These next three months are going to be absolutely nuts!
We close escrow on our new house on April 17th! We have to be out of this house by the end of May. Sounds doable, right?! Right now, we are trying to figure out how we are going to layout the new house. Basically, we now have two extra rooms with big pieces of furniture and storage, so we don’t know what to do with it at this point and what we are going to be able to squeeze into the new house. Losing 700 square feet is a lot of “stuff!” But we will make it work!
We also got tentative dates for Make-A-Wish. The last week of April or the first week of May. Hannah’s doc still hasn’t given the official approval yet, but the Make-A-Wish grant volunteer wanted to see what dates would work better for us because they want to make sure that we get to stay at Give Kids the World. Daddy and I want so badly to start planning for this trip, but we aren’t going to do it until we get the official go-ahead.
Abby’s birthday party is coming up as well. We are going to do a park party on April 10th (thanks to my mother-in-law who is doing most of the planning!) and we told her that if we do go to Disney World that we will also celebrate it there too.
Oh yeah, once we close escrow on the new house, we have to paint and recarpet the house before we can start moving stuff over. The carpet is beyond nasty, and we promised the kids we will give their walls color. We also were talking about breaking down the wall between the master and Hannah’s room to make one big room (since Hannah sleeps with me at night now), but I’m not sure how much money that would cost. This way we would have a home office space for both of us plus room for our king bed and a twin for Hannah right by us.
Also, there may be a possible NIH trip in between that would coincide with a possible documentary that is being produced on Gaucher’s disease back east that Hannah and I have been invited to be a part of.
Can’t forget our regular stuff that we have to do – doc appointments, therapies, treatments, school, homework, Daddy out of town on multiple business trips, etc.
So when June comes around, I think I am just going to breathe!
Yikes, you are going to be very busy. Start with the easy stuff. pack up the stuff you are not using now. What about going without carpet and doing either laminet or wood floors. Praying for you.
Wow! I am tired just thinking about it! Do you guys have people to help you get packed, paint and all that? I am praying for you that everything goes smooth, you are able to get plenty of rest, and everyone stays healthy! Wish we were closer to help you out!
A busy but exciting time! So happy for your trip and your new home!
as long as that wall isn’t structural, it really isn’t costly to tear down. just careful of electrical wires, etc. then you just have to patch up the ceiling and side walls (floor of course) and bingo!