Definitely not there yet!

Woke up at 5:30 in the morning to a not so firm blow up bed! We've moved into the Attic which is going to serve as our master bedroom. Yesterday was another very very long day. The immediate roofing work was done (thank you Ken). Jamie and Betsy made it down to the first floor after having cleaned the Attic and the second floor. Looks like all we have now is the basement. We are so lucky they really are wonderful and have been so great. Such hard work and dedication...the house really needed a thorough scrubbing. More trips to the hardware store, Home Depot, Bed Bath and Beyond, etc. We bought a couch so now there is a piece of furniture in the house while we wait for all of our things to arrive from California. Moving really is stressful and takes a lot out of you. Interesting rules when you live on the border with another state which is so very different than the one you reside in. Apparently, New Hampshire has no sales or income tax but if you are a Vermont resident things apply in certain cases. For instance, the couch, since we had it delivered to Vermont we had to pay taxes if we would have hired a truck and picked it up ourselves it would have been tax free. There are cars for sale in New Hampshire at great prices, but if you have to register it in Vermont you either pay the taxes there, or you get billed the taxes when you go to DMV to register the car. You can work in New Hampshire, but will still have to file taxes (and get taxed) in Vermont. So you see, it is true you really can't escape Death and Taxes. I have been so busy and my time has been taken up so much in coordinating, organizing, working with contractors in a mad dash to beat the clock because Winter is coming that I find myself just 'conking out' physically at different points in the day. At least it is Saturday. Work on the floors starts on Monday at 8AM. The builder can't start till after Thanksgiving. The major roofing is done for now and we can 'breathe'. I have been wanting to walk through the house with a video camera to capture everything prior to the work being done and I have just not had enough time. We are still on California time so the 'jet lag' has been an issue in that it makes you tired an throws off your eating habits. Butters refuses to go upstairs....we have to carry him. I think we have been watching Paranormal State too much, one of the items on our list is to get Sage so that we can 'cleanse the house'...Thank you Theresa Caputo!! The basement is what is left now for Jamie and Betsy to clean. It is going to feel very odd not having them in the house, hearing their laughter and just hanging out with them. We really were blessed to have found them they are GOOD PEOPLE! It really is refreshing. Of the four of us, Sammy our cat who we thought would be freaked out after the move, has been the most calm and relaxed out of all of us. She moved in, found her spot and has been 'queen of the manor'. She is for all intents and purposes...home. I am trying to 'soak this all in' and enjoy it. This will become my normalcy all to quickly and I really want to 'savor' the moment just as Proust enjoyed that darned Madeleine.