moving forward

We have been out of our house since July 8th.  It has been a headache.  The insurance guy didn't return a phone call or e-mail for the first 5 weeks.  After that he would only communicate with my husband and only occasionally.  The people hired to pack out our belongings destroyed a lot of our stuff and left water and food lying around for months.  When the contractor was finally allowed to get started, he got a lot of work done only to have it destroyed by water coming in from the still unrepaired house next door.  We have to fight insurance for every penny, vet bills from smoke inhalation for the pets, having the closets painted, replacing our destroyed belongings, exterminators and a new cleaning service.  Finally, there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
The contractor is finished.  Nearly everything is new: walls, floors, wiring, boiler, windows, paint, floors, etc.  The company that packed out our house is supposed to return all our belongings Monday.  I doubt they will, from their track record.  But that means next week is unpacking, cleaning and cataloging what was destroyed or ruined by the cleaning service.  I can't wait to have my coat back, it is snowing today!  I can't wait to get our pets back, they have been living with my parents for nearly 5 months.
Unfortunately, as they tore the house apart, they found more things that needed to be repaired.  Insurance wouldn't cover it because it wasn't caused by the damage.  We have drained our adoption fund.  Time to start saving again.
Last weekend we picked up some furniture from my friend.  She is moving to Hawaii and it would actually be cheaper to buy the furniture all over again than to ship it.  There were a few inexpensive things like Ikea end tables, rugs and lamps, but she had some really nice things like a Crate and Barrel sofa bed and ottoman, dining table and bed.  All the stuff is relatively new.  We should be moving into our house next weekend or the one after that. 
We'll finally be ready to have our homestudy.  I am ready to put this all behind me.