So, today is the day the kids start moving into their dad's house...
I was kind of excited about it in a random way...I like to declutter, and I like making lists/prepping. (I know, I am weird!) So I had their 2 suitcases packed with clothes Monday. Dan said he was going to take today off and be working to get the house in order more...basically for today we agreed to leave our homes accessible to each other. So he could get some stuff out of my garage (YAY!!) and I could drop things off for him if I felt like it--again I was glad about that bc I am clearing space in my house.
Well I packed up some photo albums I had put together way back last year, taking duplicate photos from over the years of the kids/Dan and putting them in albums for him so I could keep the originals. And I boxed up a few framed pictures of his extended family we had taken when Sydney was a newborn, and a couple pics of the kids together. I also stuck the Couple's Devotional Bible in there that his Uncle, a Pastor, gave us when he performed our wedding ceremony. (Couldn't resist that one, besides why would I keep a gift from his uncle with our names and wedding date embossed on the Bible cover?)
I also grabbed Nathan's framed Star Wars poster from Disney World, and I ran that stuff over on my lunch break. Dan and I agreed when we talked Monday night that it would be good for some of the kids' things (like the poster and some pictures) to be up in the house when they get there tonight...
So I ran up to the house and put the box and poster/frame in the front entryway. It is an open design so I could see into the living room. He has a new leather couch with a chaise on one end, which I have always wanted for sitting and reading. And a 36" or more flat screen tv with a new fancy tv stand. There are tubs in the living room presumably from MIL with a bunch of brand new barbies and toys for Sydney and Wii games and Legos for Nathan. I shouldn't let it bother me, but it did...I admit it.
I am not someone who is into material possessions, but still it is tough to see him with a flat screen, a blue-ray dvd player, a Wii, leather couches, etc. I can't and won't compete with that. Have to trust that my kids love our home because it is in fact a home, where we spend time and make memories together. And of course I want them to do that with their daddy, too.
