The Move

Well, as of July 22nd we are officially in our now house. That was the day we moved out of our old house. The move was long. We had a crew of 4 guys and they took all day. They did a great job though. They disassembled and assembled all the furniture. Not one piece was damaged. They did damage the hardwood stairs at the old house but the moving company sent a repair guy and they had it all fixed up in a couple of hours.

Since the move we have been doing our best to get organized. This house is significantly smaller than our old house. We really bought it for the yard so we are sacrificing square footage. It has been a challenge dealing with less space. Nothing major on the renos has started yet. Just a bit of painting and trim work in the bedrooms and wallpaper removal (thanks Auntie Weezie and Auntie Linda!). Lots to come though. We have decided on a contractor to do the structural changes so that's one decision out of the way. We are finding that keeping to our budget has been difficult. We have champagne taste on a beer budget.

The girls have both adjusted nicely to the new house. Emily is starting to sleep better (not because of the house) and Julia is loving the new house. The pool and the new swing set sure helps. Uncle Louis helped with the swing set assembly. It was a lot of work but the results were great (see album below).

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