And This Shall Be The Last...

I'm sitting on my couch surrounded by boxes and disassembled furniture penning my last words before moving. So it's time to say good-bye to this place and I have to say I don't feel like I really have any ties to it. So this is the start to our new life and hopefully a very long time at our new home.

My wish is that the move goes smoothly, without damaged furniture! My biggest concern though is that both kids adjust well to a strange place and feel like they're actually at home. Wish us luck.

Signing off,

Trish

Long Day

So very tired. We spent the day at the new apartment trying to clean up the place before we move in on Sunday. I worked on washing the walls because they're covered with renovation dust. The Hubby washed our floors down on hands and knees so we could let the Wee Little One crawl around. We managed to clean the kitchen cupboards and unpack a few boxes as well. Of course there was even more stuff that could have been done but we only had a limited amount of time. After we left the new place we went out for supper and then rushed back to put the kids to bed. Guess what we did after that? Yes, we packed. We packed and packed and packed. It's now about 11pm and we've gotten almost everything done! Tomorrow we're going to work on taking apart furniture, taking down the curtains and doing all that last minute stuff. Here's hoping that we get through the week-end with no injuries to either people or objects! Now it's off to sleep so I can rest my aching back.

Off To Devil's Hill We Go

We are now the proud owners of a set of keys to our new apartment! I am very happy. There's still a little work to be done but our landlord will be able to do it after we move in. So now it just comes down to packing and taking furniture apart which is never fun! Hubby spent a lot of time while I was gone yesterday packing and getting stuff ready, I don't know what I'd do without him!

When I went to the new place yesterday I felt so at home. There were some neighbours on their front balcony sitting around a table and having an evening glass of wine. They looked so welcoming! Then I saw a couple walking down the street with their very new walking baby, just having a little stroll. Everything seemed so perfect.

House News

The process has started. Today Hubby and my Father moved eighty plus boxes to our new apartment to lighten the load next week-end. Apparently there's still a lot of work to be done in our new place, a few unanticipated problems came up during the renovations! While fixing the laundry room our landlord realized that he had to repair the pipes, which also happened to run into our kitchen of course. So what may have already been a big job turned into a much bigger one. Hubby told me that the bathroom turned out really nice though, dark wood baseboards and trim to match. He even painted the bottom portion of the wall (under the wooden trim) a very light blue to match the decor of our bathroom. Isn't that nice? The sink, bathtub and toilet weren't reconnected but I think they were the next thing on the list to be done. There's still painting to be done as well. I know he's been working really hard at getting everything done before we move in there and I appreciate the hard work! What a HUGE difference between him and our current landlord!

Update on our current apartment situation. Our landlord has decided to rent to the roomates which boggles my mind because he thought we were loud! I know not all roomates are roudy but I wish him luck if they are! I'm also not intending to move the mouse poison myself before we move because I don't feel it's my job to do it. I don't want the poison to come into contact with anything we own so I don't want to have to touch it. I wonder if our landlord is intending to remove the poison traps before the new tenants find out about the friendly visitors! I don't see when he's going to have time to do it considering they're moving in the same day as we are moving out. This should be interesting.

Food Sacrifices

Less than two weeks to go before we move, I am so excited! I'm not excited about the actual moving/unpacking process but I am really happy about the new apartment itself and starting over in a non-rodent infested house! (Although on the topic of rodents, I haven't actually seen one in awhile... fingers crossed for the new tenants.) Hubby spent the day packing up some of the pantry food that we don't need for the next two weeks and it was pretty gross! We have some little black bugs that have gotten into some of our food, I mean on top of our ant infestation! They're these tiny black, hard-shelled beetle-like bugs that apparently are very fond of flour. We threw out about 4KG of whole wheat bread flour because the bugs were more numerous than the actual grains of flour, barf! During our stay here, which has been just over a year, we've probably had to throw out about $150 worth of food from ants and now these mysterious black bugs. Please no bugs in our new home. Please.

I spent the afternoon scrubbing the fabric of our stroller until it looked ALMOST new. Not quite brand new but a whole lot better than it was before. It's absolutely amazing what "Magic" soap can do! Sometime I will tell you the Carbolic Soap Company Story but I'll save it for another day!

Packed Up

We worked hard and we managed to pack up a good part of our house. Boxes are crammed into every closet so it actually doesn't look that chaotic! We even cleared out Bulldozer's room (well except the necessary stuff of course) and we were worried when he came home that he'd freak out... instead he was super ecstatic! Do you know why? He had room to race his cars clear across the room and crash them too! What a kid.

A Day Spent Packing

So our whole afternoon will be spent packing sans children... here's wishing that it goes well!

Everything seems to be coming together for the big moving day. I am happy and very much relieved. We have transportation ... we have manpower ... we have a baby sitter. All the important areas have been covered. I can only hope (although I may be pushing my luck) that the day will be sunny (or overcast, just not raining) and not overly hot. I plan to park my butt at the new house and spend the day directing traffic, cleaning up and unpacking. It's going to be quite the day!

My only worry about the move pertains to Bulldozer. The last time we moved he would cry whenever he saw a box because he thought we were going to pack away his toys, etc... Now he's a little older and I can't help but wonder if that's a blessing or a curse. He's also a little more verbal so he might actually be able to tell us what he thinks! I told him about two weeks ago that Mommy, Daddy, Bulldozer and the Wee Little One were going to be moving to a new house. He keeps saying "yup!" So much enthusiasm but I'm afraid he really doesn't know what moving means. No more seeing his old house or sleeping in the bedroom that he's been in for the last year or so. Not the same buses or stores or even neighbours. I can only hope that he transitions well. We're not the only parents who have decided to uproot their children and move to another house! So here's suggestion time, what can I do to make the move a little less traumatizing for him? I appreciate the comments!