Moving ... Part 1

I wanted to update everyone on the latest info about our impending move.

But first, I wanted to thank everyone for being so supportive and helpful. I've gotten some wonderful emails and it has been hard to keep track of who I've given the latest info to ... so here goes....

We still have not gotten a clear go ahead to any one location, but Friday we got news that this job will be ending July 1. As is the usual, the company always qualifies this with "unless something comes up in the interim...". I really dislike that they always keep us hanging like that ... (for the record ... it doesn't bother my husband).

One of our relocation prospects is in the Northeast. The exact location is not known yet. They have several jobs going and several that are in the development stage. The hubby sees this location as the lease desirable ... he's not a big fan of the snow.

Another location is in Fort Worth ... this job would keep us in our current home. I've had a real love/hate relationship with this house and this area of Texas. I've started several blog posts about it, but I can't seem to finish them because I've never been able to put my finger on what, exactly, is the problem here. Staying put would be good for the obvious reasons ... we are established here with schools, doctors, etc. The bad is the weather, living practically on top of our neighbors, and the biggest negative is that I just have never liked it here ... I just can't explain it ... I've resisted all efforts at friendships and anything else that would make this a comfortable place for me to live ... again, I can't explain it ... I just really dislike it here.

The last location is in Austin. There is an interview on Tuesday and we are praying that this is where we end up. This seems like the ideal location for us ... we would be close to several family members in Austin, and the rest of the family is in Houston, just a short drive away. We have always felt that being geographically closer to my husbands family would be great for our children. All the cousins are in their age range. When our first child was born we decided that if she was to be an only child, we were going to move to Houston to be near other family close to here age (this was a big issue for us because we were in our 40's ... there are different realities we are dealing with because of our age)

Anyway, we are saying our prayers that today goes well and we are relocated to Austin. In the meantime, we have been prepping the house for sale. This means I have to finish any projects I've started ... the short list here is ... finish installing knobs on cabinets, finish painting garage, finish painting bathroom and installing new fixtures (I had to laugh when Helene mentioned painting her bathroom and the color being wrong ... I've repainted this bathroom 4 times and the color is still wrong ... and FYI ... I tried to link to her post but I couldn't figure out how to link to a past post) ...

And, of course, continue to get rid of all extraneous crap ... the Big 2010 Purge is still on over here. I've sold exactly one thing on Craig's List ... woo hoo ...

My stress level is increasing just writing this post ... there is sooo much to do. I'm an expert mover. I've moved a lot ... but doing it with kids is a whole different experience ...

Wish me luck ....