new lease

Twenty-one weeks ago today, I signed on to move to the Edge. And now here I am, signing for my keys for my next move, to Sally's House.

I drop and extremely energetic Henry at doggie day care. He has already barked his head off at everyone in sight. He has refused a morning nap, taking in his hugs but insisting then on play. 

 

 

 

(can we play now?) 

 

The daycare owner takes this bouncy boy and comments, my, Henry, you've grown bigger!

 

It's warming up a bit. First time in a long time that we will cross the freezing line. I can skip the sweater on our early morning walk

Breakfast. Almost calm!

(my tall boy checks out my breakfast)

I have so many things swimming in my head. Yes, I made lists, but there is a steady flow of small but important details popping into my head and I either do them or forget about them. I realize that this is a harder move than the September one. The fact that it has to be complete, and completed in between kid pick-up and dog care demands a perfect organization. No missed details. Executed with a constant eye toward the clock. 

And so after I drop off Henry (a dog absolutely raring to go!), I hit the start button and walk through the carefully orchestrated steps. Pack up the fridge and freezer, load up the already packed boxes onto the moving cart here and drive to the management company where I pick up the keys to Sally's House. 

And then I drive to my new, temporary home. But let's not call it temporary. I'm moving everything in. On Wednesday all my belonging will be here.

Ed meets me with stuff from the farmhouse that I had left in the interim. There is a new rug for the play area. Thin and awful. Ed gallantly offers to hand over the one I left for him in the farmhouse. It will have to be cleaned. One more thing to remember.  

And then I am off to pick up Sparrow. 

(I am never without fruit for the kids...)

 

This is when I get a call from my daughter. Sandpiper has been down with a fever all weekend and now Snowdrop has called from school. She's feverish as well. Since a parent has to be home with the sickies, I don't really have to keep the kids busy this afternoon. Great news! No not about them being sick! But I gain two hours. I can do one more trip from the Edge to Sally's House, then back again.

So many boxes already moved and unpacked. So many more waiting to be packed and moved. 

Henry, you and I are going to have very long days tomorrow and Wednesday! 

with so much love...