The Great Move o' 2013 - Days 1 & 2

August 6, 2004 we moved into our current home as first-time home owners and parents of a 1 year old.

Nine years (almost to the day!) and 4 kids later, we will be moving out.

Oh the task this is shaping up to be!

With a 7 week countdown I thought I'd chronicle a little along the way.  We are hoping to get as much done as we can a little at a time to save ourselves a lot of work  heartache  panic at the end.  The goal for these first few weeks is 1-3 boxes daily, while maintaining order throughout the house and continuing on with life as normal, best we can.

Our tentative target date is August 12.  Our 13 year anniversary.

So....Day 1 - Monday, June 24: I went by Greg's former place of employment to pick up moving boxes.  His friend (and former boss) and I collapsed at least 12 boxes, stacking and poking them in the van.  How ironic is it that upon leaving 11 years of band directing, our stuff is going to be packed in band instrument boxes?  These, added to another huge lot we scored the night before from a fireworks stand setting up for the season, will be a great start to our packing.

Day 2 - Tuesday, June 25: Packed 3 boxes.  My first goal is to pack up and clear a corner of our bedroom, possibly to move Daniel in with us.  Before it is all said and done, the babies' room is probably going to end up as a staging/storage area for packed boxes.

Days till the move: 47
Box Count: 3

Any moving tips?