Would it be great if moving ended with the move? If the boxes could magically empty themselves and the contents would land safely in all the correct places? Or, at least, your children could handle the unpacking for you? I mean… that is why we have children after all - - to mow the lawn, […]

Okay. Finally a moment to breathe. The stress of all this is slowly dissolving away.
We arrived on Thursday evening. We were greeted at our empty townhouse by L.A. Mommy, Toddler, and Baby. We unloaded a few things (mattresses, pillows, etc.) and then called it a night. The next day, we had all the big stuff […]

760 miles today.
I can’t feel my ass. I’m sure it still looks great, I just can’t feel it.
We drove for 14 hours and I’m typing this from my hotel room in St. Louis. It’s 12:38am.
But, the good news? Besides the fact that it didn’t SNOW on us anymore? (Let me start by stating that I […]

Well, the first day of moving is done.
I wanted to leave at 9am on Monday. I left at 3pm.
We arrived safely in Flagstaff at a prompt 2am…
When I had dinner, in Needles California, around 8pm, is was 80 degrees.
When I arrived in Flagstaff, it was 36 degrees. And when I woke up this morning, I […]

I’m stuck in Moving Hell, but wanted to say Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms out there before I get back to packing up our house.
We leave tomorrow morning for our long journey across country and we’re about halfway packed up (and only have a third of a truck left… but we’re not panicking. […]

Sometimes kids are as good at hiding their emotions as adults.
Moving is a huge life change… especially for a very young girl. It means leaving the only house you’ve ever known, leaving friends, school, and more.
We’ve taken our time and tried to explain everything to her. I mean, it’s not like we just started packing […]

Thanks to everyone who sent a picture to win a free printer and Presto service for three months. There’s still a chance to enter before L.A. Toddler picks tonight!
Here’s the post, in case you’re wondering. Also, even if you don’t win… you are eligible for a $25 discount on the unit just for entering.
It’s a […]

What does one do when one is moving out of state in a mere 8 days? Why, one goes… sailing!

That’s exactly what L.A. Mommy, L.A. Baby and I did on Saturday. It was our last Los Angeles adventure before getting back to the task at hand. We figured we’ve been working very hard over the […]