Unearthing of the stuff.

We decided we wanted to live in the Creston area.  Looked at houses and properties and ended up in Wynndel on a half acre lot with an small, old, but well built house.  We've been working on the house for the last month and a half, using the tools we had in the trailer and a bunch we borrowed from my gracious sister and her husband.  Sort of continuing on in the Ditzler/Perry fashion kloodging it together- making it work.  Our new mantra when we think of something we want to fix or do is:  how do we do it smaller, do we even need it, is there another way?  Trying to not spend money where we don't need to.  Trying to not make work.  Trying to not be in a hurry or stressed.  It's amazing the old habits that came rushing back when we bought the house.  Worry about money instantly- for no reason- we're fine.  A feeling of rushing- no need- we don't have a schedule.  After a year and half of regrouping it is now practicing new habits and new ways of being within our regular life.  I didn't actually want to get our stuff out of the sea can.  I felt so light and free without it.  Wanted my art stash, pizza stone, kitchen aid, summer quilt.  That's about it.

But we opened it up, loaded it up and made it here.  The kids and I took one trip with a teeny useless 5x6 ft uhaul.  Got the table and chairs (which were last to go in) and all of the random shit that goes in last because there was no where else to put it)  Then Greg, and I rented a big car hauler and a 6x12 ft uhaul and hooked up both trucks.  Loaded everything to the gills and just about fit it all!  We had to leave Bertha- the red canoe, three greenhouse fans that Greg wants as environmental art and our wooden outdoor chairs!  That's it!  One more reasonable truck load and we are fully here- no more ties to Alberta other than family.  Big white made one more trip hauling a big, heavy load.  She kept overheating so Greg had to drive the whole 6 hours with the heater blasting and the window open.  Of course it was a 30 deg C day.  No break down.  Not even a flat tire.  Stunning.

It was daunting to load and unload.  The car port at our new place is stuffed full because the house isn't fully ready to move into yet.

I found my salad spinner and cast iron frying pan!  Greg used his pin nailer, air compressor, chop saw etc to install some flooring- made it way easier.  But there are a lot of thing we don't want anymore and likely never needed.  Creston Buy and Sell will be busy as will kijiji and Gleaners.  Gleaners is a charity in the Creston Valley that takes in usable clothes, shoes, household, farm, building stuff and organizes and resells it.  It puts hundreds of thousands of dollars back into the community here.  It also runs the food bank which apparently takes 15 years of Gleaners volunteering to do.  There are many things that the kids weren't ready to let go of because they were still kids when we packed.  Now they are teenagers and don't really play with toys that often.  It is all a process.  I really need to get rid of some stuff!