"Momma, do you know how to get to Eee-laska?" asks Cora.
"No, I don't know exactly."
"I think you need a map," she responds helpfully.
Yes, sweetheart, Momma needs a map. And so much more!
It's been an intense couple of weeks. The official orders have come and the reality of the decisions we need to make and the things we need to do to get there are sinking in.
The last several nights I've woken up at 3am. I blamed it on this head cold I have. But once I was awake, my mind was racing with things that need to get done. We're hoping to put our house on the market at the beginning of April and it seems like everywhere I look, another piece of trim around a window or a door has a knick in it and needs painted. Or thinking about the pro's and con's of flying or driving to Alaska...did you know when flying via commercial aircraft that if the temperature at your departure city, your destination, or any of the connections along the way is predicted to exceed 85 degrees, your pet will get bumped from the flight? Not to mention the difficulty of conversations about what furniture and stuff to keep and take with us, and what to leave behind and/or donate. Especially when we have no idea where we'll be living!
So I sat down last night and started an Excel spreadsheet of stuff that needs to get done related to our Shaker Heights home and stuff. When Graham and I were finished talking about it, we had a 96 point checklist and timeline of things to do. And, I recently received a copy of the Coast Guard's Transition and Relocation Assistance Program's "Smooth Move Countdown Checklist." It's 19 pages!
But you know what, now I've got a map. And you know what else? I slept through the night last night.
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