9 days

That is how long we have until we are officially going to be IN Napa. Crazy. I have to stop and think about how much has gone on. We have sold nearly EVERYTHING in our house, we have packed it all up into a neat little 12x6 rectangle in our garage and the extra stuff that is left by the time my dad and grandpa shows up is going to the dumps!

I spent last night with our friends the Troj's and we all had a good time, they made the girls' favorite dinner...breakfast for dinner. We had pancakes, hashbrowns, bacon, eggs and for DESSERT (yes we had dessert to) we had fondue. The boys played like crazy, the girls were being girls and listening to music and all around it was a great time.

The stress level on my end is going up. I have a few things left to tie up...

1. What are we going to do with our cat, we have to stay overnight in Palm Springs and my grandparents house is not a place I want her tearing up
2. We have to get a storage unit ready for when we get there, so we can unload right into from the trailer (most things but clothes/beds and toys are going in there)
3. We have to turn off all the utilities, the Dish service is already cancelled.
4. We have to get our car registered AS SOON as I get there, as it is already expired.
5. We have to get the girls enrolled in school, this might have to wait till mid July
6. We have to find a daycare for Rian, good thing I have a month off to get this done, we are picky!

As you can tell we have TONS of stuff to do and that list is JUST what I am thinking of right now, but the other longer more stressful list goes like this...and mostly consists of details for Rian...

1. We have to transfer all his heart doctor stuff to San Fran docs (we need a cardio specialist)
2. We have to find a good pediatrician...when it comes to Rian I NEED that doctor to pay attention to details
3. We have to make sure the daycare we take him to doesn't have crappy teachers and hygiene because I DO NOT want to have him sick and back in the hospital again.
4. We have to make sure we are good on our finances because the month I am off is unpaid. LAME!

Those are what are really stressing me out but again, those are the bigger detail type of things. The reality that we are moving is here, we are sleeping on air mattresses and living out of boxes, guiltily we out more than I would but I am NOT doing dishes after a night of cleaning and packing. In fact, I will post some pics tonight after we get the cleaning done. We have carpet shampooers coming this weekend and we are probably going to be spending a good chunk of the week with friends, spending the night so that we can stay out of our SUPER empty house.

I can't wait for next Friday to get here (that is when my dad shows up) I am READY READY READY to head out on this new venture. MOSTLY because my patience and sanity is wearing thin and I am trying to not explode with other way minor frustrations...those being...

1. RC owes me roughly 300 diaper changes (mostly poopy) without any complaining
2. RC owes me many nights of dinner that he cooks as I have been the sole contributor, no hunny this does not include take out
3. The kids owe me a whole month of no arguing if they plan on the remainder of their summer to be spent OUTSIDE of their rooms.
4. I owe myself a day of pampering because most days, I can barely remember to put on deodorant and brush my teeth, but not to fret the kids are well dressed and THEIR hygiene is top notch.

As you can see these last couple months have wore me out. It probably wouldn't have been so bad but due to my urgency to save money I opted out of movers to pack up everything and I chose to have a garage sale which meant lots of stuff being thrown out, sorted and priced, which was its own stress.

THis weekend the friends from out here are going to have a farewell thing for me, Hooters for dinner (LOVE IT) and Fox and Hound for fun and drinks that night. They have pool tables and drinks and darts and TV's for our enjoyment. Should be a good time, chill to say the least.

I will post pics of the house soon and when I do you will feel my pain. Empty house, three kids. BOO, don't try this on your own :)