Journaling
June . . . on July 1st
Happy
Canada Day first of all! No celebrations
here today. The weather is crappy and
was the last 4 days. Tomorrow should be nice again because we have to head back
to work. It didn’t matter to us though
what the weather was like because we were indoors working like little . . .
well crazy people who are getting ready to move in 4 weeks.
This
blog will be unedited tonight. But then
who edits their journal anyways. It will
not contain pictures for your amusement either because all I have would be moving
boxes and rooms looking empty and forlorn.
Chronologically
for this month, if I left off last month saying we joined in the community
garage sale, 4 days after putting our house on the market we sold it! Pretty amazing. We both believe that the fenced yard had a
huge part in selling. We’re just
relieved that it’s done and we’re not sitting here in October ready to move and
the house is still un-sold. That however,
puts us into another predicament, finding a home for August 1st –
October 31st. It’s not a
landlords dream to rent for 3 months to people with a pooch. The first home we looked at was let’s say, old
and a little old smelling and a little damp in the basement. But, they were willing to rent to us and our
pooch for 3 months. Greg wasn’t sold yet
and so we kept looking because we had some time and they hadn’t made a decision
on renters yet. As time went by I was
getting antsy and looked at 3 others.
One brand new condo but living in the next town L, a mobile that was ok,
and another OLD home. This one I
scratched from the list right away. More
waiting.
On
June 9th, our daughter celebrated her birthday. I’m so looking forward to next year when I
can take her for lunch or to a flea market. She’s getting into the refurbishing
and home decorating too and has done a few pieces herself. Watch out, we could have a store
someday. She’s going to be a mom some
day and we can hardly wait to see how that all plays out. I want to be there for the fun times and the
times when she’ll need some encouragement.
I know I called my mom a few times to help with a crying little
boy. Family is so very important to us
and that we all get along is so important too.
June
15th was Father’s Day. I know
Greg misses his dad on this day so it’s always a little different for him. My dad called me this time in the morning so
my thoughts were right away “something is wrong”. No he just called to say ‘thanks for the
card’ and that he’s waiting for us to move back. Yes, it’ll be different helping to care for
them when I’m back but they’re my parents and you have to. There’s just no reason for turning your back
on your parents and leaving them lonely.
I cannot justify those who do this and never will.
On
the morning of Saturday the 21st, we got the call that the landlords
had accepted our application for the first little old home. Thank-goodness! Another thing checked off the list. Now we could start packing like a crazy
person. Things were happening now and I
wouldn’t be homeless.
As
the storm went thru our town this weekend, we worked like mad inside and I’m
quite happy how much we got done. Greg
finished putting in the family room ceiling and new carpet is coming
tomorrow. This was part of our house
offer. So as he was busy downstairs I
was busy packing upstairs. Then we
fixed, painted and cleaned today.
There’s still the kitchen, garage and our bedroom to do but we still
have some time.
I
think I’m prepared to leave this house.
You begin to separate yourself, or what you do in preparation to leave
helps you to separate yourself. I no
longer enjoy sitting on the deck and look across the yard and think about the
future here. I’m ready to go. That doesn’t say I won’t shed a tear, or
many, when we actually close the door on this home and drive away. It holds a lot of memories. But they are memories I take with me to a new
home, closer to family, where more memories will continue to be made.
Well,
I’m ready for my tea-time and maybe a glass of Sherry. I deserve it.
Hope
you all had a great weekend.