Singing Lady GaGa’s latest, Telephone, at the top of our lungs, the boys and I stop suddenly when we see it, the sign. We pass the placard as we pull into our driveway after spending a fun morning playing at the park.
“What’s that, Momma,” Reichen asks. “Is it a sign?”
“Yes, baby, it’s a sign,” I say while wondering how to answer the question I know is next.
“What does it say,” he asks.
It’s the question I’ve been dreading. How do you tell a 3 year old we’re leaving this life and starting another? I decide I’m being a bit dramatic and instead only give him the answer to the one he asked.
“It’s a sign,” I say, ”telling everyone who sees it we’re moving.”
“We’re moving,” he questions.
“Yup, we’re moving,” I confirm.
“Oh,” he says. “Let’s swing!”
Since then, we’ve had a few more conversations about how daddy got a promotion and in order to do his new job, we need to move from one state to another.
“Ne-bwahhh-ska,” he tells our neighbors when they come over inquiring about the sign. “We’re moving to Ne-bwahhh-ska.”
It’s so sweet.
What’s not so sweet: Keeping your house in immaculate condition while raising two toddlers so any time a realtor calls and says she’ll be there in 15 minutes to show your house, it will be ready. That’s so the opposite of sweet. And so are the some of the duds who’ve toured my home and say I have too much personal style.
I’m not kidding, that’s what some say. And I agree, I guess I do. I don’t live in a house of beige and cream. I love stripes, color, and lots, and lots, and lots of throw pillows. If you want to see for yourself, you can click here for a mini tour.
Some people love it, others don’t, and that’s putting it kindly. Whatever the case, I believe the ‘personal style’ of our home will be what sells it. Some one will see it and love it just as much as we do.
In the meantime, I think Reichen is right. Let’s swing!
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Such great news and so exciting for you and your family! Congrats on your husband’s promotion.
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wow! that is a big move – the house looks great, your house is wonderfully styled and it will sell fast i bet! how exciting that David got a promotion, i am sure it comes with mixed emotions. Good luck & i can’t wait to hear about everything. Until I saw the Nebraska part I was hoping you were coming to NC! I was born in Omaha, go figure.
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What people should be commenting on and noticing (instead of having too much personal style, which is something that can be easily changed to reflect their own personal style) is how wonderful the house looks. How well it is cared for and how you (the owners) have taken care of it and obviously have a great deal of pride in it. Also what a wonderful neighborhood it is in and has great schools. I would move into it in a minute. The boys will do fine with the move. They will miss certain things like the neighbors they have become friends with but that will fade fairly quickly as they are introduced to new experiences. Hopefully, it will move along this weekend and you will get the house sold. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you.