Wow, what a month it’s been.  Moving is a bitch.  There’s just no other way to put it.  We were semi organized, we had amazing friends helping, we hired a moving company for the big stuff.  Still, moving 7 people from 2800sq ft to 1200sq ft means a LOT of purging.
It’s truly freeing to part with things, choosing to gift rather than sell.  It’s not that the money wouldn’t have been nice, moving is also seriously expensive, but we have had people be so generous to us in the past that I figure it’s good karma.  Comes down to it being just stuff and giving away was fast – people want free stuff!
We moved into a cute little place in Winslow –

 Mama K taxi has basically parked in the evenings.  What a treat that is.  No more parking lot sitting for me.  I can be home most evenings with the family.  I have time to work out (walk to the gym), we watch a family movie most nights together and have enjoyed the freedom of walking to our date nights.  The boys love the freedom of meeting up with their friends in town and hanging out or going together to grab a bite to eat.  Erin and I have been walking to the library – her absolute favorite place to go – and feeding her voracious reading habit!
Another plus is the sunshine – we have had many family dinner outside (no mosquitos!) and friends over to enjoy the yard and sun.  We can

 have my parents over to eat also, my dad’s wheelchair works in the yard!  That is a plus because truly the only downside (and it’s a HUGE one) is that we don’t live next door to my parents any more.  I feel grateful that we had 4 years next door, and am trying desperately to convince them to move into town, but not seeing them every day is really hard.  It’s weird to describe, but there’s a big void in my heart.  I can’t complain because we see them usually 1-2 times a week and we talk daily on the phone, but it’s different and makes me sad.
  The place is finally at the point where we feel moved in now, it’s homey and we are really liking it.  We back to how we were in the Falk house – our family does well in small spaces.
    As always, we have an open door – now even easier than ever to pop in and say Hi.  We can walk and meet for dinner or coffee, too.