Here's a quick and dirty update...
Our stuff was delivered over the past couple of days, and there have been only a few stumbling blocks:
We brought WAY too much stuff. Our apartment is completely filled with boxes. We'll manage to get through it all somehow.
Palmer's pedestals (bed supports) won't fit up the stairway. There's no possible way to get them up there, short of taking them apart, and they're not Ikea items - they're all glued together. We'll have to figure out some other solution for both storage and to have 2 twin beds in his room. Cori's box spring won't fit up the stairs either... that one's not a big deal, but now we have to figure out where to store it. Minor items had issues... no other big problems have been discovered with the shipment at this point.
No high speed internet or telephone yet. A guy came out, but evidently, we still need to wait for another guy... I think the first guy worked for Telecom Italia, and we're supposed to be getting our service from FastWeb. I don't know any more than that. Might just be a union thing. Sadly enough, I'm not kidding.
No Mazda yet. Still waiting on it to get here. I may go talk with the guy who's arranging that. Becca is traveling now, so I may be able to use that as an excuse to talk to him.
We had school orientation this morning, and the kids are looking forward to starting school. I'm extremely happy with the teachers they've been assigned - they seem to be just about perfectly selected for our kids. Cori's teacher seems very caring and nurturing, but doesn't seem like she'll take a lot of crap from the kids (and that's what Cori needs!). Palmer's teacher reminds me of Nicole Kidman - she's an Aussie with reddish hair. She showed a great deal of interest in keeping Palmer engaged, and helping him learn at his own level. Both of their classes are small (around 11 kids each), so they should both get plenty of one on one time with their teachers.
That's all for now. I'll post more when I have an internet connection - I'm borrowing a computer for this post. Hopefully, FastWeb will call me shortly for an installation appointment. Everybody, keep your fingers crossed!
Forgot to mention... both teachers told me that the list of supplies that we were given when registering the kids is complete BS, and that we'll be given a REAL list after the first day of school.
ReplyDeleteThat's helpful information to have - now that we've bought most of the school supplies!