My oh my....I've been a naughty and negligent blogger, haven't I?
It hasn't been intentional. Things have been in a pretty constant state of fast forward recently and I haven't been able to stop and take a breath.
So...what's been going on?
Well, as I posted last we have secured a new living space (hooray)! and we are trying to get prepared for that transition. Most of you might think that we have been busy packing. Sadly, no. Packing has not happened. At all. Not one item. Instead, it's all the logistical and behind the scenes stuff we have been focusing on. Booking a mover to get the stuff out of our friend's basement, address changes, disconnects and reconnects.....and of course the juggling of child care. At this point we are still investigating options for Little Man but we are registering Buddy in his new school next week and my fingers are crossed REALLY tightly that he gets a spot in both the before and after school program that is run in his school. Getting in there would be super awesome. There would be no transportation off the school site and it even offers coverage on PA Days, summer, winter break, March Break.....for a really good price. I should find out by next week on that front.
Work is mental busy. I cannot even start on that topic or I might spiral into a 40,000 page synopsis of all that is going on and nobody needs that.
Last week I spent the week in LA at a conference. It was a ton of fun and a nice break from all that is my regular life. I was very happy to return home as I missed my boys terribly, but being away makes you appreciate them even more, right? :)
Not much to report Troll-wise. They are (obviously) still living in the basement. No surprise there. We got another Gas bill (that The Trolls owe 40% of). Super Husband cornered Mr. Troll last weekend and told him he needs to pay up and followed up with, "paying one bill in five months isn't too much to ask, is it"? The Troll's reply? "Talk to your landlord". WTF does that mean? Whatever. I have decided that I'm taking all the money that we are owed and deducting it from our final month of rent. Interestingly, I gave notice 3.5 weeks ago and have heard NOTHING from the landlord since. No response, no viewings....nothing. I know he got the message because he told the neighbor next door we were leaving, but the whole thing is a bit bizarre.
Anyway....that's the quick and dirty.
One more week and we will have the keys to the new pad!!!
May 25, 2012
May 7, 2012
Crazy Busy
Life with a young family and two working parents is always crazy. That's a normal fact of life at this lifestage. This is also the reason why moving is so, so, stressful. Moving is, by nature, always stressful and overwhelming so why do we always like to take it one step further by doing it with young kids???? WHY???
To recap our moves since becomming parents:
#1: Move from House #1 to House #2. Buddy was 10 months old and I was 4.5 months pregnant with Little Man. We thought it would be a frugal idea to do it ourselves. By the end of the day I wanted to kill myself. Really.
#2: Move from House #2 to Toronto Rental (our current nightmare). This was easier in the sense we hired movers but was also horrendous. We doubled our fun bu having two moves. The first move took half our house to our friends' house to store in their basement and the second moved the balance to our current place.
#3....Impending. Now we get to move again. This is the 3rd move in as many years. And again....we get to do 2 moves in one. BUT at the end of it we will have all our stuff with us again (yippee)!!!
AND
No Trolls!
AND
Live in a great neighborhood!
AND
Save Money!
Oh, and for the record....
The Trolls were originally asked to leave on December 20th. That was 4.5 months ago. They haven't been "able" to secure a suitable place as of yet, apparently.
It took Super Husband and I less than a week to:
a) Decide to move
b) Make appointment to view a place
c) View twice
d) Submit rental application
e) Obtain Equifax credit reports
f) Sign Lease
g) Obtain legal copies of lease
LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!
WTF is wrong with those people???
So now we are on to the really fun stuff. Booking movers, packing, calling insurance, utilities, blah...blah...blah....
That's the stuff I despise. I am really looking forward to picking up the keys and starting to get set up there. Here's what I am over-the-top-kid-in-a-candy-store excited about:
* Dishwasher
* Central Air
* Full size washer and dryer
* Two full bathrooms
* Room for everything we own
* The ability to play music, run around, have fun
* The ability to hang outside (huge yard)!
* No more green bins being attacked by raccoons (we have a garage)
And let's not overlook the obvious....NO TROLLS! No Drug Busts! Yahoo!
So, all things considered....the benefit is more than worth the effort in this case :)
To recap our moves since becomming parents:
#1: Move from House #1 to House #2. Buddy was 10 months old and I was 4.5 months pregnant with Little Man. We thought it would be a frugal idea to do it ourselves. By the end of the day I wanted to kill myself. Really.
#2: Move from House #2 to Toronto Rental (our current nightmare). This was easier in the sense we hired movers but was also horrendous. We doubled our fun bu having two moves. The first move took half our house to our friends' house to store in their basement and the second moved the balance to our current place.
