It's been an interesting week... or rather... 10 days since we moved into the house.

We've probably loaded up 10 or so truckloads ( a small truck borrowed from a friend )

of our stuff out of storage... and we still have quite a bit to go ...

but considering that it's rained for 4 days now,

I think the daughter and I are doing OK.

We've been making meals and such...

(although sometimes it feels like an episode of CutThroat Kitchen)

with 1 pan, a crock pot, and very few utensils..

using mainly the cooktop,

and having only a dorm fridge in the house.

(and no table or chairs yet).

We got all our utilities up and running...

and today we had internet installed in the house.

It was a fiasco... and I won't go into details... but the bottom line is that I do have internet

...which is good. Very good.

I got a letter back from the State Board of Nursing...

and it looks like I have to take some classes (online) before they will schedule me for the testing.

But... I have internet now... so I can do this from home much more easily

than if I had to travel back and forth to the library or some such.

Just a little 2-step back and forth here... or so it seems.

In fact, this whole past couple of weeks has been a tango of sorts.

Little progresses made forward... little setbacks backwards...

but in the end... I think we are doing OK.

It is lovely up here on the hill.

We have had several mornings of frost, and it is like a forest of diamonds when I look out.

We started a compost pile (mostly apple cores and such from making applesauce and pie)

and we have seen deer --- and a really HUGE rabbit.

I am finding that the front deck is perfect for sipping my morning coffee.

At night... it is amazing.

Even though we are in town.... and there are some street lights sorta close by,

we get some pretty amazing sky/star views.

I need to find my tripod to get some better photos... but the bottom 2 shots on this post...

were taken while standing on my front deck... a couple nights ago.