We are getting so close to having everything ready to go for the big move on Saturday! The kitchen is packed and mostly clean, the table has been taken down to make room for more boxes, and most of the storage from Sam's room is in the living room. All that is really left are some larger items from the kitchen, towels, both of our closets and a few clutter spots in the house.
After one of my friends showed me what she could do with a Magic Eraser I went crazy on the kitchen cleaning all of the cabinets and scrubbing the front door. It even took dried permanent marker right off of Sam's hands. I would buy stock in just that one product alone if I could. Can you tell I was impressed?
Tomorrow will be a great day on the list! William has 2 classes in the morning then we are going to sign the lease and get the keys to the new place! William will move a few things including this beauty I am sitting at to make room for everything else that he wants to bring down from upstairs to making moving on Saturday easier. Then he is off to work for 3 hours and back so we can start getting some of the easy stuff done.
I want to stress how much friends have helped with what I have gotten done so far... I have had 5 wonderful people come over to help pack, clean and give encouragement. We still don't know how much help we will have on Saturday, but hopefully it will be enough to get the whole house cleared out by 2 so that the final cleaning can take place. However much pain and work this move has and will take, I am sure it will be worth it so that we will be able to have a less crowded and more livable place to be a family in.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Packing, packing and what do you know, more packing!
I have taken it easy the last 2 days. I don't recall packing one little thing either Sunday or Monday. So today I started to get my fanny in gear. I have packed up under the entertainment center which included the Wii and Nintendo 64 and all of their games, plus 3 whole boxes of board games from in the entertainment center and up in the towel closet. I have also done dishes in preparation for packing up the kitchen which is coming as soon as I finish this post.
Another "fun" part of moving is the address changes that we have to make at every place that we have service for. So in the last 5 days I have changed it at Primary Health, the Bank and Idaho Power. Soon to follow is our insurance companies (life, car, rental, etc), Netflix and whoever else I have forgotten.
The best part of today was when I woke up, got Sam breakfast and a nice young man from my family ward came over and packed all of our food storage which was meant to be the pain in my side for hours, but Michael accomplished it in just over an hour! Miracle! Let me tell you! My can rotater can be lifted and moved, 2 whole shelves of cereal, cake mixes, Helpers, and miscellaneous canned food all put away into boxes.
Time to end this joyful break and sitting on my rump just to head to the kitchen and pack up all of my Tupperware, pots, pans, knifes, measuring cups, plates, glasses and so forth. Then the excitement of eating whatever I can prepare in the microwave or fryer until Saturday. I think the novelty of Frozen Chicken Pot pies and tater tots will wear off really quickly. One, Two, Three... Take off. Wish us luck!
Another "fun" part of moving is the address changes that we have to make at every place that we have service for. So in the last 5 days I have changed it at Primary Health, the Bank and Idaho Power. Soon to follow is our insurance companies (life, car, rental, etc), Netflix and whoever else I have forgotten.
The best part of today was when I woke up, got Sam breakfast and a nice young man from my family ward came over and packed all of our food storage which was meant to be the pain in my side for hours, but Michael accomplished it in just over an hour! Miracle! Let me tell you! My can rotater can be lifted and moved, 2 whole shelves of cereal, cake mixes, Helpers, and miscellaneous canned food all put away into boxes.
Time to end this joyful break and sitting on my rump just to head to the kitchen and pack up all of my Tupperware, pots, pans, knifes, measuring cups, plates, glasses and so forth. Then the excitement of eating whatever I can prepare in the microwave or fryer until Saturday. I think the novelty of Frozen Chicken Pot pies and tater tots will wear off really quickly. One, Two, Three... Take off. Wish us luck!
Friday, April 23, 2010
5 YEARS!
William and I recognized yesterday as being married for 5 years. There was no big events or special meals, but I made breakfast and William made lunch. Then William went to work, I made cookies and went to help set up for our monthly relief society meeting. I came home to a dozen white roses. Since I had dinner at Relief Society William found something for dinner, I went up to bed for the night and William studied for a test that he had this morning. Not eventful, but it was a regular day with roses. Now off to dinner at Texas Roadhouse for some fried goodness and those hot rolls with cinnamon butter. Nothing like a late celebration that represents five years of happiness and struggles between 2 people who amazingly enough still love each other despite all of their shortcomings and imperfections.
Moving!!!
