch her shows. We are also making a TV room in the basement where we can watch TV later at night and not disturb people that are trying to sleep. It has been an exciting and tiring time getting ready for this. Tomorrow, we get it done.

First Swim

I spent the better part of Saturday cleaning the pool. It was a hot day. Along with cleaning the pool I helped Michelle with a bit of yard work. I cleaned a bunch of things from the pool area.
All of this while I kept my eyes on the seemingly refreshing water so close to me. When we were done, we were hot, the kids had been bugging us about going swimming. We couldn't resist. Unfortunately, by this time the temperature had started dropping and it looked like rain was on the horizon.

That didn't matter, the kids and I were undeterred. We were going in that pool no matter what. I was the first to go in, then Samantha, then Michelle and finally David. The water felt cold, we had been working out side for a long time, it was about 75 degrees Fahrenheit. David got out pretty much right away. Michelle stayed in for a few minutes but when her feet started getting cold she got out. I stayed with Sam, she was having a blast. splashing in there. Every time the water hit me, it was cold, but I knew she was having fun. After a while, seeing how much fun his sister was having, David came back in. He played for a while and then the time came for all of us to get out.
So Saturday June 2nd was the first day of swimming at our house. Hopefully, we will have a nice summer and we will be able to get some good use out of the pool.