Saturday, July 03, 2004
Countdown continues
I'm not sure I'm ever going to have everything packed and ready to go! We may very well end up shoving the rest of it into the bus and calling it good!! I just hope it will all fit!
Not too much else going on right now--just working to get the house packed and ready to start the move-out cleaning. Brian got the ramp built and has been working hard to get the seats finished so he can start on the utility trailer for the motorcycle. If we could fit the bike into the back door of the bus, it would likely end up riding there and we would sell the trailer. But alas! The bike is too wide. Besides, I think we are going to be full enough in the bus as it is! Brian keeps telling me if the piano was smaller or if we got rid of it, we wouldn't have to worry about everything fitting. I counter that by telling him that if we got rid of some guns and tools it would save just as much space as the piano. Then he comes back and tells me that if we have to mail a few boxes to ourselves, that's ok too!
Meanwhile we have our hotel reservations made on both ends, the ferry reservations made, all the preliminary paperwork done with the Coast Guard, and have already gotten a Post Office box in Valdez. We are hoping to be moving into a house shortly after arriving in Valdez. The housing officer told us that they will likely have one ready for us, barring any unforseen troubles. I also have had the kids school records sent to the school there, and have the registration forms done for them so we should be able to get them into school smoothly. I still have to gather all of our medical records and get the baby's next set of shots done before we leave here, but will have that done by the time we are ready to pack stuff out of the house. We'll be moving into the hotel here as of July 23 to give us time to get the house cleaned and yard work done for our final inspection on the 28th.
Anyway, that's about it for here. We have been enjoying beautiful sunny weather until the last couple of days, and are hoping it clears up again soon. We had a bit of a scare earlier in that the cats have been really upset about all the hubbub going on around here, and Dusty disappeared. She refused to come back into the house for almost 3 days. But then she finally got hungry enough to come in and eat, so I guess she hasn't run away and totally disowned us yet! I was beginning to wonder if we were going to have one less kitty to move with though! The hamster has developed another tumor, and is looking almost completely white, so I suspect his days are numbered. Just hope we don't have to deal with a dying hamster in the middle of the move!! I think perhaps if he is still alive we may give him to a friend to live out his remaining days instead of trying to move him.
Well, here are updated pictures of the kids to leave you with for now.... I'll try to post again soon..
Kenny is his normal state... notice the remote controls for the TV surrounding him..... I don't think he even realized I took his picture!
Our newest Couch Potato in training!!
Hmmm... Kasi seems to bear some resemblance to her saggy baggy grandpa!! I had to shrink her pictures down though because she's so doggone tall!!
Look Mom! No Butt!!
- posted by Rosanna @ 12:49 AM
Not too much else going on right now--just working to get the house packed and ready to start the move-out cleaning. Brian got the ramp built and has been working hard to get the seats finished so he can start on the utility trailer for the motorcycle. If we could fit the bike into the back door of the bus, it would likely end up riding there and we would sell the trailer. But alas! The bike is too wide. Besides, I think we are going to be full enough in the bus as it is! Brian keeps telling me if the piano was smaller or if we got rid of it, we wouldn't have to worry about everything fitting. I counter that by telling him that if we got rid of some guns and tools it would save just as much space as the piano. Then he comes back and tells me that if we have to mail a few boxes to ourselves, that's ok too!
Meanwhile we have our hotel reservations made on both ends, the ferry reservations made, all the preliminary paperwork done with the Coast Guard, and have already gotten a Post Office box in Valdez. We are hoping to be moving into a house shortly after arriving in Valdez. The housing officer told us that they will likely have one ready for us, barring any unforseen troubles. I also have had the kids school records sent to the school there, and have the registration forms done for them so we should be able to get them into school smoothly. I still have to gather all of our medical records and get the baby's next set of shots done before we leave here, but will have that done by the time we are ready to pack stuff out of the house. We'll be moving into the hotel here as of July 23 to give us time to get the house cleaned and yard work done for our final inspection on the 28th.
Anyway, that's about it for here. We have been enjoying beautiful sunny weather until the last couple of days, and are hoping it clears up again soon. We had a bit of a scare earlier in that the cats have been really upset about all the hubbub going on around here, and Dusty disappeared. She refused to come back into the house for almost 3 days. But then she finally got hungry enough to come in and eat, so I guess she hasn't run away and totally disowned us yet! I was beginning to wonder if we were going to have one less kitty to move with though! The hamster has developed another tumor, and is looking almost completely white, so I suspect his days are numbered. Just hope we don't have to deal with a dying hamster in the middle of the move!! I think perhaps if he is still alive we may give him to a friend to live out his remaining days instead of trying to move him.
Well, here are updated pictures of the kids to leave you with for now.... I'll try to post again soon..
Kenny is his normal state... notice the remote controls for the TV surrounding him..... I don't think he even realized I took his picture!
Our newest Couch Potato in training!!
Hmmm... Kasi seems to bear some resemblance to her saggy baggy grandpa!! I had to shrink her pictures down though because she's so doggone tall!!
Look Mom! No Butt!!
- posted by Rosanna @ 12:49 AM
