“Dreams”
by Langston Hughes
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
I am dreaming, of a big house (a medium-sized house is fine, too) with a kitchen window that overlooks the backyard, or maybe a covered patio. (I want to sit out there with a book, when it’s a drizzly Oregon day, and drink coffee.) (Where did this covered patio image come from? One of my friends, growing up, had a house with a cool patio right off the kitchen. I think they may have had a grape arbor.)
The votes are in: Some people prefer the suburbs. For some, it has to be the city. For others, small town or nothing. See? It all works out wherever you land.
-
“Home is where the heart is.”
– anon.
“There’s no place like home.”
– Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz”
We’re still not sure if we’re putting the house on the market now or waiting until spring, but the good news is, after “letting go” of two realtors, we found one who is great. I’ll keep you posted.
Right now I’m packing books, photo albums, scrapbooks, yearbooks, DVDs and videos. What do we have to keep out? What can we live without, for six months possibly? (!!!!) (Most of it, truth be told.) We don’t have enough bookshelves in our current place and no space to build any, so we haven’t.
For my new house, I want bookshelves.
And grapes.
I’m also packing up paperwork. This is the chore I hate the most when moving, so why save it for last? Do it first and get it over with. I found a book list, left over from when the kids were babies. Check these out, if you have little ones, or are looking for birthday or holiday gifts. A few are more appropriate for bigger kids (and yes, someone in my house is really, really enthralled by prehistoric beasts):
A is for Africa
Black is Beautiful
Digging Up Dinosaurs
The Dino Name in History
Dinosaur Time
How Do Dinosaurs Clean Their Rooms?
If You Are a Hunter of Fossils
The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything
The Paper Crane
Sports Pages
Wee Sing Around the World
by Wacky Mommy
[tags]family, home, house, moving, suburbia, city, urban, country, feelings, books, bookcases, packing, organization, paperwork, chores, thoughts[/tags]
Photo graciously provided by highstrungloner, through a Creative Commons license, some rights reserved
3 responses so far ↓
Slouching Mom // Oct 27, 2007 at 3:53 pm
We always liked “How Do Dinosaurs Go to Sleep.”
Slouching Mom // Oct 27, 2007 at 3:55 pm
Oops. I meant “How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night.”
Lindsay // Nov 1, 2007 at 10:16 am
Good luck with finding a new home and moving out! It get be so stressful at the best of times
I moved recently and used moveme.com to help me plan it all, write letters, find removal companies etc. It helped so much, and it was free, which is a nice bonus!
Good luck with your move
Leave a Comment