Monthly Archive for May, 2009

Well we made it. After what has been months of phone calls, forms and frustration, my wife, my daughter and I have moved into our new home; an immaculately kept 18 year old house.

Life has taken so many twists and turns for my family in the last 12 months. There was sadness closing the door on what was 8 years of history wrapped up in a cheaply built 2 storey rental unit – but we new it was time to move on. So, on a Saturday morning that threatened bad weather, we piled everything we own into 4 truckloads, 5 van loads plus a few car trips and shipped it to our new beginning. The rain held out for us just long enough.

All our friends and family were a great support and we literally could not have done the move without them. From lifting to cleaning, all who were there were willing to do whatever needed to be done. For that, my wife and I are extremely grateful. I explained to my younger brother how he was “investing in his moving future” – which is my way of saying I owe him one.

I took a week off work to settle in thinking this would be plenty of time. It turned out to be the minimum required. I spent a lot of the time lifting boxes from one room to another, wondering why on earth we have so much crap. When it comes to deciding on what stays and what goes, I show no mercy. Our Network through powerpoint adapters have been invaluable for setting up our cable free, baby-safe home I.T. Infrastructure. Of course, owning the house means that I now have the ability to run my own cables … finally!

From the very first day, I jumped at any opportunity that required me to break out my humble supply of tools and do what I eagerly class as “handy-work”. With my Father-in-law’s guidance I have managed to fix quite a few things, and setup what I currently call “Guy-Land” (The Garage). I finally have a reason to get that tool belt!

There is still a lot to do and that is what makes this place great. It was in such good condition that we could move right in, but in a lot of ways it is a blank canvas – giving my family and I the freedom to do whatever we like in the years to come.

We are home.