Moving Days

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and we have so much to be thankful for! We feel truly blessed to have 3 of our 5 children home with us for our last Thanksgiving in Minnesota. You would think that after all these celebrations; I would learn to not take grown children grocery shopping for a single holiday meal. We are moving in 5 days and it took three trips to the grocery store to bring one simple meal together! My goal was no leftovers; I think the kids were looking at how much could they take “home” with them when we finally move. The bright side is that Brittany is cooking the turkey and stuffing with a plethora of herbs stuffed in every nook and cavity. Chris insisted on several of his own favorite dishes – and he will prepare these. I figure that leaves me with pealing potatoes and throwing buns in the oven. It’s a nice trade off! With that, I wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving and blessings to you all on this special day!

Wow, 5 days until moving day! It's creeping up on us so fast and it feels like we will have no time off before our departure.

Our 2 sons are still living under our roof! It seems we have run out of time and between stuffing the bird and our tummies, we will be unloading the garage into our trailer and moving Chris’ possessions into a storage locker. He will be staying with extended family for several months and there is little room there for his Star Wars memorabilia collection or the many boxes of books and treasures he has accumulated over the last few years. Once his possessions are secure, we will then have to move him and his computer to his new home!

Although Jack has Friday off from Walgreen's, we don’t get to relax! Brittany came home for the holiday and we need to drive her and her new car (my beetle bug) to Moorhead. As long as we are heading north, we will bring our trailer to my brother as well. Brittany doesn’t drive yet so it means I get to drive the bug while Jack drives the Ford with trailer attached.

Saturday is Matt’s moving day. He was finally notified by his new landlord that he was accepted at the apartment complex in Hopkins. Only problem there is that they want to lay new carpet in his apartment on Friday. That means he can’t move in until Saturday. So, we will pick up the UHaul a day early and spend Saturday shuffling his possessions across the city. We thought we were so smart unloading half our furniture off on him for his new place. Well, it looks like we still get to move it all!

Sunday, we will finally be ready to load our own possessions into the truck. Fortunately, I packed most of our things back in September and was able to pack the rest last week. We would love any help in loading our UHaul Sunday afternoon! Feel free to stop by to heave a box or two into the truck – we start at noon. Or if you prefer, pizza arrives at 2:00 and we welcome you to come join us for a final meal together. There will be nothing left in the house but lots of love! We plan to party! And then after you all leave, we will clean up!

We close on the house at noon on Monday and head south as soon as the ink is dry and the check is in the bank! I really am looking forward to riding in a 24’ truck with Jack and two screaming cats – 876.32 miles! Just imagine the adventure spread out over three days! Jack will be doing all the driving, I will be keeping the cats out from under his feet! Yes, I really am looking forward to this adventure. I will keep you posted…