1. On the day you move out of your old home, make sure it is also a community garage sale day. Then, sit back and enjoy watching as your mom and dad have to reclaim their stuff from garage sale shoppers... over and over again.
2. Wait to move until thunderstorms are forecasted. Giggle with joy as Dad becomes soaked, head to toe, while unloading our things from the truck.
3. When your truck is packed to the brim, you never know what cool stuff you can find next to your carseat. I was able to scavenge leftover pizza straight from the box once and another tim
e, a box of tissues to shred in the backseat.
4. In the between time from one home to another, it's like a vacation. In our case, we stayed at Nana and D's house for three weeks. Even when they were unexpectedly in LA with Uncle Trey, there were still fun things to discover. The safety net on top of the pool is a spectacular play area - bouncing, climbing, jumping. You can get really wet and it's almost like a splashpad. OR, dump rocks, toys, and sand through the holes in the safety net on the pool. It's fun to see which things get pushed around by the water flow and which ones stay put.
5. When moving into a new house, the most important thing is to invite people over BEFORE you move your stuff in. Gymnastics on the closet rods, sprinting around through empty rooms, jumping on the air mattress... do not skip this step.
6. Choose paint colors to make your room feel more like home. But be clear about your expectations. Kate chose turquoise, black and white. And when Mom interpreted that to mean turquoise with black and white accents, Kate became very confused. "Why are you painting my walls blue? Do you have to do that before you can paint them black?" Oops! It was a little too late for black walls, but Dad made it better with penguins painted directly onto the walls. Avery was a bit more clear: purple with purple dots. And as for me, I got leftover pink from the old house. As Avery explained, "It's just Reese. She doesn't know any better."
7. Use the air mattress as a dog toy. The noise to blow it up makes Joshie really happy.
8. "Help" Dad move furniture and paint and Mom unpack and clean.
10. Make your house feel like a home for your pets. Find them before sleeping and cozy up next to them. After all, they're adjusting to the move, too.
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