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April 17, 06 - The Day of Our Move
We knew this day was coming. We were ready, at least that's what we thought!
Downsizing from a 4 bedroom home to a 3 bedroom townhouse was going to take some creativity and some skill at being organized.
The movers arrived all ready to take our things and load them up in the truck. We prepared ourselves for everything to fit in the smaller place by selling and giving away some of our furniture. This was furniture that had been with us for a long time, but parting with them didn't seem all that bad since we found people who could really use them.
Watching our kids say good bye to their friends was a little heart breaking, although we wouldn't be moving far, but just the thought of them not being right down the block would be an adjustment for them.
When we arrived at the new place reality hit. This was going to be our home for the next six months or so we thought. It ended up being 15 months to be exact. Had you of told us that back then we would have looked at you cross with evil eye's. We couldn't possibly stay here for that long. It's way too small we would be sitting on top of each other, especially when the baby arrived. No, uhuh, not going to do it!
The doors closed and the movers pulled off. Everything and everyone got quiet, we all looked around then at each other. Our living space had turned from having 5 rooms in our downstairs area to 1 room that was made up of a kitchen, dining area, and living room.
D. looked at me, smiled and said "are you ready Mama"? I said yes, then he said "let's do this then"!
More to come.....
We knew this day was coming. We were ready, at least that's what we thought!
Downsizing from a 4 bedroom home to a 3 bedroom townhouse was going to take some creativity and some skill at being organized.
The movers arrived all ready to take our things and load them up in the truck. We prepared ourselves for everything to fit in the smaller place by selling and giving away some of our furniture. This was furniture that had been with us for a long time, but parting with them didn't seem all that bad since we found people who could really use them.
Watching our kids say good bye to their friends was a little heart breaking, although we wouldn't be moving far, but just the thought of them not being right down the block would be an adjustment for them.
When we arrived at the new place reality hit. This was going to be our home for the next six months or so we thought. It ended up being 15 months to be exact. Had you of told us that back then we would have looked at you cross with evil eye's. We couldn't possibly stay here for that long. It's way too small we would be sitting on top of each other, especially when the baby arrived. No, uhuh, not going to do it!
The doors closed and the movers pulled off. Everything and everyone got quiet, we all looked around then at each other. Our living space had turned from having 5 rooms in our downstairs area to 1 room that was made up of a kitchen, dining area, and living room.
D. looked at me, smiled and said "are you ready Mama"? I said yes, then he said "let's do this then"!
More to come.....
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