Daughter 1, Son-in-Law 1 and the grandchildren moved house today - or as we say in Scotland, flitted. The children got somewhat excited.
Here they are trying to keep out of the way, in the back garden of the old house.
How is it that, moving from a smaller to a much larger house, there didn't seem to be room for all their possessions? And that's not counting all the stuff which they decluttered into one of our bedrooms before showing their house to sell it and which is still under our roof.
Argh.
Argh.
After a long day, and just after Granddaughter, with a trembling lip, said, "I want to go home," someone had the brilliant idea of sitting them down with a laptop and "Jake the Pirate". Peace reigned. And then we ate dinner. And cake.
It'll all be lovely in due course.
Coincidentally, Son and Daughter-in-Law flitted today too. But we haven't seen their new house yet.
When we moved into our new house last year all the furniture from our smaller house completely filled the new one immediately, and as we were going to bed that night I had a little cry as I asked Prince Charming if we could go home now! I still have little moments...
ReplyDeleteI like the word flitted; it makes the process sound so gentle and easy instead of the chaotic, stressful MESS that it actually is. :)
ReplyDeleteMore room for the children to run around inside?
ReplyDeleteWe moved four times between 1975 and 1981 and I feared we would never be settled. But here I am, in the same place since then. May they have happy days in their new homes, both your children.......and may your granddaughter feel at home.
ReplyDeleteJust the word "flitting" took me right back to my childhood - where I grew up, if any of us children spotted a house move in progress, the cry went up "There's a flitting!" and all the neighbourhood kids gathered to watch. Apparently, flitting was a spectator sport in West Lothian. The days before iPads I suppose.
ReplyDeleteHoly cats - what a lot of flittertigibbets! 8-)
ReplyDeleteWishing everyone much happiness in their new homes, and you in your decluttered one.
ReplyDeleteAwww, little granddaughter wanted to go home! It's so confusing for them when they are little. We moved into a much larger house the last time we moved, and I remember being stunned that I didn't have to buy any new furniture to fill it up. It's sort of funny how that happens. The new garden looks beautiful, btw!
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