These past couple weeks have not been unstressful to say the least....and then top on the mom guilt that I have right now is not making it better....we are moving....which is can be stressful in of itself....but put the move mid school year....in a new school district....and we're moving 35 days after finding out we could.....its alot to digest......
But looking back if I would have known the things I know now....we would have passed on living in a townhome....our kids need a yard to play in....a street that they can ride their bikes in....neither which they have now....we need to not share walls for the whole family....we also need to be in a neighborhood that feels like a neighborhood....where both kids might have kids to actually play with.....
Originally when we knew this was happening we were going to commute Breyden to his old school and have him finish out there....but once we started looking for single family houses we found out that it would be virtually impossible to stay in Woodbury due to the limited inventory of houses and those that were available did not take pets.....we could have stayed if we wanted to go back to another townhome....something we were not going to do again....so we had to expand our search....and we were able to secure one in Bayport, MN (right by Stilwater)....we love the community....but it means that we are switching school districts.....on a side note no matter where we moved in Woodbury he would have switched elementary schools....on the plus side the neighborhood we are moving into has enough space that we could get a house there and never have to worry about the kids switching school again....which is huge....i dont want to keep shuffling Breyden around....nor in a a year and half shuffle Syd around as well
So now I am left dealing with my mom guilt....hoping that we have made the best decision for our family....and our son....that this new school will be the best thing for him and that he will meet some friends and maybe have playdates (something that has not really happened in his current school)....that moving our family to a house will what we need to feel like we are home again....and not just squatting....
Elisa
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ReplyDeleteI moved the kids 2 years ago and I too had mom guilt! Funny thing, as you are providing better opportunities for your kids! Well, it didn't help that my oldest kids still loved the townhouse. 4 kids in 1 room? 1 bathroom? 1,000 sq. feet? They LOVED it! grrrr....if they only knew the sacrifices and stress it took to get out of it and into a sfh. Anyway, two years later they still look back at our old place fondly but they have gotten used to the new neighborhood with streets for biking and rooms to claim as their own.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, good luck with your move! It can really take a tole on you!!! Remember, home is where the dishes are stacked in the sink!!
thank you very much Jess....mostly we just need to move the kids and ourselves from a not very good situation and environment....I am looking forward to starting new and enjoying the space inside and out!
ReplyDeleteHow is Syd adjusting? Hopefully everything has settled down by now and you feel better about the situation?! :)
ReplyDeleteAfter going to my son's new school yesterday for a tour I am more at peace with this move....we actually were able to meet his new teacher and everyone in his class called him by name as they have been talking about him for a week or so....that was a really nice....and he did not want to leave when it was time....so that is a good sign!
ReplyDeleteSyd won't have as much change as her brother....she is staying in the same preschool....so for her its just the new house....which I know both of them will love when Sunday comes....there is so much more space for all of us!