#3....Impending. Now we get to move again. This is the 3rd move in as many years. And again....we get to do 2 moves in one. BUT at the end of it we will have all our stuff with us again (yippee)!!!
AND
No Trolls!
AND
Live in a great neighborhood!
AND
Save Money!
Oh, and for the record....
The Trolls were originally asked to leave on December 20th. That was 4.5 months ago. They haven't been "able" to secure a suitable place as of yet, apparently.
It took Super Husband and I less than a week to:
a) Decide to move
b) Make appointment to view a place
c) View twice
d) Submit rental application
e) Obtain Equifax credit reports
f) Sign Lease
g) Obtain legal copies of lease
LESS THAN A WEEK!!!!!
WTF is wrong with those people???
So now we are on to the really fun stuff. Booking movers, packing, calling insurance, utilities, blah...blah...blah....
That's the stuff I despise. I am really looking forward to picking up the keys and starting to get set up there. Here's what I am over-the-top-kid-in-a-candy-store excited about:
* Dishwasher
* Central Air
* Full size washer and dryer
* Two full bathrooms
* Room for everything we own
* The ability to play music, run around, have fun
* The ability to hang outside (huge yard)!
* No more green bins being attacked by raccoons (we have a garage)
And let's not overlook the obvious....NO TROLLS! No Drug Busts! Yahoo!
So, all things considered....the benefit is more than worth the effort in this case :)
May 2, 2012
Buh-Bye Trolls
So we are finally able to say good bye to the chapter that has been the lst year of hell living with the Trolls.
What, you ask? Have they moved out? Did the unthinkable finally happen?
Nope.
We fold.
Super Husband and I have made the best decision we could for our family and we are moving. Awaaaaay from the Beastly Basement Dwellers.
The decision came after much (much) careful thought and number crunching. We have half our worldly possessions stored in a friend's basement. We want to remain friends long term, and as such, need to get it out of their basement. Initially we thought we would rent a storage unit but after calling umpteen facilities and visiting one "deal" only to find it under construction and located beside a very sketchy flea market....we started exploring other avenues. Why pay $300/month extra for storage in some seedy place when we can rent a house that actually FITS our crap?
So we investigated our options and found a bungalow for rent in markham. Markham is an area we like and Super Husband works there so it makes sense. The bungalow is located in a nice, mature community and has a lovely big back yard. It's an older house but the main floor was completely redone less than 2 years ago. We viewed it on Sunday and went back Monday for a second viewing. We told the agent, "we'll take it"! Only to be informed there were multiple applicants *sigh*
Luckily, after submitting employment letters, etc the agent spoke with the owner and they decided to take us on!
HOORAY!
So, effective June 1st, we get the house. We have a month of overlap so hopefully we can take our time and not be too stressed.
Now, I must say that moving to Markham is a bit bittersweet. I can no longer wal to work/daycare (boo) but we will be able to save even more money. Even if we finance another (2nd) vehicle! I didn't want to do that, but it makes sense for the situation.
Best news of all....the school is right around the corner, has full day kindergarten and has very good ratings!
We are very much looking forward to having our space, privacy and ability to not worry about The Troll situation on a daily basis.
What, you ask? Have they moved out? Did the unthinkable finally happen?
Nope.
We fold.
Super Husband and I have made the best decision we could for our family and we are moving. Awaaaaay from the Beastly Basement Dwellers.
The decision came after much (much) careful thought and number crunching. We have half our worldly possessions stored in a friend's basement. We want to remain friends long term, and as such, need to get it out of their basement. Initially we thought we would rent a storage unit but after calling umpteen facilities and visiting one "deal" only to find it under construction and located beside a very sketchy flea market....we started exploring other avenues. Why pay $300/month extra for storage in some seedy place when we can rent a house that actually FITS our crap?
So we investigated our options and found a bungalow for rent in markham. Markham is an area we like and Super Husband works there so it makes sense. The bungalow is located in a nice, mature community and has a lovely big back yard. It's an older house but the main floor was completely redone less than 2 years ago. We viewed it on Sunday and went back Monday for a second viewing. We told the agent, "we'll take it"! Only to be informed there were multiple applicants *sigh*
Luckily, after submitting employment letters, etc the agent spoke with the owner and they decided to take us on!
HOORAY!
So, effective June 1st, we get the house. We have a month of overlap so hopefully we can take our time and not be too stressed.
Now, I must say that moving to Markham is a bit bittersweet. I can no longer wal to work/daycare (boo) but we will be able to save even more money. Even if we finance another (2nd) vehicle! I didn't want to do that, but it makes sense for the situation.
Best news of all....the school is right around the corner, has full day kindergarten and has very good ratings!
We are very much looking forward to having our space, privacy and ability to not worry about The Troll situation on a daily basis.
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