But here it goes. After several weeks of searching, and a deal that feel through at The Vista, we found visited Hoang Anh Gia Lia Riverview apartments. We saw a few nice 4 bedroom places at very good prices. We settled on one on the 7th floor because the landlord was easy to work with, it was only $850 a month, and (we thought) we would be able to move in August 1st. Well, it turns out the previous tenants were simply not cool. They stayed an extra 2 weeks and trashed the apartment before we moved in.
We moved in on August 11th (the Sunday before school started with students), and the apartment was filthy. I was seriously regretting our decision. It was dirty, lights were broken, handles on windows were missing, the ceilings were leaking in the bathrooms, and the beds were disgusting. I was ready to pay for a second apartment just to have somewhere else to live--it was that bad. 
So Derek and I went to work on Monday the 12th, Owen went to his first day of Pre-K, Oliver went to preschool, and Phuong cleaned. I mean she REALLY cleaned. She also made sure to get someone to come in to fix everything that wasn't the way it should be. It was incredible to come home on Monday after our first day of work, to happy kids, a spotless house, and a full home cooked meal on the table. (We have another lady also named Phuong cooking for us.)Now, the apartment is clean, and livable. We replaced the master bedroom mattress last weekend with a Sealy. The boys' mattresses aren't nearly as bad, but we will be getting them new mattresses soon too. It still doesn't really have Swanson Family character, but we'll get it there soon. The shipment is scheduled to arrive in port this week! It'll take about a week to get through customs, then we will get our stuff!!!
I'll post more photos in a few weeks after we have had time to unpack our shipment!
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