Moving Day, Weekend, Week, Month ...

Well okay, it didn't take us a year to move but it sure felt like it took a year to pack our belongings and move them into a storage pod.

Actually, preparations began for moving back in July shortly after selling our home. It's amazing what one can gather over time. First mission impossible assignment was to go through all of our belongings and sort them into what's and needs. Of course most of the what's (otherwise known as junk) was delivered to various charitable organizations.

Once items were sorted and boxed it was time to move them into the garage to try and determine how many storage pods will be required. One pod, no way; two pods, maybe; three pods, what a waste. We ended up storing everything into two pods, plus some items stored at family members and neighbors. Nothing like having our belongings spread across the state. They tell me it will be worth it and it makes more sense to move into our new home and then try and remember who has what and arrange pickups to deliver. Hm, I just cant' catch this vision.

Of course I have to admit that after 15 years, Cheryl did get her office finally organized for this momentous occassion.


Now while all of the fun of packing is going on then we have to accommodate our buyers request. First, could they send subcontractors by to look at the house and price out remodeling plans. Second, came the request to close earlier than the 31st. Now remember we were trying to plan to move from our home into our new dream home but as all contractors know schedules change. Yup, we are now living on the streets from two to four weeks depending on the current schedule. Okay, if we can't close early then let's see when the sellers' will be out of the home and maybe we can push them into being out by Saturday, so we can start the demolish inside.

Of course being the good seller and accommodating to the request of our buyers we made the arrangements to close on the 30th and that way it would be funded on the 31st and they could take ownership on Saturday evening. Well it was a good plan except for our sellers dragged their feet until Friday, the 31st to close and now we are waiting to ensure the funding takes place and we won't know until Tuesday due to the Labor Day Holiday.

Now the emotional drama takes place as we are trying to move out and clean the home, our buyers with our approval send their yard demolition crews in and we watch them tear out our rose hedge bush and several other beautiful landscape features in preparations of constructing a fence. They were nice people and even paid us a complement of how beautiful of a yard we have, while ripping out the roses!


Well by Saturday afternoon, we had moved everything out of the home and cleaned it for the demolition crews. A few pictures for memory sake and we said our goodbyes and closed the doors for the last time, almost to find our buyers enthusiastically arriving to show the home off to their parents. It is a good feeling to know that they love the home and will hopefully take care of it. After all it has been our home for our family for the past 15 years.

Soon our new Dream Home will be completed and we will move on to new and greater trails to adventure down.