My body aches and I found my cat

After yesterday and a long day today of unpacking, my body hurts. But it feels good at the same time. We got a lot done which is definately a great thing. Amanda, Ryan and Evelyn came by today to help. Well Amanda helped a lot, and Ryan helped distract Matt :). Though Matt deserved it after the Smithers fiasco that took up a better part of our afternoon. I went to THE BEST TARGET IN THE WORLD to get some random things we needed including the Jumparoo for Clarabelle. After I got back, Matt came home from screw hunting at ACE with the baby doll. Sometime after that, we lost Smithers and then Ryan and Amanda came over. We were looking for the cats because they were going to deliver the dryer (again!) and we found Monty immediately but Smithers was no where to be find. I would say that Matt and I looked over this whole house at least 6 times between the two of us for over an hour and we were almost thinking that we lost our bean. Matt decided to finally go outside to see if had escaped when all of a sudden Smithers walked right in front of me! Apparently he found a new hiding spot under the hutch in the dining room. He accessed it from the back and you can't see that from the front. We were almost getting quite upset because we had literally looked in EVERY inch of the house including ridiculous spots like the freezer. Anyway, what a pain that little orange cat is! But I am glad we found him because I love my bean.

As for unpacking, we got the stuff that came with the movers in the kitchen done. We just need to unearth the things from the garage that belong in the kitchen. I would say the best part of the day is using the washer and dryer. They are AWESOME! I love it, it is great stuff. I washed all the bedding for our bed and our towels. Our bed looks great. I lucked out and found some shams that matched the quilt for our bed and I was not even looking for them. I got a cheapo bed skirt on sale too so Monty won't scratch on the bed. He woke me up last night doing it twice. It is so weird that he does not have the urge to do that if there is cloth above it. Dumbass.

Clara did well today. She loves her new Jumparoo. It is so funny to watch her. She gets so frustrated when she cannot do something. She was trying to reach part of the toy in the front part but her arms are just a little too short and she could not reach it. She is just a little too small for the whole thing but she does not know it and still tries to do what her body is not ready to do. She is funny like that. I think she is going to be like me in the fact that she does not give up on something when she really wants to do something. I blessing and a curse, that is for sure!!!

She was a little tired today when Ryan and Amanda was here so she was not her usual cheerful self. Hopefully they will come earlier on Easter and they can spend more time with her. She is such a sweetheart. It is so great to know she is comforted by Matt and I when we hold her. It is also neat to realize that she knows that we are her Mom and Dad. Not necessarily in those words to herself, but we are special to her and you can it in the way that she reacts specifically to us. It is really neat.

OK, tomorrow -- no caffeine. My body is tired but my mind is racing. I sort of feel like when I was in college and I used to drink Mountain Dew like it was my job studying late at night at Lafun. I am far from those days now!!!!