There are many reasons for a family to move homes. Sometimes they want to upgrade their living space or be closer to a parent’s place of work. Sometimes they want to get into a certain school district or be closer to family and friends. And sometimes, especially considering today’s housing market, they have a burdensome mortgage on their current home and aren’t ready for a new home loan or refinance. Whatever the reason, however, there’s no doubt that a move can be a stressful and challenging time. It requires hours of packing, logistical planning, and negotiating. There are forms to fill out and moving companies to research. But even amongst all this commotions, it’s important that every parent take time to prepare their children for the move ahead. For a child, moving isn’t a hassle or an opportunity. Instead it is usually a scary and uncertain time during which all the comfort of home are pulled away from them. While most children will quickly get over their fears … [Read more...]
It’s Beginning To Look Like Christmas Here
We went out this weekend and bought a Christmas tree. We went to Horrock's as usual. It was cold and windy, but sadly, the snow melted as fast as it came last week. Chris picked out a seven foot tree and he and the boys tied it to the van's luggage rack. I think Kaitlyn has my Christmas spirit, she's been in an exceptionally good mood lately. Even if she is bouncing around like Tigger half the time. Nathan asked to buy a hat on our way through Horrock's to the tree lot, and then while Chris finished up with the tree, he and Ryan had one of their inside-joke conversations. I love how close they are. I just love them in general :) Once the tree warmed up and the branches relaxed, we realized it's a LOT bigger around then we thought, and it has a big gap in the branches near the bottom on one side. That side will just get turned towards the corner, and we'll do the best we can with our ornaments. I think it's going to take every ornament we have to fill … [Read more...]
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