The military move

Military moves are unique because there us no renting a U-Haul, no packing boxes, none of the regular moving stresses. Instead, the military move comes with its own challenges. Have you ever looked through your house having to decided what things you can't live with out for more than a month and those you can live without for at least three months? And, of those that you can't live without, are they under 500 pounds? Do you have any liquids (lotions, perfumes) lying around? Because they can't be packed. Anything with batteries inside? Batteries can't go either. These are things you have to contemplate when you're moving with the U.S. Government. Did I throw away countless bottles of perfume and remove batteries from every toy in the house? No, but the countless hours regular civilians spend packing boxes, I spent hiding away these things in blankets, Tupperware, and anything that could mask there visibility. That will be our little secret.

So, Thursday and Friday were our moving days. Thursday, they were in and out in less than an hour to pick-up our express shipment, but Friday was a day long affair, packing our life into crates to be put on a boat back to the states.

The day started like this. One little pile of boxes outside of the house.

Which soon became this.

Then this.

And finally, this. This is our life in boxes. Minus the other 400 pounds that went into government storage when we moved here, but that's a different post all together.

Ravyn spent most of the day at school, but did make it home to help Daddy supervise and play in her beloved rocks.

When the day was over, our crates were sealed.

And we all felt like this.