Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Our new home in Portland



We are finally here trying to get everything set up and organized. We are enjoying the amount of space we have after our little apartment. Namir LOVES the basement. He can often be found with cobwebs and dirt all over him after he does some exploring. The dog on the other hand is not a fan of the basement. At first we did not want her to go down there because it is unfinished so we used a gate at the steps. But we did not have to worry about it, she won't even go near it. She would much rather run around in the backyard - even in the rain! She now has a big yard with grass and trees and lots of sticks! We are waiting for the fence to be completely enclosed so we can leave her out there for longer periods of time. My desk in the office faces out the back window so I will be able to watch her (from inside!) We did get her a raincoat and she does not mind wearing it.


We owe a big thanks to Mimi (my mom, Maxine) for coming out here and helping us get situated. She was a huge help making this whole move not so daunting. Here she is with the gang. (Notice Merlin's new cage - he is a very happy bird)!


We also could not have done the move with out Mike and his folks (Joe and Connie) who helped us move everything in. It is not yet a week and we are still getting settled and waiting for Matt's truck to arrive. We had it shipped separately and are slowly finding out that we packed several necessities in it (like the corkscrew - how are we suppose to start enjoying these Oregon wines without a corkscrew? (note - we went to the store and bought a new one the next day)).

Here is one last photo of Lavi on her new bed (great deal at Costco) next to me in the office. The whole house is hardwood floors and her boney little body doesn't like it very much.


More later.

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