Moving day dawned crisp and clear. It had been raining all week, so I was thanking God when I woke up to see blue skies peaking out at me from behind the clouds. We picked up a U-Haul and met the motley moving crew at Sarah's to get started.
The star of the show that morning was definitely little Caleb! He was such a good sport despite being up late the night before and having only a 5 minute nap that morning. He was making everyone laugh and coo at him.
Once we got down to business the move went very quickly! Chad and Lorne were the rockstars of packing the UHaul and lifting all things truly HEAVY! I have to say, though, NOAH was quite the rockstar of moving all things slightly less HEAVY!! Seriously, this kid was IMPRESSIVE!!! He worked so hard! Even the men were impressed! Mom repeatedly told Noah he could be done, but he just kept truckin', and told her "I just love working with you guys!" Sarah prepared the kids to be ready to work, and they showed up ready to WORK!
I can't leave out Ava. She was so cheerful, running up and down the stairs, asking to help and carrying many, many boxes, then helping unpack and organize. She definitely takes after her mama, auntie and Nana! She unpacked my books and placed them all neatly on the bookshelf, then tackled the DVDs and more!
The rest of the moving crew consisted of my mom (who despite a bum knee did a TON of work), Dana (who rocks the house for helping me move, helping me unpack, helping me stay sane and also made friends with my niece!) Seriously, Dana, Ava is still talking about her "new friend"!
Finally, Sarah, my awesome sister, made moving AND unpacking in one day possible! We unpacked all but two boxes in one day. She also volunteered to let me keep my stuff in her garage for 3.5 months -- no small thing!! She encouraged me and kept me sane and provided too of the hardest working kids I've ever seen!
Oh, and she wins the prize for finding the most random moved item: a bag of FRESH kiwis!!! Apparently they fell in when I was packing the kitchen... She came in carrying them and just said "Ummm...?" Yeah... YIKES! THANKFULLY they were still mostly intact and the bag they were in contained all their leaked fluids. Grooooss! Definitely the most random thing I've ever found after moving.
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