April and May are proving to be very busy…

So, lets me recap, just my last 15 days…

My husband and I have listed our home for lease, shown our home to prospective leases, the Lord found us a super nice family that wants to rent our home and we got the lease signed today!!
It didn’t take long at all! And we are so blessed that it didn’t! 

Now, we have just over a week to get our home purged, packed up and get out. Then we have to get it “move-in” ready (i.e. walls repaired (i do have two young children, after all), painted, cleaned and the carpets shampooed). Our original move out date was going to be the 29th. But the family that leased our home is relocating here from WV and they have to be in May 1st. So that pushed us up a week. And our new place won’t be ready until May 2nd and before we can move in there, I have to get it “move-in” ready (i.e cleaned and carpets shampooed). I will paint it as well, but decided for the time being it will have to wait. I can always paint after we get moved in. Why would you do do that you might ask…because it’s so much easier to paint with no furniture? True, but we will be staying with my parents while we are in transition and I leave the 5th, headed to Ohio, for a wedding. So time is not on my side at this moment. So the painting of the new house will have to wait. *sigh*

And not to mention that while we are in limbo (5+ days), all of our belongings will be sitting in a rented U-Haul truck. That’s a good way to spend waste some money, don’t you think?

But we are so excited to get back to Franklin, where we are close to our families. And by close, I mean, literally, right next door to my in-laws and less than 5 minutes from my parents. You have to agree…that’s close! I know…20 minutes isn’t far away, but with gas at $3.55 a gallon and diesel at $4.++ a gallon, 20 miles is A LOT. Seeing that I drive back and forth to Franklin two days a week and then every weekend. And my husband makes the drive everyday of the week. His shop is in Franklin. So my being 5 minutes from my parents and next door to his, we are saving a BUTT load of money on just gas alone! 

So, while I do a little lot of stressing, I hope you guys are enjoying the Spring weather (if it’s warm where you are)! However not today because it’s raining cats and dogs (at least it is here in TN).

Oh, did I mention that I also have to get our taxes filed amidst all of this?

*your prayers are greatly appreciated*

If you have any “time-saving” moving tips, those are greatly appreciated as well.