The Before and After

Wow, I can't believe the time is drawing nearer to the time that John leaves for Arizona and I get to finish up the last few details of getting the house ready to put on the market.

Today was gorgeous and suprizingly warm so we took advantage of the fact it wasn't raining, snowing, sleeting or just plain freezing and got out and worked on "curb appeal" on a budget.

We made a trip to Lowes and picked up 6 or so plants of various kinds. Something to give some color to the flower beds. John had worked this week putting red bark on the front beds and we did the back bed last weekend when it was 72 degrees.

We had already planned on putting the red back down this spring anyway, but this just hurried us up a little, and we don't even get to enjoy how it looks, not for very long at least. I have included two before and after pictures of the back of the house that shows some of what we got accomplished. Of course it always looks better in person, but since nobody we know is planning a trip to Missouri in the next couple days, pictures will have to do.

Wanting to get the things done that I can't reach, like painting our 12' entrance, John has been working diligently all week getting the priorities done before we leave on vacation/house hunting on Tuesday. We'll return the following Monday night at around midnight. Since our flight is leaving from Kansas City, it will take about 3 hours to drive home. I have Tuesday off so will spend that doing John's laundry and we'll be getting his stuff or the stuff he will be taking with him ready to go and packed in his truck. He will leave Wednesday to make the drive to Arizona.

I don't think it has sunk in yet for me. I'm not excited, sad, weepy or any of my usual emotions that accompany knowing that I will have to be separated from my better half. This will be the longest and furthest we have ever been apart. I have come to the conclusion that this whole move hasn't hit me yet. I am just walking around, carrying on as usual and am afraid it will hit me about the time John pulls out of the driveway. I told John that my adrenalin will kick in after he's gone and I will be like a women on speed trying to get all the stuff I want to get done so I can leave.

Well that's it for now. I will post again after we get back from our trip to Arizona and show everyone our new place and some gorgeous Arizona pictures.