PCS MO --> KS (part 2)

 Part 1 here. 

Once we moved all the stuff from load one into the house in Kansas, we had to go back to Missouri to pack up the rest of it. Now, theoretically, Scott could've done this by himself but he has a lot of other stuff to do, prepping our house and finishing off projects. And, in the past, we did this with a cross-country move and he did do it all by himself. But now, the kid(s) is/are older and it's less than 4 hours away so I can help more. So we all went back to Missouri last week to pack and sort together. Plus, Wells had one more jiu jitsu class to attend,

And, honestly, I'm so sick of rebuying basics I already have that I refuse to restock a bathroom or a spice cabinet. I was packing up what I wanted to take with me. 

Things you don't think about that you need and use every day: any and all bathroom products, including handsoap, toilet brushes, and trash cans. We have 3 bathrooms in the new place. Times it all by 3. 

Paper towels and toilet paper. Shower curtains. Regular curtains. Curtain roads. Sponges, dish soap, dishwasher detergent. A pot holder. Dish towels. Rugs and bathmats.

Bring it all or rebuy it all. 

Knives, cutting boards, cups, frying pans, plates, ibuprofen, tuppeware, tylenol, tums...I could go on, but you get it. 

Oh, towels. Laundry detergent. 

The biggest blessing of this particular rental is that it has a washer and dryer so we can leave ours in Missouri. That was the easiest part of moving to Wyoming too (we could have a set in Colorado), and the easiest part of moving to Pittsburgh (we could sell the CO ones with the house in CO and didn't have to buy a set in Pittsburgh). 

So while "moving" covers a lot of ground when you're talking about everything you have to do and figure out, those are the on-the-ground things I've been dealing with every day. Lots of trips to Walmart and lots of lists, basically. And, truthfully, it wasn't as bad pre-kids because now it's harder to go without ("Sutton needs milk in a sippy cup" vs "Kristin uses a water bottle for her coffee because we have no mugs") but it was MUCH MUCH (MUCH) more complicated with a baby or small toddler so this hasn't been that bad. A year ago, it would've been a nightmare. 

But, again, military families do this every single day and in much more complicated fashions when it comes to distance. 

Buying a new TV

More sushi.

New kitchen table was half-off because someone returned it. It's made in India of some kind of wood that is so heavy that we could barely get it in the house (okay, Scott could barely get it in the house).

Note the goldfish: a friend brought over a bunch. I haven't given them goldfish in months. I swear whatever is in those things affects behavior. 

 

Putting together new kitchen chairs.

No tactical Doritos were seen flying on this day. 

We've been driving past Whiteman for years and I learned recently that they do not house all of the most important gear there, in one place, anymore. Don't want to end up with a Pearl Harbor situation.

I also think it's an OPSEC risk to have this be common knowledge but what do I know.

The one thing they're allowed to get at gas stations. 

Chaos.

Scout can sleep anywhere. 

Friend made us pad Thai one night. 

Scott was trying out a robotic lawnmower. It does an amazing job.

Mav had an appointment for a heartworm prevention shot. 

Moving out of Chiefs country, not closer to it, would've been ideal. 

I packed up this coffeepot a few weeks ago, but it'd been sitting in the cupboard since probably Christmas because we'd been using the Keurig. I unpacked it here and realized it was filled with mold because I'd forgotten to take the last used batch of coffee grounds out of it. 

I took Wells here when he was 2. 

Sutton is back in her Daniel era.