Day Twenty-three We were staying in temporary housing when we rolled out for our trip. The cabin had been cleaned and turned back over to our landlord. We have been burned a couple times by wiley home owners and I want to share a few pointers for renting. I can't stress enough the need for… Continue reading Head ’em up, Roll ’em out
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Prepare the House
Day Twenty-Two When the movers are coming you have to prepare the house! For me this means dealing with my various organization piles and actually sending out the various tidbits I have found for family and friends! If the packers come into the house and see piles laying around then they will treat your things… Continue reading Prepare the House
Take Another Five
Day Twenty We chose to take another break in the middle of the chaos that was this military move. It has been a bit intense with all the ups and downs. Such a short amount of time to get all the ducks in a row and the paperwork done. Not just that, such a short… Continue reading Take Another Five
Frustration and Tension
Day Nineteen This PCS was a bit different because we lived through a government shut down. There were a couple weeks when we thought we may be delayed up here in Alaska. A delay would have been nice in the homeschooling, playdate arenas, but not in the traveling arena. We were right! We were put… Continue reading Frustration and Tension
More House Hunting
Day Sixteen With every single PCS, and I do mean EVERY SINGLE PCS, we have had to abrruptly change house plans. Every time we move I have had to go through several lists of home options. Even in the span of this month I have had to delete from my dream sheet the houses that… Continue reading More House Hunting
Milepost
[image source_type="attachment_id" source_value="2375" align="center" size="large" autoHeight="true"] Day Fifteen At some point during the month of planning, we begin to pencil in the actual miles of the trip. We drove in to Alaska last summer and we are pretty excited to be driving out again. We logged long hours between Edmonton (AB), Fort Nelson (BC), White… Continue reading Milepost
Changes
[image source_type="attachment_id" source_value="2358" align="center" size="large" autoHeight="true"] Day Fourteen It wouldn't be a military move if we didn't have change. In fact, as a military spouse the one thing that I an always count on is change! We all experienced the government shutdown in October. I will not complain because the military was one of the… Continue reading Changes
