08/26/12 MOVING

8/26/12

Well we survived the moved!  Aagggh.  WOW what a lot of work!  And what a crazy week!

I think by the end we were running on fumes!  

Living room of Colony Circle, moving day

Living room of Colony Circle, moving day

Master bedroom, Colony Circle, moving day

Kitchen, Colony Circle, moving day

 

Pantry

Living room, new house

So the sale of our home never went through on Friday, as it was supposed to.  Then it didn't go through again on Monday.  On Tuesday we got an email that it DID go through at 2:30 p.m.  Then at about 7 p.m. dad got a phone call that it DIDN'T go through and they needed a signed statement by a licensed contractor that the work we had done on the roof was properly done.  Dad made phone calls and wasn't having much luck (I was of course in court, no help at all!).  I think around 8:30 p.m. he called Ryan Hirschi who willingly ran over and checked things out and wrote a letter.  Submitted that to the other people only to get a call shortly after that they wanted MORE in the letter.  So at almost 10 p.m. Dad calls Ryan AGAIN and he changes the letter and we have to run over and grab it and go to work and scan and email it to the mortgage company.  Wednesday never hear much all day long.  Don't know whats going on.  HOWEVER, I pulled up our mortgage to turn off auto pay in September and it's PAID OFF!!! Yeah it DID go through.  Seems like late Wednesday evening they notified us that the purchase of our house went through and Thursday at noon we got the check and keys to the house.  Sigh.  Holy smokes!  I don't think it's supposed to be this much of a hassle!

Katie & Holly's room

Laundry room, new house

Lots of empty boxes

In the mean time, we were all packed up and ready to go LAST Friday and are "camping" in our house -- all beds down, stuff packed and out on the back porch or piled in the laundry room.  You get the idea, total chaos.  And we told everyone we were moving on Monday night so we had a "crew" lined up.  Dad called the people at Salisbury (our home builder) and told them what was going on and they said we could move in.  So we did!  

Monday night our ward showed up -- lots of them -- too may to name..but Dad did on facebook & the 3rd ward and our family.  Here is the list:

Yes thanks so much! 8th: Ryan, Landon, Nathan, Amy, Byron, Preston, Cheryl, John, Bryce, Andrew, Daylemarie, Rachel, Darby, Lauren, McKenzie, Morgan, Jodi, Kendall, Elder Campbell. Elder Castro, and anyone I forgot

TY to 3rd warders: Allgoods, Langston and the rest whose names I have not learned yet.

Dallas' new room

Katie and Holly's closet

Thx to fam, too: Mom, Dad, Ben, Laura, Nick, Sam, Eddie, Wendy, Maddie, Abbie, Emma, Aaron, Dallas, Bryce!

In record time, about 3 hours, we had the old house empty and cleaned and the new house full of boxes, most in the proper room (they were labeled) and all kids beds up.  Talk about a new brand of tired!

Both Dad and I worked all day Monday and Tuesday during all this too...

Bryce's new room

Tuesday everyone had to go to school and work. I took off the morning but ended up with an 8 hour day because court went long into the night!

Bryce & Dallas chilling in the new family room

About 11:30 p.m. on Monday evening we were just about to finally drop off to sleep and our door bell rings.  We both look at each other like, WHAT?!  We are so tired neither one of us wants to get up but Dad does and goes to the door.  Nobody there.  ??  So he yells, who's there.  No answer.  Starts coming back to bed when the door knocks again.  He goes back and it's the cops!  They were checking on the house because it's been empty and a model for so long (AND Salisbury never took down the sign saying it was still a model!!)  So dad explains that we just moved into the house and they go away.  

The next day at work I ask them why they knocked so late at night.  They said when they pulled up in the cruiser a light in the upstairs window went off just as they pulled up and they thought that was suspicious...DALLAS!!!  (Anyway, it was coincidence -- Dallas had no idea they were out there!)

So the week continued with Dad working mega hours and us trying to get way too much done in too short a time.  

Dad bought a Chevy Silverado Truck on Monday...can't remember the year..94???  78K miles -- which is really low and great.  Verified -- title and miles came back clean!!!  It seems like a really decent nice truck.  And it's been helpful in carting things to the DI and getting furniture and loads etc.  It is pretty comfy to drive.  Filled it with gas (and it wasn't empty...)  $72.  Ouchy!  big tank.  We'll have to be conservative on driving that around!

Katie and Holly chilling in the new family room

We ordered furniture Wednesday night after work -- said it might be 14 days before we get it.  So our living room is pretty empty.  

I took off Thursday and Friday to put things back in working order.  Got lots done.  The house is so beautiful.  Hopefully we can keep it that way!  

Beautiful new kitchen

And hopefully things will mellow out a little bit too...  We have been going far to fast for far too long!  Need a break!

downstairs family room, before furniture

Hope you have had a great productive week.  The Elder that we have been working with goes home same as Taylor (next transfer day) and he seems to be doing pretty well at staying focused.  He is only from Salt Lake though...talk about bogus...he's only 4 hours from home!!!!  

Anyway, love you lots and keep up the good works!  By the time you get to us we should have all the hard work done and you can just stroll in and enjoy it!

Love you son!  Mom.