We're moved in

The movers arrived shortly after 8:30 AM on Saturday and got down to the business of unloading all of our stuff. It was a four man crew--Steve and George from our Arizona team and Curtis and Leon, a couple of local guys on this end. They were all great--very accomodating about putting anything anywhere we asked them to. We also received the lovely news that they found a rat in our garage in Chandler and a black widow spider inside my guitar amp...which Beth is now ready to throw away just on principle. The DirecTV installer here also found a huge, dead rat in an air duct of some sort outside so clearly we're having an exterminator come before we get too settled in.

But the house looks much better now that we've gotten some stuff inside. Beth's grandmother, Na'Nan, was kind enough to buy some nice rugs for the house, which we sorely needed since the whole place has hardwood floors. There's a really nice one in the dining room and a handful of cheaper ones in the living room, master bedroom, and office. And my Mom has a nice rug that she's going to bring down for use in the guest bedroom. Mom will be heading down here on Monday and that will be huge, as she is an unpacking and decorating savant. So that will be nice.

But the best news is simply that I got to sleep in my own bed last night, I have internet access at home again, and the dish and TV are set up, including a new TiVo for the main system that holds up to 70 hours of programming, meaning that the old 30 hour TiVo can go in the bedroom. Given my current condition, 70 hours is probably about what I watch in a week. I was even able to get everything up and running before the first round of the NFL Draft ended. I saw that ASU QB Andrew Walter went to Oakland in the third round, which I know will make my friend Brandon Bown happy.

Anyway, we're in the house. There is a ton of unpacking that needs to be done and I'm going to try to help as much as I can, but I know that it will be a gradual process. I'll try to post some pictures at some point. I hope all of you are having a great weekend.