Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 It must have been all the talk on here of moving that set me thinking so I blame you lot. A 5/6 bedroomed house came up for sale 5mins away from the childrens high school/colleges and within walking distance of a primary school. We viewed it on Monday took the children back on Tuesday, had an offer accepted on Wednesday and the couple informed us that they have had their offer accepted and the house they are buying is empty so it will be a quick sale. I didn't really expect it to happen so quick and now have to face the prospect of moving and changing Kara's school.I have been frantically phoning the new primary school to try and arrange a visit with Kara as she is supposed to start school in September and I figure it will be easier to start straight there than begin at the present one and then change a couple of weeks into term. They do have a place and are happy to take her but her present school said they will keep her place open in case it all falls through. It was very emotional on Friday when she finished to think that she might not be going back. I went to that school, so did my brothers and sister, all my other children and all my nephews and nieces. I had several teachers who taught my other children saying " ..are we not getting the last Grayson then oh how sad it's the end of an era... " . I was nearly in tears and thinking what am I doing I don't want to move. Logically though I know that this is a good move to a bigger house in a nicer area, close to the school and college (less petrol costs)and close to the older ones friends that they go to school with so they are happy. The downside is childcare in the shape of my mum,dad, sister, MIL and SIL won't be 2 mins walk away but a whole 7miles away (bet you thought I was moving millions of miles away)so I will probably do permanent nights so that I will always be there to take Kara to and from school but I only do 2/3 nights a week anyway. Any way I'll probably be regaling you with my tales of moving soon although we will probably move ourselves as we've done it before and all the family pitch in. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 It must have been all the talk on here of moving that set me thinking so I blame you lot. A 5/6 bedroomed house came up for sale 5mins away from the childrens high school/colleges and within walking distance of a primary school. We viewed it on Monday took the children back on Tuesday, had an offer accepted on Wednesday and the couple informed us that they have had their offer accepted and the house they are buying is empty so it will be a quick sale. I didn't really expect it to happen so quick and now have to face the prospect of moving and changing Kara's school.I have been frantically phoning the new primary school to try and arrange a visit with Kara as she is supposed to start school in September and I figure it will be easier to start straight there than begin at the present one and then change a couple of weeks into term. They do have a place and are happy to take her but her present school said they will keep her place open in case it all falls through. It was very emotional on Friday when she finished to think that she might not be going back. I went to that school, so did my brothers and sister, all my other children and all my nephews and nieces. I had several teachers who taught my other children saying " ..are we not getting the last Grayson then oh how sad it's the end of an era... " . I was nearly in tears and thinking what am I doing I don't want to move. Logically though I know that this is a good move to a bigger house in a nicer area, close to the school and college (less petrol costs)and close to the older ones friends that they go to school with so they are happy. The downside is childcare in the shape of my mum,dad, sister, MIL and SIL won't be 2 mins walk away but a whole 7miles away (bet you thought I was moving millions of miles away)so I will probably do permanent nights so that I will always be there to take Kara to and from school but I only do 2/3 nights a week anyway. