craziness

Couldn't think of another title for this post. Our life is pure craziness right now and will be for the next 3+ weeks. Tomorrow the packers come to our house and begin the process. They will be here packing Monday and Tuesday and then on Wednesday they will load the truck up and begin the drive to Edmonton. It could take up to 3 weeks to get to our house there, In the meantime, we will be here. Why will it take 3 weeks you ask? Well, good question. Apparently we don't have a full load so they have to go get someone else's stuff along the way and also the border could take 1-6 days depending on who is on patrol and how nice they feel like being that day. They could unpack everything and then the crew will have to repack it. We have given ourselves a big enough window, that the stuff will be at our place by June 6th.

So...we will be living here in this house for a little less than 3 weeks with the amount of stuff that can fit into 4 suitcases and the Acadia that Chris will be driving up in a couple of weeks. My head is spinning right now. We could have stayed at a hotel or someone's house, but honestly I think this will be best for our kids. I can always change and stay somewhere if it doesn't work, but us being here in our own house will hopefully work out best. We can sleep on blow up mattresses, sleeping bags, etc. Along with all of our clothes and toiletries, we're keeping 4 towels, a few wash cloths, 2 pans, some silverware, lots of paper plates, and other disposables. We also will have a table for a couple of weeks. We sold ours, but they don't want to pick it up until May 30th. We will have all of our appliances and our washer/dryer which will come in very handy. For fun, they each get to keep a scooter and helmet, a basketball, a jump rope, some books and a few toys. It will be like a 3 week long camping trip in our own house! I'm going to be saying lots of extra prayers tonight that our kids can roll with this. I'm sure there will be some trying times, but I really really hope we can get through it with minimal problems and look back on this time as just a little family adventure.

Since our computer is being packed up tomorrow, I probably won't blog again until we get set up in Edmonton. I could write a short one on the ipad or my phone too if something big happens. Otherwise, look for me again in a few weeks with an update!

Below is what we're keeping with us minus a few of the toys that are set aside in the garage.