This and That

• We went to Target in Brooklyn on our first day here.  Craziness.
• Someone in the building has a late dinner.  They cook curry.  Our bedroom smells like curry thanks to the vent.  Living in an apartment building is going to be interesting.
• The movers and POD come on Friday.  $650 for movers, $60/hour for POD driver to wait for the POD to be unloaded.  You'd think the POD driver could do a little something other than sit in the truck at $60/hour.  NYC costs.
• Freddie threw himself on the floor when we left the childcare center in our building yesterday.  He is dying to be with the other kids.  We're on the wait list.  Even with the hospital employee sliding scale I'll need a high paying job to make it worthwhile.
• I thought New Orleans was diverse.  This little island we're living on has too many nationalities represented to even count.  There are also a wide range of socioeconomic classes represented.  All this on a 2 mile stretch of land in the East River.
• The island is teeming with kids.  Our building has so many young children.  There is a playground across the street, complete with fountains to play in.
• The island is also teeming with amputees.  I'm telling you, this place is diverse in every way.  There is a man without legs on a hospital gurney outside the metro station morning and afternoon.  No idea how he's getting there, but working on figuring this out.  Yep, I am going to talk to him.   Eventually.
• Freddie is sleeping great.  Goes to his crib, tosses in his tigey and sip cup, and waves goodbye.  Right to sleep.  Thank goodness for that.  Evidently transition is easier on kids than adults.
• Made it to the NYC Department of Motor Vehicles.  Just like home.  The computers were down for 2 hours.  Someone needed a nap so back on the train we got.  We'll try again on Thursday.
• I had my first breakdown yesterday at the playground.  It was minor compared to what I had expected at this point.  We've both commented how this doesn't yet feel like we're here for the long haul.  It's starting to sink in though.