Moving Update

I'm sure all of you already know this, but MOVING SUCKS! Alright, now that I have that off my chest, a little update.....

We are actually making really good progress. As of today, all the closets, the bathrooms, the laundry room, the dining room, the attic, the garage, the playroom, the kids' rooms, and our room are all about 90% packed. We are close to halfway done with the kitchen, but that's a hard one given that we do have to eat for the next 6 days! We haven't touched the pantry yet either. I've been trying to chip away at a little each day, and I'm so glad I did that rather than waiting until the last minute because, while I am kind of stressed out about it all (really, who wouldn't be moving a family of 4?), I know I could be in a lot worse shape and scrambling like crazy.

Our dining room has become the staging area.....

 .... and it's pretty full! 

 Things are looking really bare! 

 The contents of the attic are now sitting in the garage.

So our plan is to close on our current house this coming Friday morning, then a few hours later we will be closing on the new house. Once the funding goes through and we get the keys, we'll be spending the rest of Friday afternoon and evening moving small items over to the new house. Then we have movers coming bright and early Saturday morning to move all the big furniture for us. And hopefully by Saturday at bedtime we'll have a place to sleep and a few of the necessities unpacked over at the new place. *HOPEFULLY!*

It does feel overwhelming at times, but overall, we are really excited about the move! Especially Carter! He tells everyone he is going to have a new house with a yellow slide in the backyard! (The playset that is staying.) He seems to really grasp the whole concept better than I thought. Occasionally he will come and ask me where _______ is (usually a toy that he is looking for). I'll tell him I've already packed it, but not to worry because he'll get it back in the new house. He accepts that answer and doesn't seem worried or confused at all. And obviously Ella has no concept, but she does love pulling up and playing on the boxes! Stormie seems very nervous and anxious each time I start packing stuff up, too. I think she's taking it all harder than anyone else is! Anyway, this time next week we'll be working hard to get all moved in, and I can't wait!