William and I decided in the middle of the month to move. I personally think it is a miracle and a blessing, while William I am sure is just happy to be getting a garage with space for himself including a workbench! We are staying in the same ward boundaries and we will have the park right off of our backyard. We are currently in a 2 story town home with 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. We are moving into a one level, 2 bedroom, 2 bath duplex only 4 blocks away and it has a backyard, a garage, a separated living room and dining room! The only downside is we won't have a pool right outside our door that we can access for free. We will just have to walk back to the one here and get in with our friends! It is an ideal situation! The only hard part is the actually packing and moving everything then getting the apartment cleaned top to bottom. It will be so worth it though! Sam can have a room to play in! His room can be actually played in, where as now he can sleep in it and no playing because of the food storage and other storage. William can put all of his projects out in the garage and be able to work on them whenever he wants to versus not being able to because his drilling will wake up Sam!
I kind of want to go on and on about how great this is, but I don't want to bore anyone. I also don't want people to have expectations of something grander than it really is. Because in reality, it is just another rental, with hideous siding, and probably new neighbors to have to get to know and try to be understanding, but it is a move up for us, and the next time we move will be into our very own house with a mortgage. Now I am getting really dreamy, but I am sure that I get the point across. The big move is going to be on May 1st and my only hope is to get through it alive and without any trips to the emergency room.
I kind of want to go on and on about how great this is, but I don't want to bore anyone. I also don't want people to have expectations of something grander than it really is. Because in reality, it is just another rental, with hideous siding, and probably new neighbors to have to get to know and try to be understanding, but it is a move up for us, and the next time we move will be into our very own house with a mortgage. Now I am getting really dreamy, but I am sure that I get the point across. The big move is going to be on May 1st and my only hope is to get through it alive and without any trips to the emergency room.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Warnings!
Does anyone find it interesting that we as parents do so many things to warn our children of dangers or hurts? For instance, when William or I put dinner into Sam's bowl and put it in front of him, if we were blowing on it to cool it down, Sam picks up that it is hot and does his little blow too, I don't know if it actually accomplishes anything but he then knows, that he should be more careful to prevent being burned. Many of the same things happen when Sam is in the bathtub, or running toward the street, and when Sam starts approaching a dog that we aren't familiar with. It is a constant, "Be careful!" or "Watch Out!". And however much Sam doesn't want to do the splits in the tub as he is playing he only listens to me after he has slipped and hurt himself. Then of course the tears come and I give him a hug and explain why he hurt himself.
The same warnings were given to me as a child. And now, later in life, I can see that we receive even more warnings from the world that weren't as apparent when I was a child and immature. I also receive warnings not from the world... ones that can be attributed to Heavenly Father as well as from the Evil One. I feel as though I respond to those in order to protect myself and my family. I remember that my Mom would use these feelings, "Motherly Intuition" when giving me an answer to a question. I was 15 and my friend and his Christian church group was going up to Bogus and my friend, a boy invited me to go along. I wanted to go so bad and when I approached my mother and got a negative response I asked why due to the fact that it would have of course been a blast to go up skiing, get to know new people and such. She replied that she just didn't have a good feeling about it. Now looking back on this experience, now that I know more, and now that I can have some sort of recognition for what she was feeling because I have had those feelings when making decisions for my family, that that was a warning. A warning of what? I don't know, but whatever would have happened didn't because I didn't go. I may have broken my leg or many other possibilities that have since run through my mind.
I hope that I will be able to continue to recognize these impressions, "warnings" as my children grow up so that I can protect them in times when they are to young and immature to do it for themselves.
The same warnings were given to me as a child. And now, later in life, I can see that we receive even more warnings from the world that weren't as apparent when I was a child and immature. I also receive warnings not from the world... ones that can be attributed to Heavenly Father as well as from the Evil One. I feel as though I respond to those in order to protect myself and my family. I remember that my Mom would use these feelings, "Motherly Intuition" when giving me an answer to a question. I was 15 and my friend and his Christian church group was going up to Bogus and my friend, a boy invited me to go along. I wanted to go so bad and when I approached my mother and got a negative response I asked why due to the fact that it would have of course been a blast to go up skiing, get to know new people and such. She replied that she just didn't have a good feeling about it. Now looking back on this experience, now that I know more, and now that I can have some sort of recognition for what she was feeling because I have had those feelings when making decisions for my family, that that was a warning. A warning of what? I don't know, but whatever would have happened didn't because I didn't go. I may have broken my leg or many other possibilities that have since run through my mind.
I hope that I will be able to continue to recognize these impressions, "warnings" as my children grow up so that I can protect them in times when they are to young and immature to do it for themselves.
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