Well it's official, Taber has been offered a new position up at General Mills headquarters in Minneapolis. They want us to move at the end of August, so looks like we'll have less than a month to get our house on the market, find a new house, pack up our little family and head north! Luckily the company will buy our house if we can't sell it in 45 days (which is probably what will happen with the way the market is out here) They will also have movers come pack our stuff up and drive it out, which is a big relief because there is no way I am up to packing right now! Still, I think it's going to be a crazy month getting everything ready for the move.We're actually flying out there tomorrow to look for a place to live. We're bringing Brinley but we're leaving Teya behind with her best friend's family. I'm a little nervous because we've never left her with anyone besides family, and even then she was too small to remember it. Yesterday I was trying to prep her for it and told her we were going on an airplane and she was going to stay and play with her friend. She started bawling and said, "Don't leave me mommy! Mommy, I come?" It broke my heart!! I know she'll be in great hands with our friends, but I hope it doesn't devastate her too much. She's had so many adjustments recently and is already feeling insecure with the new baby. If anyone has any advice on how to make this easier on her please let me know! I've been scared to bring it up again because I don't want her to freak out. At the same time I feel like I should prep her on the fact that we'll be gone for 5 days. So I know it's last minute since we're leaving tomorrow but any advice would be great! Also if you have advice on helping kids adjust to a move that would be appreciated too. : )
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Dude! What gives!? You tell me I'll be in the way if I come out while you are moving even though I was gonna pay for it with my own money...and THEN you pay for Liz to come help you move! Am I not buff enough for you?
:) J/K I get the fun job...playing with you when you get there! YEA!!! Can't wait to see you guys. Oh, and good luck with Teya...I have no idea how to soften the blow. My kid freaks when I leave the room!
I wish I had the great advice you need. Change is just plain hard. The only advice I can give is just be sensitive to there craziness. When we moved here it was hard on them and we dealt with a lot of misbehavior, gross misbehavior! It's hard on adults and 20x harder on kids. Maybe you could bribe her and tell her you are going to find her a new house and a new toy...ha ha ha! Maybe that would help??? Good luck and I am here if you need me.
Ya this is a tuff one!! Good luck on the move! We moved to Idaho and I'm still unpacking! Minneapolis sounds fun! I hear they have great pow-wows there, one that is just dedicated to the Jingle dress. Take care and my advice is to pack her favorite things for her to take to her friends.
Wow, exciting!! I left Makenzie a few months ago when I flew to visit my sister and took Jarom. She had the advantage of still having Justin home with her, but I just told her that Jarom and I were going to Aunt Trina's house for a little while and QUICKLY followed it up every time with "but YOU are going swimming with daddy, visiting grandma, you're gonna get ICE CREAM" and anything else I could think of that she would think is special. I just made it all about her - HER special week. So maybe you could ask your friends to take her to/give her something she really loves so she has something to look forward to while you guys are gone. Shoot, I might even go to the dollar store and get a new toy for each day we were gone that they can give her. Probably lame advice, but I'm no supermom... all I've got! Good luck!!
Wow how fun to be moving to a new place! Scary though I bet as well. Good luck with everything. So nice that you'll get help with the move and with selling your house. I bet it'll be hard for Teya at first, but once she realizes she gets to have a slumber party with her friends for more than just one night she'll be really excited. I'd say just don't worry and trust your friends to take good care of her! Again, good luck with it all:)
Wait, what?! I don't have any experience with either of those, but I wish you guys all the best!
awww Becca! She did fantastic! I just can't get over the paragraphs that she speaks! Those 2 little girls are always in the same room as each other & adore each other.
So far, first night went great!
Oh my heavens! Well congrats on the new position. There are so many changes going on in your family right now. Oh Teya- she is just getting it all at once :) Could you buy her a special security toy to keep with her? Callie has a blanket and bear that go everywhere with her. So, maybe some sort of special gift? I hope that helps.
Becca! Wow! Minneapolis?! Isn't that pretty big that Tabor is already heading to headquarters? I just remember the Lunds saying that was where all the big jobs are. Hopefully Teya is still doing good with Anna. That is hard. When we moved to Chicago Haela had a hard time. The only thing that helped was going to see the neat sights in the area and finding other moms with kids her age to play with. Everyone who has lived in Minneapolis has LOVED it! There is a lot to do for being a freezing place--they even have covered/heated sidewalks downtown I hear. I would have LOVED that in Chicago! Anyway, good luck with everything. Everyone in Tennessee is going to MISS you. What a fun family you are!
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