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Calgary weather: snow. -15ish. brrr.
This past friday we moved out of our house. We were lucky enough to fit everything into the 9×25 storage area that we’ve rented, including the bedroom suite that we’ve tried really hard to get rid of. (The day after we moved someone emailed me to buy it… sorry buddy, its piled up to the sky in the back of the storage bay). The new owner took possession yesterday, and its still a little bit sad to think about it not being our home anymore, and about how we’re technically homeless. We’ve moved an excess amount of “stuff” to my mom’s house, which currently is lying in about 5 different piles around the house. My duties today are to sort and take more back to storage.
Poor Nixon has been quite out of sorts, on moving day he spent the day at puppy day care, went swimming there, and came home to my mom’s house. How strange for him…(Where’s all my stuff? This isn’t my house…eek). The next morning we had more to empty from our house, so we left him at mom’s for a couple of hours alone. When we got back his poor little tail was floppy. It’s limber tail, i’d heard of this before, happening usually to hunting labs, from vigourous hunting, swimming or cold weather. Well, in this case it was stress. Poor guy couldn’t wag for the life of him. He’d try and try, and give up, and pout. Slowly over the last two days its been recovering, but his spirits (at least inside) are still down, and he’s fighting against wearing his socks (to save mom’s hardwood floor) and is sometimes left downstairs to pout further until he agrees to put them on. At this particular moment he’s given in to the sock war and is sporting them while lounging on the white chaise behind me. Another change for him is a live in friend, miss lily, mom’s 6 month old Morkie who LOVES to bug, and cuddle and follow him around the house. Hopefully they won’t be too lonely without each other after these two weeks are done.
Work… what’s that? I haven’t been there in a week. They’ve called, but i just have too much to do, well, yah. With 11 days to go, i dont want to miss anything on my list, which i have to find….
The VW is ready to go, almost. Just one service and oil change away.
Christmas… well, we’re not that excited about that this year. Sure its a great time of year to see the family, but i think we’ve got more on our minds. Like, let’s get the heck out of here.
Josh bought the new laptop, as our computer is too big to pack. The spanish has been loaded, and the internet will be working. Moms’ set up with skype, and as far as I’m concerned that’s all I need. Josh is creating a new blog so everyone here at home can follow the next 4 months of our journey.
And just thinking of how soon until we leave… no more soccer, 3 shifts at work, a Christmas, a New Years, 21 dog walks (at 2 per day), a vet appointment, and one more sunday spin class. : ) It’s close!!!!!

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