The Big Move

So it's been almost two weeks since our big move. Here's what the adventure entailed:

Day 1 - Filled up the moving truck and the trailer and took off at about 3:30 pm. It took a few hours to get out of LA because it was a Friday afternoon. We got to Vegas before midnight. The rest of Nevada was so boring. It comes in a close second to the state of Nebraska.

Day 2 - We arrive in Kuna, ID at 2:00 pm (Mountain Time). Jason's parents had plans to go to the annual fire station dinner. The food was so good.

Day 3 - We take Landon to the Toys R Us in Boise to use his gift cards he got for his birthday and we used it towards a John Deere ride-on truck.

Day 4 - We drive to Tristan's new school (which involves passing a cornfield (haha)) and attempt to register him but they are closed for the whole week.

Day 5 - Jason starts his first official day at work at a local Honda dealership. He passed the drug test the day before with flying colors.

Day 6 - The moving truck arrives ahead of schedule. We had to scrounge up the rest of the money we owed them since we thought we had more time, but we pulled it off thanks to a unnamed source.

Day 7 - I take the kids to the best park I have ever seen. It's called Settler's Park in Meridian. It has two playground sections, one for big kids and one for little kids. It also has a music section, artificial rocks to climb, and our favorite part: the splash pad. There is no park in LA that can compare to this one. Oh, and it has ample parking, unlike where we had to park on the street like a Polliwog.

Day 8 - Jason buys a new truck. He almost got a 2005 Dodge Ram 2500 with a lift but I talked him into getting a smaller truck that was more affordable so he got a 2006 GMC Canyon.

Day 9 - We take the new truck to the storage unit to get some of our furniture. It takes two trips.

Day 10 - We wade in the creek (about half mile from the house) and the water is freezing but felt good on a hot day. And then have a fire in the fire pit and eat smores.

Day 11 - Tristan gets registered for school and it took like 5 minutes. We find out his teacher on 8/20. It will be quite an experience for him from a small school in a big town to a big school in a small town. His school is only K-3 but has about five classes per grade.

Day 13 - Took the boys to the Meridian Speedway for some car races. It was lots of fun.


That's about the most exciting things to happen so far. I've taken pics along the way and have posted them all on Facebook.