Are We There Yet?

     If you don't already know or haven't figured it out by my recent posts, we are moving to Germany next month. Yep, the time has come yet again for us to up and move! This time is going to be much different than our previous moves. 

                     

     One: We have two kiddos this time. Which means two car seats, a jogging stroller, an umbrella stroller, suitcases for each of them, a suitcase of toys, and  their own backpacks! Plus all of our stuff! And what to do with them while we try to oversee the packers and what goes in which boxes. Hopefully my parents can come help us with the kiddos and take them to Texas early so we can finish up the packing. 

                    

     Two: We bought a house. Which means we need to sell it and quickly!  And luckily we DID in just three weeks! Whoo hoo! Now it's a matter of signing over the title and loan, canceling utilities, electric, Internet...all that stuff that goes along with moving. 

                      

     Three: We are moving to GERMANY! Not another state, no. A whole other country, a continent, over the ocean! Which means we need passports, medical and dental records, and school transcripts! I'm SO thankful we knew way in advance that we would be moving there, I had plenty of time to mark these off my "to do" list!  

                       

    Four: We have to schedule three sets of packers (some for storage items, some for "unaccompanied baggage", and some for our household items).  Our first set of packers come next week, April 10th!!  Now to decided what to put in storage, what needs to be shipped early and what can come later? Usually we just have one set of packers and movers, not the case this time! 

                      

     Five:  We plan on shipping our Honda Pilot over there. Which means after we get the house closed, packed, cleaned and all moved out of, the hubby and I have to drive the car to Dalllas to be inspected and put on the boat to be shipped to us. We plan on making the most of it, stops here and there, a nice dinner, an overnight stay before we turn it in, then rent a car to drive down to my parent's house. 

                      

     Six: We don't have a house to live in yet. As of now we are booked in a hotel on base. But how to get there is a question. We did go get an International Driving Permit, but found out it's not what we need to be able to drive in Europe. Which means we need to take a special driver's test and pass in order for either of us to rent a car once we get there.  

                     

     Lots of stuff to check off my never ending lists. But I'm taking it one day at a time until everything is completed! Wish me luck! 

Busy, Busy, Busy....

     Hi there....I know, I know.  It's been awhile, a LONG while since I've done a post.  Well, we are in the middle of a move.  A very BIG move, over the ocean to GERMANY!  So, with that said we have been busy with trying to sell our house, which we did, collecting medical and dental records for all of us so they can be sent to Germany to be looked through and approved, meeting with a board for evaluation, then waiting on the hubby's official orders so we can schedule the three, yes I said THREE sets of packers to start boxing our stuff up.  The first set of packers are going to box up stuff that will stay in the states in storage.  Like the china, crystal, and holiday decorations I don't think we will use, and other stuff.  The next set of packers, will be handling our house hold goods which will be taking a boat over to us, like our furniture, toys, DVDs, bikes/scooters, kitchen stuff, etc.  The third set of packers will be take care of packing up some "unaccompanied baggage" which are the items we will need sooner then the household items.  Like clothes, sheets, towels, pots/pans, dishes, toys, etc.  All I got to say, is this is going to get crazy!  We have them scheduled the week of Easter. Thank goodness my parents are coming out to help with the move, mostly to keep the kiddos entertained while we deal with the packing.  They even offered to take the kiddos to Texas for us so we can finish up stuff here.  Then there's the deal with shipping our car.  If you think the selling of the house, the military orders, and the packing were crazy....next, the hubby and I have to drive the car to Dallas so we can ship our car, then rent a car to drive down to my parents house.  We've kind of decided to make it a mini vacation, maybe a nice dinner and stay the night before driving the rest of the way home.  Once that is all said and done, we plan on flying out around the end of April.  It is definitely going to be a BUSY month for us pretty soon.  So....if I'm not posting as much as I used to, now ya know!      Don't get me wrong we are very excited to take this journey, however all the stuff that leads up to our new adventure can be stressful.  Just can't wait to be over there and explore our new home for the next three years!  Stuttgart here we come!