What a month and a half!
Last time I had a chance to write it was all about my personal triumphs and finally, at the age of 31, learning how to drive stick shift. I won’t lie: although I love my SUV’s comfy ride, it has been nice being able to take the Mazda if it works out better. For instance, G had to replace the rear camera on the KIA (part ordered online and he did the work himself), and he was able to do that on one of his day’s off during the week instead of waiting for me to get home and rushing thru it in the evening. He also replaced the breaks, changed the winter tires, etc. My car has definitely had some nice maintenance lately! The only thing left for the next little bit will be some new winter tires come November. We have the money saved for that in our flex account so once we see a good deal in the Fall we can purchase them.
In other big news: our house is officially on the market! I’m glad we waited to start all the relocation madness until after our company left because it felt like our house was turned upside down. Kids are busy, lol. The exact day G drove them to the city to catch their flight, I came home and was in cleaning mode. That weekend we met with our real estate agent, signed the listing agreement, had our official relocation meeting later in the week and then scheduled a home appraisal. Good news is that the market in our small town looks WAY different than when we purchased and our home appraisal came back $45,000.00 more than when we purchased in 2016. We had quite a few showings so far but no offers. Seeding is in full swing in Saskatchewan so I’m hoping we will get even more action once the farmers wrap up.
We also learned from our relocation meeting that RCMP moves work a bit differently now. Most of our expenses will be covered, however, we need to pay up front and then get reimbursed. Last time we moved they dealt with payments and invoices directly. I’m glad I’ve been hoarding money once we knew this transfer was happening, that buffer will help with some of these costs.
My life is a little chaotic right now, we just got back from a two week visit back home. We flew into Ontario and then drove a Uhaul back to Saskatchewan. Luckily, we cut down our driving time by going thru the US. We took the scenting route thru Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (the UP) and indulged in pasties! My family would vacation in this area every summer and G has joined us on a few trips when we first started dating so it was nice to enjoy an area that bring back so many good memories.
The reason we brought a Uhaul was because we were clearing out G’s dad’s garage. He passed away very suddenly last summer, and G’s step mom sold their house and is downsizing. G took a lot of his dad’s tools, work benches, smoker, BBQ, etc. So that is currently all dumped into our garage waiting to be sorted.
That will be our goals this weekend: starting to organize and sort, I want to plant my flowers and garden, clean the windows, and organize our finances from after our trip.
It looks like it’ll be a beautiful weekend for outdoor tasks, as long as the wind dies down here!
- M
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