Getting Ready to Move

Well, it seems like not long ago we were counting down to our move date, and we were at 22 months.  And now we're at 4 months and 8 days. 

I am so thankful, now, that we had those 22 months, even if at the time it seemed like forever, it was one of God's ways of giving you something you need, even if you don't think you do.  It leaves us at at a good "ending point" so to speak. 

I've all of a sudden realized that my family is moving very soon!  Time definitely flies.  And now we're into preparing, cleaning, organizing, cleaning some more and even a little packing. 

I've spent several weeks now, going through rooms, cleaning every square inch, going through every item, and putting a bunch of stuff in a Saver's or Garage Sale pile.  And then getting the house ready to show to potential buyers, hiding anything that may pass as "clutter" and even packing a few boxes with decorations and winter clothes, things I don't need right now. 

I was put in charge of a garage sale last week, so I took all the items that were overflowing our stair landing, organized them and set them all up for a big yard sale.  The next day, bright and early, it actually wasn't even bright, it was just early Gabrielle and I sat out front for 6 hours and sold away our old stuff.  Some things I had a hard time letting go, I almost wanted to tell people, "I played with that when I was little, I loved it," or "A girl I used to be friends with gave me that, it meant a lot," or "Please take care of this!" But I figured that might be a little weird. 

Now that we've gotten rid of a lot of stuff, our house looks great!  And it's also all clean.  Which is a great plus. 

We have a lock box on the door, and a For Sale sign in the yard, making this even more real.  It's kind of sad, but also exciting!

Anyway, that is what we've been up to, I haven't even touched school work in several weeks, not that I really care.  But I've been doing things that definitely need to be done.

We are starting to have our "Lasts" here in AZ.  The other day was our last sight reading with new music in orchestra, and that was sad, we've been doing that in our orchestra for 4 years.  Another last, I reviewed my parental visitation schedule that's been done quarterly for the last 17 years for the last time a few days ago.  That was a big one.  But there will be plenty more to come, I know.

-Lauren