Wednesday, September 27, 2006

Moving On Up

I'm going to share a bit of good news -- we bought a house. The bad news in this scenerio is that we have to move.

We've lived in our current home for 6 years. It has been a great first house. We bought it right after we married and I graduated from college. Needless to say, we didn't have a lot of furniture. We had college furniture. You know what I mean -- a futon, a recliner, a flea market table. These weren't real items of furniture. These were pieces we'd picked up along our 3 previous moves.

Since we've been living in our current house, we've acquired a lot of furniture. We've made the transition over these 6 years from college students to newlyweds, from newlyweds to old marrieds, from singletons to parents. And do you know how much stuff a toddler needs? Man, we've got toys coming out of every corner, and he would still rather play with pots and pans, boxes, or toothbrushes (don't ask).

I think he'll survive the transition well because there's a swingset in the backyard. If there's one thing our boy loves to do, it's swing (aka 'wing'). As for me, my mother-in-law and I will be spending this Friday painting and the weekend packing/moving what we can before the movers arrive next Thursday. Wish me luck!!

5 comments:

  1. Congrats on the new digs! Moving is VERY stressful, so the first thing to buy (and stock) is a wine rack :D
    ... and funny you should mention your son's penchant for toothbrushes -- my guy has a blue one he absolutely won't let go of. He walks around with it like it's a magic wand!

    Paula

    PS - hope your new house has a comfy writing space!

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  2. Congrats on the house...I know those transitions well! Wait until you get to the next one: Only child to children! There's when the real fun begins!

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  3. What an exciting time! I hope the move goes smoothly and I'm sure he'll love the swing set.

    Maybe the toothbrush thing means you have a future dentist on your hands?

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