The Movers are Coming! (maybe)

Well, due to numerous reasons I haven't written in months, and what I did write never managed to be posted... sorry (but since no one is reading this I'm going to forgive myself).

We have been very busy the past few months...
In February my father had a stroke, my daughter some icky colds and both my son and my husband had pneumonia. We can pretty much write that month off in a sleepless haze for me and nebulizer treatments and various medication doses for everyone else.
March: We spent the month of March and the first half of April remodelling the kitchen. It was a project we had planned on when we bought the house as it was quite ugly, but we let life get in the way and never quite did it. As our PCS loomed we kicked into high gear and ripped out counter tops, painted cupboards and walls, and hired a guy who worked some magic on the back splash turning it from nasty laminate to a gorgeous tumbled tiled. We also put in new wood flooring in both the kitchen and foyer and re-tiled the kid's bathroom, hallway and laundry room. We were busy and productive and I finally have the kitchen I dreamed about 5 years ago and a house that will hopefully sell quickly due to the upgrades. I also turned in my resignation effective the end of the school year and let it be known that we were scheduled to move this summer. Dumb move.
April: On April fools day I had the task of letting my principal know that I may not be moving after all. Oh yeah, I expected him to believe me too! You see my husband hit his 19 year mark the middle of April and suddenly started debating retirement instead of the PCS. This wouldn't have been a problem since I love my job, have good friends here and the kids are happy here EXCEPT I had already resigned from that job that I love, started packing and clearing out, and had even started painting the house. I would have no problem staying with our newly remodelled kitchen, but the not knowing if we were going or staying came close to pushing me over the edge.

May: He decided he isn't quite finished yet so the move is back on.

June: Back to cleaning and painting, sort through the clothes, baby toys and random clutter that accumulates in 5 years of raising children and living in a house. Took one last trip to see the cousins while we are still in driving distance. Start the Teacher Certification process in our new state and kick the job hunting process into high gear. I have a job!

July: SO now it is July and our move is days away. The movers are supposed to be here tomorrow to start packing our things to move. I say supposed to since I received an email on Friday July 9 telling me the packers were scheduled to come on Thursday July 8; which explains why they were knocking on our door while we were out at my husband's going away luncheon. But that isn't the really good part. The best part of the email was when it explained how efficient they were going to be in facilitating our move from California to Virginia. Uh, that's great except we live in TEXAS and we are moving to WASHINGTON! So I would love to know how efficient they can be in facilitating that move. Wish us luck!