We managed to get all moved into the rental house before the deadline. I told Jim that this house reminds me a bit of a certain house in Amityville, NY. I also told him if he grows a long beard and starts digging around in the basement, the kids and I are out! :)
The landlord did a ton of work and everything turned out really nice. I had been a bit worried when I was in the house a week before we moved and the floors were missing! We are starting to get settled in and unpacked, but still have a way to go. I told Jim we only had to be out of the old house....not necessarily moved into this one! It has been a bit of an adjustment for the kids,
and for poor Lizzy, who has always been a fiercely independent cat. She has been a little bit wigged out by the move, and has actually even been acting nice toward the kids! :) We have been forcing her to stay indoors, which she hasn't started resisting yet.
The kids had to go say one last goodbye to our old house before we turned over the keys. This was a very difficult thing for Preston, who has had a lot of seller's remorse.
He made me take pictures of him in every room. There were some tears shed as we locked up for the last time. We have been trying to convince him that this is a positive thing, and that in the end, we are going to be very happy....but this is the only house he has ever lived in!
One thing that the kids are really excited about is that they can walk to school, and that the school is within viewing distance from the front yard, so they are able to go over there to play basketball and play on the playground. It has made Quincy absolutely giddy. I had to take some photos of them walking home from school on Friday. Quincy is also very excited because 2 of her very good friends live across the street, and one of Preston's friends lives across the alley. Once we get settled, this is going to be a fun place for the kids to live.
We sold our appliances with the house, so we had to buy a new stove and refrigerator (which we had been needing to do anyhow). The stove had to be hooked up....and Harper was sure that Jim needed her assistance. Together they did get us up and cooking again!
We had to take a break from unpacking Saturday to go watch Mallory and Madison dance at Regional Club 4-H day. Their group got a purple ribbon. They did a great job!
We are now going to try to get settled a little bit more into the rental house, and try to have a little down time for the kids' spring break. Colin went trout fishing and camping in Missouri with a friend for the week. The girls are working quite a few hours, covering for some people who went on vacation as well as for some of the adults who can take vacation days when the kids are available to cover the shifts. I am happy because we got the living room and kitchen mostly unpacked. The rest of the mess is bearable if you can sit down at the end of the day and have a home cooked meal!
My grandma fell down this weekend and broke her arm and several ribs. She is in pretty bad shape and is in the hospital. We are praying that she will make a quick recovery and be back to her independent self in no time. We love you grandma!
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