Thursday, May 01, 2008

This time tomorrow

The time is set. By this time tomorrow, I will be on the road heading back to Saskatchewan. I have about half of our house packed. The other half Trevor needs as he is going to be living here for the next month finishing up work. The closer the time comes, the more scared I get. Which seems strange. I'm moving home, quite literally as I will be spending the month with my parents. June 1 we will be moving just down the street. My little girl is going to grow up on the same streets that I did. She will probably go to school in the same classrooms that I did. As excited as I am for all of this, I am sad. The last two years have been good for us. As lonely as I have been at times(my increased pant size testifies to this), we have grown. We have grown as a family unit; not in number, but in strength and closeness. Chloe has had the chance to get to know another set of Grandparents who we are really sad to have to leave behind. We have also found a church that we love and friends who we love and who love us back. It is very hard to leave these and have to start the search over again when we get back. It's a little easier knowing that we do have friends and family that we are returning to who are excited to see us. Because of all this inner turmoil, I have successfully put off my last important bit of packing until now. Here is my list. I will try to update as I get stuff packed.

Chloe's Stuff
  • books
  • dolls
  • blocks[check and uncheck]
  • fish and accessories(Mom do you have any ideas where to put them at you place?)
  • movies and dvds
  • clothes and shoes
  • laundry hamper
  • bike and gear
  • princess blow up bed[check]
  • teddy bears
  • bath stuff
  • potty chair

My Stuff
  • clothes and shoes
  • scrapbooking stuff[mostly check]
  • painting stuff
  • toiletries
  • laundry hamper
  • camera
  • computer

Daxter
  • kennel
  • food and container
  • leash
  • dishes
  • toys

Babysitting Stuff
  • Intellitainer[check]
  • stroller[check]
  • baby moniter
As I get stuff packed, I come check it off. Now I better go get my stuff packed or I'll be moving without it!

1 comment:

Tarasview said...

Oh packing is always stressful!

I'm in Saskatchewan (Tisdale) and it is lovely and sunny today. I hope your trip is stress free!