They say "No News is Good News" Still Waiting

We really shouldn't be so impatient, after all things are really moving at an incredible pace all in all. As of the 13th it has only been 1 month since Mark first saw the listing on the Raymond house and already closing could be any day now. In the mean time, there is still a lot of stuff to do! It doesn't look like it from the photos but the cabin is nearly done. We will be having another moving sale the end of this week and whatever is left will either be donated or dumped.

I have been going crazy trying to figure out how we got all this stuff up here and why I can't get it to all fit in the trailer? The stock trailer is a little skinner but a bit taller than the 17' Uhaul trailer but it is the same cubit foot? We had 3 times this many boxes PLUS a washer, 2 recliners, a small sofa, the mini drifter boat, the waterbed and soooo much more! I have sold ALL the furniture, (except the waterbed) and repacked the boxes into these few and there is still no way it will all fit! 

Well I was ummm... *voicing* my concerns to Mark, his return comment, (after I got through with my rantings) "Darlin, the uhaul truck we came up with was 27'!" Me, "Duh! so that's where all the space went to!" Well now I can understand why I can't get it all to fit but it doesn't get me any more room! 

Sadly all this holiday stuff will have to stay behind. That really is OK though because most of this can be replaced for way less than the cost to ship it. The new house will require different decorations anyway  =) 

I am just getting started packing the house. There will be many more boxes but we will get it down to the necessities. We will have to mail a bunch of stuff. But considering we saved about $5000.00 by getting the stock trailer, barging everything & us flying I think we can afford to mail some boxes. Even if it ended up costing an extra $1000.00 we will still be ahead! =)

Oh before closing this post I have a funny to share. Mark & I were having dinner at the Duck last night. We were talking about the house and some how got into a debate about who was going to get what space, Mark had mentioned setting up a small space in the garage for my painting & crafts. I said no need for that I should have more than enough space in one of the bedrooms for the office & my crafts. I think he was actually thinking how he was going to get everything he wanted into that small garage, being the unselfish man that he is, he offered some of his (what he thought) limited space!  ;)  He asked if there was enough room next to the garage to park a boat and maybe add a cover for it. I said yea but why not just put it in the shop, it has the big door & there should be lots of space for everything? And Mark says, "What shop?" LOL All this time he didn't know! NOW he is really excited!!

 By this time next month I will have the trailer home getting it ready for the long haul! By the time Mark gets home from the next rotation (August 15th) we will have a week to get it loaded, then be in Seattle on the 29th! 

Oh and BTW, even though we are leaving a lot behind, here is a small sample of the replacements!