What a day

Today has been a major day of transition for our little family. We've conquered craigslists and listservs and now have a baby crib, a new couch and living room rug. Sarah also worked really hard to build new book shelves for us. I'm not talking about taking parts out of a box and putting them together, she went to Home Depot, had them cut specific sizes of wood, then hammered and screwed and stained 12 or so small shelves which stack perfectly. We've been accumulating these items and working on these shelves for awhile, constantly talking about how to re-arrange the apt so my office could become the baby's room, our living room could be more comfortable and asthetic, and our bedroom could be a productive study place for me.

It all came together today! We borrowed, drove to get the couch in Raleigh, dropping our old couch off at a friends along the way. My dad came by and helped us move everything around so that now it feels like we live in a completely different apartment. I've been real resistant to change, but am now glad Sarah plowed forward with her artistic vision. You should come by and check it out.

The REALLY big news though is that this evening we received mail from the US Social Security Service. After almost two years of trying to figure out how we can legally live as a married couple in the same country, Sarah now has a social security number!! This isn't quite as great as a canadian social insurance number (she doesn't get free health care with this card), but it does allow her to pay taxes and work!! Things are really working out well for us. Thank you to everyone that helped make this happen.