Well, Mother's Day is history, has come and gone, and a grand day it was at our new house. We've moved from Berlin to Milan, into a farm house, circa. 1930. The two boys, the little, flop-eared hound, Miss Tacy, Rachel and the world's greatest mother-in-law, are all in heaven. Step-daughter and her three kids are here as well........helping unpack, supposedly.

There have been *challenges* setting up house, for sure. Rachel's cousin Dicky and her uncle are a God send because they took care of all the plumbing problems and made several significant improvements to boot.

The test pit was dug today for the new septic system, to see if the soil perked. It did. The place had a cesspool. I have yet to have the well water tested. The water works people a few towns down the road are a state certified testing facility and for $35.00, they'll give us a thorough and complete analysis.

The kids are both in a new school until mid June......and ambivalent about it. I suppose it's understandable. Making all new friends is tough when you're 6 and 11 years old. The neighbor, ah. That's another post for another time. Ugh.