Packing...

OK I hate packing for moving and it is harder now we have kids on top of cats. However we have made some progress as we really can't afford to leave it to the last minute. Course James is packing in last minute overtime where he can so we have a little bit of extra cash here and there. I'm starting to scour craigslist for bargains not really bought anything yet but there is stuff out there that might be useful. I'm thinking if we go for 2nd hand stuff we can get more and stretch the budget out some more, it's just a bummer that anything we get now we have to find storage for but at the same time the right thing at the right price and well the movers can move it later.

Why oh why tho after the last few years we have downsized considerably the amount of stuff we have, does it seem we have too much junk? We got rid of bucket loads of books the last time we moved and we have downsized that even further since we lost our 'office' to a nursery, but there still seems to be a lot of books darn it!

The kitchen scares me, yep I admit it the kitchen plain out scares me I have a lot of stuff in it, pots pans etc, that's gonna take some work, although I'm working on the consumable portion of it but still there is a lot there. Oh and the girls don't exactly help as as much as I put stuff in boxes is tends to end back out again, not useful.

Ah however the prospect of not having to do a move again for a long time is sooo appealing. And well I'm looking forward to the cooler days ahead but still pleasant enough so that the girls can go outside and play and Mum can perhaps do some gardening (it really is a lovely garden).

The roof has been patched so it will survive winter, just as well as if the forecasts are right we are in for a wet one this year, not that it will be a bad thing and we do desperately need more rainfall, but holes in the roof would be a bad thing:)

I still feel a little in limbo right now but I'm looking forward to the future. I plan on trying to find a play group, walking, gardening (let's see how many plants I can kill!), and basically having more of a life again. Not really wanted to do much of this as I knew where we are now was only temporary, but I'm looking ahead to being far more permanent. I know we are going to have work to do, but the payoffs /sigh.