It is hard to believe we’re into the middle of February already! Where did the time go?
We are working hard at getting out house ready to put on the market. We need to have it listed so that it can be sold for a move in May. It seems unbelievable that we will be leaving in just a few months! The other day, Shane started the task of clearing out our garage. He borrowed a trailer from a friend at church and piled it full, and our van full. There is still more that has to go out. I went through our clothes and our children’s clothes and managed to put together 9 garbage bags full of items to donate. I didn’t even get all the laundry caught up or go through out 5 year old’s dresser (which has the most clothes out of anyone in the house). We’ve minimized toys in the house by getting rid of the Happy Meal toys, broken toys and those that they have lost interest in. There is much less to manage and keep clean now.
I love to paint and there is plenty of that still needing to be done. What I love more than painting, is having someone to paint with. I’ve been so happy and thankful to have someone come over the past few days to paint with. We almost have the upstairs hallway finished. I risked my life earlier painting along the edge of the wall over the stairwell but I never finished. I have to rig a board between two ladders to reach the remaining parts of the wall. It will be very nice to have it finished! We are also working on painting all the baseboards and door frames. I don’t think they have been painted in 20 years and they have been scuffed and chipped. It will be very nice to give them a fresh coat.
Our dog will be leaving to visit family in Alberta soon. We will miss her but she will have a blast out there. We haven’t figured out what to do with the cats yet. They will need to find a place to stay while we sell…
It is amazing how people have volunteered to help either financially or by physical labor. If it wasn’t for them, I don’t think we could get this done in the time frame that we need it done in. I am so thankful!
I hope to post pictures as we go along so you can see what we are up to at our house. We’re not going to want to leave it when it is all done.
