One week under our belt...

The pressure is slowly letting up on getting everything unpacked and put in its place. I way under-estimated the job it has been! Karen was supposed to leave Wednesday to go home to Amarillo but ended up staying until this Sunday morning. What a lifesaver! It is raining here tonight but we have had manageable weather compared to OKC. We got out just in time! I'm so sad about my dad's trees that he lost in his yard. Many things will look different when we return.
STILL no neighbors have come by to welcome us. Karen suspects they may stop by tomorrow. Note to all of you out there - welcome your new neighbors when they move in. It just makes us feel unwelcomed but I'm sure that it is just that people keep to themselves. I think a welcoming gift in the form of fruitcake is a thing of the past. I miss my old neighbors. I would go visit them in their homes almost everyday. I don't expect that here. But there continue to be great things about living here: There was no line in the post office today - 11 days before Christmas!! That's unbelievable if you've ever been to the PO in OKC. I have yet to wait in line at Wal-Mart. That is a huge difference from OKC. Now I feel I can go anytime instead of being strategic about going in the morning before the mob attacks in the afternoon and evening. I feel like I'm always looking over my shoulder being cautious about my surroundings like I would in OKC and realize that people are so relaxed here and there is no need to be uptight. Conway is into recycling bigtime! They recycle way more here than in OKC. I still can't believe sometimes that we live here.
All of our information is changed over to Arkansas. We still have to do licenses and car tags. Tomorrow is our last day with Karen helping out. JJ is really on the move. He regularly pulls himself up to the couch. He likes his jumper toy and is figuring out how it works. I call him my floor sweeper because he does the army crawl across the wood floor and picks everything up on his shirt. He can move fast too! I have been asking around about pediatricians and there are basically two options in pediatric groups. There are several doctors in each group but you are not guaranteed to see the same one each time. That really stinks in my opinion. The word is that all the doctors are good but some have better bedside manners than others. We don't really have a choice so I will call for an appointment Monday. JJ's 9-month wellness checkup is due next Friday. He still only has the two teeth on bottom but they are sharp! He is learning to feed himself but still working on the sippy cup.
Robert has been working since Tuesday. He has left by 6 am the last two mornings. We are going to his company party tomorrow night. I am looking forward to some socialization. It's weird that I really haven't talked or visited with anyone I know face to face for a week other then Karen. It will be nice to get out of the house for that reason. Sorry there are no pics. I am getting close to being able to get them up but there is still too mch on my plate. See you soon.