We are finally moving back to Iowa! We always knew we would one of these days to be closer to family and not have to travel every single holiday but never quite knew when it would happen. We thought it would be good to try and move before Gavin started kindergarten but always said that Ryan would have to find a new job first since it would be easier for me to find something if needed. Well it has been quite the long drawn out process that started back in November with interviews for several different positions that spanned several months. We were basically ready to give up when he finally found out towards the end of March that he got the job. We shared the news with our families over Easter and the craziness began. Ryan's parents came down the next weekend to help us move a bunch of stuff into storage so we could get our house ready to be put on the market and after getting our windows cleaned, the house cleaned, our deck stained and the basement painted we were finally ready. Our house has been on the market a little over a month now and we are praying that it sells soon! Ryan actually moved back up to Des Moines two weeks ago to start his new job and the boys and I will stay in Kansas City until the end of June. The boys have actually been amazing but boy are we ready for the weekend and for daddy to come back home. This momma is exhausted after taking care of two boys all week, keeping the house staged and being 7 months pregnant. Let's just say I am counting down the days until the bog move but at the same time my to do list grows bigger and bigger each day as we approach our move. We've never really had to move before other than from a small apartment so it's been a little stressful trying to figure out if we are going to use movers and if so which ones, how to time everything so that I can be here for them to pack up and then make it up to Iowa in time for our closing and not have our stuff arrive before then and thinking about all the stuff we need to transfer since we are moving out of state. Trying not to ge overwhelmed by all the stuff we have to pack and trying to pack and trying to determine the best way to start packing since we have to leave our house staged for as long as we can until it sells. I know it will all work out and our house will sell eventually but i can definitely say that I hope to never do this again anytime soon. Five more weeks but whose counting :).
