Last night on loaner beds!!!

Thought I'd better give an update before things get really crazy here tomorrow. FINALLY our container is supposed to arrive at our home tomorrow!!! Yes, I'll believe it when I see it but we're excited just the same. I'm feeling some panic about how to prepare. We have several loaner beds that I'd like to return and have out of the way by the time the movers come in the morning, however, we'd like to use them tonight. Or, we could sleep on the floor and make our first night in our own beds that much more awesome!
I'm also debating whether or not I should have had the carpets cleaned before our furniture comes. If I did then I'd be all stressed about keeping them clean while the movers are doing their thing. On the other hand, once the furniture is in it'll be more difficult to access the carpet. Guess it's a moot point since I've not arrange it and today would be the last day before our house is filled with our things.
The last week or so has been rather difficult for me. It's the first time I've felt kinda homesick. I don't know if the "honeymoon period" has worn off and now reality has set in or (and hopefully this is the case) it's just fatigue from not sleeping well for, well, over six months! Probably longer with all the stress that preceded this huge endeavor. Of course the fact that I had gone off my anti anxiety meds hasn't helped. I've since gone back on every other day, oddly, because when I don't take them, I... okay, don't think I'm truly crazy... I hear my eyes move! I know it sounds absolutely ridiculous but I can hear my eyes move back and forth behind my eyelids when I'm trying to fall asleep. It's a swishing sound and it kinda makes me feel nauseated. You don't realize how much your eyes move when closed until you can actually HEAR them do so. And just so you know, it's not just me! I googled "I can hear my eyes move" and there are many people that experience the same, particularly when coming off of an SSRI med. So back on the meds I go, which is probably just as well since lack of proper sleep has made me, well lets just say, less that a warm and fuzzy mum in the mornings. Every other day seems to keep the eye noise at bay so that's where I am...
A couple days ago, I pretty much cried my way through the grocery store. (Okay, maybe I'm not quite ready to d/c the meds!) I feel most like a foreigner in the grocery store, trying to locate staples I'm accustomed to using in the States.  For example, while they do carry Campbell's Soup products they don't have cream of celery soup here. I use that in many of my slow cooker dishes, such a roast or chicken dinners. Also, Oreos here are yucky. They taste like the reduced fat variety in the States which are gross. One day, one of the kids asked for applesauce so I tried looking for that but couldn't find any. I have been told that they do have it here but this particular day it wasn't in the store where I was shopping and it added to my feelings of "this isn't home". And in addition to all the foods that I can't find, the prices remind me even more that we're a long way from home. I'm not saying I have regrets or have changed my mind or anything. I just guess "comfort foods" have a new meaning for me now.
I'm sure the fact that we've been quasi camping the last 7 weeks has added to my feelings. That novelty wore off real quick. We just don't feel like we're home yet. Like we're still nomads.
Tomorrow that will change!!! Our container arrives and the movers will be here at 8:30am. Customs come in the afternoon and will go through certain items they have evidently already flagged on our contents list. Those items must stay in the garage until checked. most are likely outdoor type things anyway (kayaks, bikes, saddles, etc.). Everything else can be brought in. Beds are priority one! Oh how I long for my bed!!!! How I've missed it so!
Sadly, Billy gets one night in our bed then heads to Hamilton with Kaigan Saturday morning for a V8 Supercar race. They'll have a blast and Kaigan will be in heaven. Good father/son bonding time before Kaigan leaves for uni in 4 months. I'll be on mission "get settled". Don't mind doing it myself at all as long as I can sleep in my own bed when the work is done.
I had to laugh when I was in the hair salon having my new autumn do done when I hear, "Is that Barb Viner?". I turn to the chair next to me to find Will's teacher! Guess I'm more at "home" than I thought when I'm out and run into someone I know!
Might be a while before I stop unpacking long enough to post an update. Haha... it also might read alot different after some good, restful sleep!