Chickadee Manor

{pretty, happy, funny, real} - The sort of moving house edition

We are in the midst of purchasing another house.  A much bigger house than the one we have at the moment.  That wasn't terribly hard to do considering we only had about 650 sq ft between all six (almost seven!) of us.  Now we will have closer to 2400 sq ft!  Yay!  It's a bungalow with a cozy basement (wood fireplace!).  This means more than one bedroom, space for the kids to play and stash their toys, a garage for hobbies, a beautifully landscaped and fenced back yard, and, and, and, and.

The kids don't know that we are moving just yet.  We figured that would be best as it is hard enough to wait for everyday things, let alone something of this magnitude.  We know they will be excited though.  I can hardly wait!  I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas, looking at the calendar wondering when THAT day will ever come.

With that prologue, here is our contribution to {pretty, happy, funny, real} for this week!

 

The new house!

 

Another view of the front.

 

An actual dining room area!  With walls around it and everything. :)  Oh, and I like the chandelier too.

 

 

 

Packing to do list

Today I am going to post my "to do" list on the computer because otherwise I think it will just get lost in the stuff that is piled up around the apartment!

PACKING!!

1) non-maternity clothes
2) Dwayne's non-work clothes
3) kids clothes that are too small/too big
4) extra sheets, blankets/quilts, towels, etc
5) candles
6) games & puzzles
7) kitchen stuff that won't be used in the next few days
8) contents of bathroom drawers and cupboards
9) reloading supplies
10) fragile items from living room
11) candle holders

Progress!

This afternoon the kids were both feeling mellow and were happy to play with their toys in the living room which gave me a chance to get some packing done.

I filled up 3 huge plastics bins:
1) ice skates, in-line skates, cross country ski boots, fishing tackle, football, basketball, mosquito netting, accessories for our double stroller, badminton racket, etc
2) bags, smaller luggage
3) life jackets, floatation suits

I was also able to clear a pretty big laundry backlog from the laundry area. If all goes as planned I should be able to get a couple of more bins packed today with out of season outerwear, boots/shoes, snowmobile helmets, sleeping bags, etc.

Riley is napping and Hendrik is "fixing" a toy truck so I am off to pack up our VHS tapes, Cd's, Intellivision & games, and Super Nintendo & games, but first I should probably tackle cleaning the aquarium and filter, etc., so I can pack that up and get it over to my dad.

I spoke too soon! Riley is awake already...

Gridlock

It's feeling crowded around here. There is stuff everywhere and I feel like I'm in one of those little puzzles with all the little squares and you have to shuffle the squares around until you make the right picture. Thankfully, I found homes for some furniture that will not fit in our house right now and I have also made some progress with the laundry and downsizing a few things. There is still a lot to do but now that a few "puzzle pieces" have been shuffled around, it feels much more manageable.

Hendrik was an absolute sweetie today. He was so good and so helpful. He had a blast helping me with the laundry. He loves the blue and orange buttons that light up (and beep!) on the new washer.

Riley had a bit of a rough day. Her eyes look a little off today. I'm not sure if she's teething or fighting a cold or what. Just not her usual self. Mostly happy, but not the typical constantly happy girl that we are used to.