We are renting a house that is quickly winning my heart over again and again. Not only did we get a screaming good deal on the rental -- not being charged extra for the pets saved us a bundle each month -- but the house is the right size (three bedrooms, two bathrooms, huge basement for storage + my craft area + most importantly, Joshua's workout space), walking distance to an amazing rail trail and tons of parks, has a great big back patio for Simon, is 10 minutes from the Montessori school and has all the other little amenities we could have lived without (central air, new carpeting, etc.).
For the last few months, we have been aggressive about getting rid of things (10+ trips with a packed car to Goodwill plus tons of comically huge free piles at our house). We were thinking that we got rid of 1/3 of our belongings. However, moving day proved us wrong. It was quite a process with two days and two packed trips with the largest UHaul they rent (26 feet) demonstrating that we have far more than we imagined hiding in the basement of the house.
The following day, we all ventured up to the Lehigh Valley to retrieve our second car (unfortunately for the kids and Joshua, they drove all the way to the rental before realizing that I had the keys with me at work). On Friday, we had an odd closing with the buyer's father continuing to ask for more money for such silly things as a kitchen cabinet door not staying shut properly (what?!). Luckily, the kids had a blast spending the day with my terrific parents. God bless them and all the work they did to make our move as successful as it was. We spent the last week un-boxing and rebuilding all of the Ikea furniture Joshua had spent the last few months dismantling and labeling. On Monday, we have our first visitor, Uncle Scott.
Joshua enjoyed his first day of work -- setting up his classroom with his co-teacher, Ms. Jen. He will start full time this coming week and the kids begin school the week after. This summer was dominated by this move. I'm feeling grateful to finally have it done.
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Yay!!!!! It sounds absolutely perfect!! I'm SO happy to hear that things have worked out so well with your move (selling the house quickly and for a good price, etc.) I'm anxious to hear how Josh and the kids like the school and to hear about how things pan out with your job situation. Such great pictures of you guys too! Love you and talk to you soon!
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