We are going to be moving in with my mom to the house I grew up in.
(After my parents got divorced several years ago, my mom kept the house and my brother stood there living with my mom up until a few months ago when he moved out.)
So for the past few months, my mom has been there all by her lonesome. Mig and I talked to my mom and we all decided that it could be good for all of us to live together.
(Among the benefits: The kids will now have a yard to run and play in. We will have more living space. We will be able to save money. And the best part: we will be ditching our noisy and inconsiderate apartment neighbors...see ya!)
So we have been very busy preparing for our move.
Mig (with help from his friend Ian, who lets us pay him with food) has been painting the living room and family room because it hadn't been painted in a very long time.
I've also been helping my mom clean out my old bedroom (which will now be the kid's room) because since I moved out about 7 years ago, it has been used as a storage room. A very full storage room.
Our home improvement projects are not done yet, and then we get to look forward to the dreaded packing, but good things are in store for us....
Sounds like it will work out for everyone!
ReplyDeletegood luck for the move and I hope all goes well for you !
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ReplyDeleteIt is a dream of mine to have our mother live with us. In these tough times more and more families are uniting, which is as it should be, I think. Why is it only in America that parents don't live in the same house?
Good luck with it all. The house that I grew up in was torn down a few years ago. No going back now.
Good luck on the move!
ReplyDeleteThat is going to be neat to be living in your childhood home, and also maybe hard living with an extended family;) Sounds like an adventure though! Good luck to you! And happy SITS day!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the feature and good luck with the move! I don't envy you for all the upheaval, but then I do love having a new space to make into a home. Enjoy the process!
ReplyDeleteThat's great. Sounds like it's going to be good for all of you!
ReplyDeleteGood luck with this, sounds like a great solution!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I'm sure your mom will love having her grand-kids so close too!
ReplyDeleteI hope your move is smooth. We lived with mom for years and it worked out fine.
ReplyDeleteI hope your move is smooth. We lived with mom for years and it worked out fine.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great plan. Your children will have a wonderful opportunity to bond with their grandmother and really get to know her.
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Don't you just love good friends that will help you move for a slice of pizza!!
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ReplyDeleteHope the move goes smoothly :)
Congrats! Moves can be overwhelming, but so exciting at the same time! Good luck to you!
ReplyDeleteHappy SITs day to you! Hope all goes really smoothily with your move. It sounds like it's going to be good for everyone!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on SITS day!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good move for all of you! Good luck in your new home!
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good luck....I know it will all be wonderful!!! Natalee http://totmama.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteI hope this move is everything you want it to be and more. :::visiting from SITS:::
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