one month from today...

looks like we might have a renter for our home here in CT. we don't have a contract set up yet, i'm waiting to hear painting estimates (and time estimates for the painting) before we come up with a date just yet. the movers will be here june 11, 12 and 13, so hopefully painting can begin right after that. give me a day to tidy the house up and then the renters can have it. oh, and i need to have the carpets shampooed. add that in too.

i'm flying my dad here so that he can help us drive to georgia. if it was just the kids, i *think* i could handle it, but we're dealing with 3 kids, one cat, and one dog. and traveling down 95 sounds a little scary so my dad & i might head off the beaten track. i've never seen the appalachians before so seeing a few of those might be neat. of course, after we've been on the road 3 days, i might change my mind and just try to get there ASAP. i'm looking forward to the move, believe it or not.

rob will be gone when we arrive, he's deploying soon. the good news is that this "deployment" is insanely short. while he's gone, i'll be house hunting and hopefully we'll have somewhere to call home by august 1st. he is renting an apartment locally right now, so we have some where to hang out. a total bachelor pad, which will be why i'll be house hunting!

i counted it up the other day and rob's been gone for 4 months. he left in early january and then came back for a visit or 2. the last time we saw him was 5 weeks ago. he's going to be so surprised by how much elisha has grown. i'm surprised at how much she has grown.

it will be work to be a family again, but it will be worth it.