almost there

i am packing our stuff up in the basement. the basement we moved into in july. we have split the family up between 2 bedrooms, sometimes sleeping in one room in the bed, sometimes in the other room on the floor, clothes tucked in all kinds of places, sharing a bathroom, just kind of shacking up. as a disclaimer, mom and dads basement is hardly a basement. we have been very comfortable here, but of course, we haven't been "settled" for some time now.

the only things we brought here were our clothes and paperwork/files. i think that everything we brought here has multiplied by at least 10.

today is the final "push to be completely moved-sleeping in our own house-in our assigned rooms-flushing our own toilet day."

it will be nice to be settled again.

i just put ida down for a nap. she is a month away from being 1. when we moved here to calgary, eli was 6 months old and we lived here at my mom and dads while we determined where to live and build a home. i am so very grateful for the kindness and generosity that mom and dad have shown us over the last 6 months and over the last 8 years. they are the first to help in any way, shape or form. that is a huge blessing in my life and i want to say thank you, thank you, thank you....

...SO, as our parting gift and token of our appreciation, i have hidden 8 stinky diapers {like easter eggs} around the basement for you to sniff out. one of them has a $200 gift card to "The Keg", so make sure you carefully and thoroughly open and check each and every one before you throw them out. you guys are good, so i know you will find them with ease. you better hurry, company is coming on friday {hi stacey!}...