I can't wait to get the kitchen shipment from Egypt so we can return the kitchen stuff to the lending closet. I packed up the bedding, towels and some other things when ours arrived, but we are still using the plates, glasses, silverware, utencils and coffee pot. I don't want to return anything until I return everything because bureaucratic problems can happen that way and I don't want to end up paying for the stuff because they made an error in recording it. I find that you really have to work hard to make sure things don;t get screwed up and sometimes, people still find a way to do it. The lady at the lending closet seemed pretty sharp when I went there before, but I don't know if she is the only one working there. Anyway, when I get that stuff returned it will free up a lot of space in the closet.
Yesterday, I found a place for all the books, office supplies, craft supplies and technological stuff. I put the books in the shoe closet in the front entry way. We have all of our shoes stored there and there is still tons of room. I put most of the rest of it in the second Master Bedroom Closet. The second MBR has a dividing screen so one one side we will have a guest bedroom and the other side we will have the office. We will use the closet to store all of our supplies. The shower in this bathroom is Roxxy's shower because it goes directly on the floor, no stepping into anything and lots of space for her to move around. I thought we were going to have to buy bookshelves quickly, but we don't need to, we can wait until we find something we really like. We've been told that a lot of people keep the furniture from Housing the whole time they are here. I really want to get a different couch/coffee table and dining set, but I think I will use the nightstand to set the computer up on and the printer is on an end table. The tv is on an end table as well. That can stay for awhile.
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The only problem we have is that our bed is coming in the Egypt shipment and so we really need to get the bed from housing out of here but we want to keep the other stuff. This could cause a problem, but we are just going to have to risk it. We still have to decide what to do about the American refrigerator. It is not plugged in, but it is the only magnetic surface in the kitchen. Still, I think we should get rid of it and hang the dry erase board. You have to use special hangers so that is a pain, but we could put the water dispenser there if the fridge was gone and gate it off so Ian couldn't dispense water and then plug it in so we could have instant hot water. Also, when his Learning Tower arrives, it will be a good spot to store that when it is not in use.
The cable guy was supposed to be here at 10am. It is now almost 2:00pm. Somethings are universal.
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ah! chaos into order! I bet that feels reeeally nice! Yay!
We had to send back and request bits of furniture since we've been here. I have kept the receipts, but I still worry that it will be confusing when we leave. I probably shouldn't bother - they are so laid back they probably won't care. There's just no storage space, and when we arrived, our apartment was packed floor to ceiling with furniture and lamps! We got rid of a lot. We even sent back the bed frame for Honor's bed and put the mattress on the floor so she could reach it better. She's been asking for a 'big' bed recently though, so we may have to add to the confusion and re-request it.
I love the learning tower! We simply had no space for one in our last place. By the time we got here, the kids were big enough for step-stools.
Hopefully your stuff from Egypt will arrive very soon. I'm sure it will be a relief to have your own bed again. Better yet, your kitchen stuff!!! Keep on hanging in there, you are almost all the way 'home'. :-)
Here in Korea the furniture is meant for temporary use only, not like in Egypt, though, people have said they've kept longer. Someone in Curt's office in Egypt got charge $1400 for a couch that was unaccounted for. I'm sure they didn't take it, but they signed the paperwork without double checking it so it is good that you are keeping receipts. We sent a lot of the stuff back when we were in Egypt as well. They gave us a lot of furniture! I rearranged a lot as well.
When I first saw the Learning Tower, I thought it was pretty expensive, but it is perfect for his personality and with the maneuvers he pulls, he needs the extra structure. I ordered it and had it sent to my sister and she mailed it to me. But, it is not here yet.
Yes, I will be glad. I just made banana bread in a pot because I don't have a bread pan. It turned out ok, but things will be much better with proper equipment.
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