Since I have a minute while the girls are occupied, I thought I'd take a minute to post some updates on "Phase I" of our move. We're leaving Champaign one week from today!
I've been posting Craigslist ads left and right and have managed to get rid of most of our junk. I gave away a very worn out, yet still comfy chair, there's someone coming for our mattresses on Sunday, and our washer/dryer set has some interest. We've hired a junk hauler for a few things, though I'm hoping that when placed by the side of the road and marked "free", someone will just take them off our hands.
Ben has done the majority of de-junking and boxing up. God bless him. It is certainly a task. He's gone room by room mostly just cleaning out things that need to be thrown away. Many things that were stored in the garage have already been moved to storage. It's a start, but there's still so much left to do. I'll jump in heavily on Sunday when Ben's mom is here to help with the girls.
Moving day is Tuesday. We've rented a Penske truck and are hoping to do it ourselves, but one thing we did decide to take some help on is cleaning the house after we get everything out. We're having a cleaning service come in and clean the carpets, appliances, and pretty much everything else. If you've ever moved, you know what a help that will be to us.
We'll be staying at a hotel on Tuesday night. Ben's mom is flying home on Wednesday and taking Avery with her. Ben and I will take Carsyn and Kendall on our long drive to Mississippi. We'll leave just after Ben's class and take two days for the trip. Then, of course, we're flying to Disney on Saturday.
I'm exhausted just thinking about it. If I didn't have three children to look after, I'd take a nap. If only I could get away with sleeping as much as Kendall.
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