Moving!

We are less than a week away from the move, so I'm writing one more post and then there might be some radio silence while we get settled on the west coast.  Here are some topics that have come up in conversation, written Q & A style.:

Q:  Wait, didn't you just buy a house in Virginia?
A:  We did just buy our house 6 months ago.  Fortunately, there is a robust rental market in Virginia Beach and so we were able to rent our house out pretty quickly.  The tenants, who we really like, signed a 5 year lease.  So that worked out as well as it possibly could have, considering the circumstances.  Thanks to anyone who prayed about this for us.

Q:  How are you getting across the country?
A:  The kids and I are flying across the country next week.  After we leave, Kenny will pack up the house, clean it for the renters, and then drive across the country.  (Awesome husband award!!)  He will pack our stuff into a storage box (like a POD but different company), which will ship out to Reno and wait in storage until we find a home.  We will stay with Kenny's parents until we find a place to live.

Q:  How's it going getting Joshua's school / care switched over?
A:  The school switch, to my surprise, could not have been easier.  I e-mailed the woman in charge of Reno's special education preschool program with a copy of his current IEP, and she agreed to enroll him in the appropriate school under the terms of his Virginia IEP.  We are going to wait to start him in school in Reno until August, since this move is going to be a massive transition, and in the meantime he will get some private occupational therapy and some extra quality time at home with me and Zoey!  The kids are at a very sweet age right now, both individually and as a sibling unit, so this will be a fun summer for me to get 4 months with Josh at home.  The medical care switch should be fine, too.  Joshua spent the first 9 months of his life living in Reno, so not only do we know that they have the appropriate specialists, but he's already seen most of them several times.

Q:  How are you feeling about everything?
A:  I'm really looking forward to arriving in Reno.  We're in that funny in-between stage right now: we're finishing things up in Virginia - saying goodbye to people daily, squeezing in last minute appointments, and getting all our stuff in boxes; while at the same time, making plans for our life in Reno.  It's an emotional rollercoaster of excitement and sadness, depending on what activity you're doing in a given moment, and I'm ready to get back on more of an even keel.  I'm looking forward to all the things described in this blog post.  I'm hoping to fit in one more trip to the beach while we're still in Virginia.  I'm also REALLY looking forward to getting the day of flying solo with the kids over with.

If you have any tips about cross country moves or cross country plane flights with young kids, please leave them in the comments!