Here we are sitting in the TLF (temporary lodging facility) here on Mcguire. Things have gotten real really fast. Yesterday Jerrod drove down to Baltimore to drop off our mini van to meet us in Australia (it should take 2-3 months) and while he was out our first set of movers showed up taking with them our 500 lb essential load-let's just say i realized how few items 500 lbs really is once you start adding in clothing, bedding, towels, pots and pans, and a TV. That load should get to us in 4-5 weeks. Today we were smart and while Jerrod ran around finishing out processing I hired a baby sitter to sit with the kids here at TLF while I was at the house dealing with the second set of movers. Today we had 1500 lbs for the remainder of our stuff. Once again, once we start adding in toys, Logan's crib and the rest of our things to live with we found it added up fast and we just hope we didn't go over our limit (eek). I started the deep cleaning as soon as they were gone and got through the master bathroom and bed room. One thing I can say that is good about military PCSing is you are forced to weed out junk and things you don't really need. It is hard though, and I can't say it wasn't an emotional day making cuts on books, stuffed animals and pictures. It was by far the most emotional moving day I have ever had. Monday the third and final set of movers will come to pick up everything that is left and take it to storage. This weekend we have a big task ahead of us of selling off all of the things we don't want to keep (donating what we cant sell) and getting everything cleaned up around the stuff still in the house because we have our final inspection Tuesday morning before we leave.
So, as you can see the past 48 hours have been emotional and rough, but we are getting through it.
The kids are both in the the bed room (there is just 1) it is the first time they have ever slept in the same room. Addi is on an air mattress,Lo is in a pack n play and the bed is for me and Jerrod (i was on the 5ft couch/coffee table bed i made up last with Logan and it was terrible!) They are in the room laughing and carrying on in conversation; half of me wants to tell them to lay down, but i'll let them enjoy the first official sleep over and since no one is crying or screaming I think its a success.
The kids are having a little bit of a hard time adjusting to everything...I found Logan hiding under the dining room table today laying down not wanting to come out and Addison has been very over emotional about everything. I give all military kids kudos. They really are resilient and I believe it will make them stronger individuals later on.
Our bags are packed and ready to go.
This is crazy to think we will be in Australia in our new home this time next week.
The adventure awaits us!
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