THANK YOU!

Sigh...just cleared out the last box today, and have sent John over to the garage with the empties. It has been a crazy 10 days since I last posted, but smooth sailing lies just ahead!

A HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who helped us out...couldn't have managed without every one's help!

We are having some trouble adjusting to the traffic noise after living in the country or a dead end street for the past 11 years. I figure that we will get accustomed to it after awhile, and then it will seem TOO quiet out on Poplar Ridge in a few months! Apartment living otherwise does seem to be a manageable, tiny version of life on the hill. L was snuggled up next to me this week and stated "I like this house!" I'm so glad to hear it!

J's birthday party went very well this weekend. I think it made up for totally ignoring her Birthday on the actual day last week. She is very happily playing with all her new things while L snoozes.

One day, I'll have the Elaine's over for tea...

T

Signing Off

Well, it's time for the BIG MOVE! We are picking up our U-Haul today and planning on making several trips to both the apartment and the garage for storage starting tomorrow. Unfortunately, the garage is not yet ready for storing anything yet...floor is still wet and there are no doors or windows. SIGH....I hope everything works out!

We did find a nice apartment to live in for the next 6 months or so...right in town, brand new...very nice. It will be close quarters, but we will manage! Tomorrow we close on our house, and cede ownership to the W family on the 20th. Whew!

I just wanted to post this picture of the girls' magic beans. The opened pod is over 13 inches long. We have saved some of the beans, and hope to plant more next year. Maybe by then I'll know what they are!

We won't be assured of internet access for awhile, so I'm signing off for now...

T

Home is where the heart is.

I'm tired...physically and emotionally drained, plus a little high from magic marker fumes I think. I lost count of the boxes of books after 14, it's probably closer to 20 now, plus a few in the basement that we didn't have room on the bookshelves for. Can you believe that I took 3 big bag fulls to the Library for their sale? All this stuff just makes me want to start handing things out on the street corners to people. I've found Freecycle quite liberating lately.

Ah, but life goes on despite my mental state. We should know this weekend if we get to winter on Porter Street or in an apartment. Just knowing where we are heading in a few weeks would ease some of the anxiety. I always tend to make mountains out of mole hills, but I've built this one up to rival Mt. Everest. I have peaked in my stressed-out abilities.

I was contemplating tonight about leaving this house, and honestly, I feel nothing. I'm not sure if I am numb because of stress or I have really matured to the level of not having an overwhelming attachment to another thing. I brought both of my babies to this house, watched them crawl, then run and climb. I have gardened more than I have since I was a child, growing up in Idaho. I have painted nearly every square inch of these walls, and cleaned it all over and over (and over) again. There were a lot of memories made inside these walls, and out in the fresh country air too. But the really important things are those 2 beautiful little girls snuggled up in their beds, and my big teddy bear of a husband...those are the things I need to feel content and at home.

Even if we have to end up living in a van...down by the river.

T