We Moved!!!

Yes, we have officially moved.

This happened about 3 weeks ago, but I have been silent as we wanted to keep the move a surprise for Heather and Karen when they came for their summer visit. Thanks to all of you who helped keep the secret!

Here are some of the details.

• We moved about 9 miles north of our old house. We were looking for a better school for Jack and a larger house to accommodate our family. Please no guilt from my Chandler/Gilbert family. Stuart owns commercial property that cannot be sold in this market and we did not want him to commute to work.
• We LOVE our new neighborhood. It's gated and has a community center that includes numerous parks, soccer fields, basketball, volleyball, and tennis courts...and...a splash park for Jack!
• We have a basement! YEA! I love this part!
• Jack has his own play area outside of his bedroom.
• Stuart and I have separate closets!
• We bought a bank owned property so we have some work ahead of us. For example, there were no doorknobs in the house, there is carpet in the bathrooms, the tile hasn't been sealed in the master bathroom, there is no backyard landscaping, etc. We actually like that we get to do it ourselves, the way we like it, although it is overwhelming and it will take us years to get it the way we want it!

Jack has adjusted very well to the new house. We paid frequent visits while in escrow so it was a familiar place to him when we finally moved. He only fell partially down the stairs once before we closed, so we put in a gate before we moved into the house. (I was terrified and had nightmares about it for a week after it happened.)

Here are some pics to show you the move from Jack's perspective:

Jack took advantage of the chaos on moving day and pulled the suckers out of my diaper bag and decided he would have them for breakfast. Sneaky boy! (He does look happy...makes it hard to get mad.)


All the projects means lots of tools. He loves this part!

He had to put his mark on the house by decorating with Sponge Bob stickers.

"No Jack! You are too close!" Guess we need to hurry and put the TV away.

Boxes are so much fun!

Jack loves the Jacuzzi tub (so does mom!) However, it is big and more than once, Stuart lost the baby under the bubbles.

Anyway, there will be more to come. We will be busy in the coming weeks with the girls in town and the 438 projects we have to do, so stay tuned for more reporting.

Oh, and the good news is we got 3 written offers on our old house within 24 hours of listing it. (2 of them full price!) Hopefully, it will close in late August. I am sad about leaving the old house. For one thing, we did so much to it over the years and it looked beautiful. But, more importantly, it is the first home Stuart and I lived in together and it was Jack's first home. So many memories...most of them good! hee hee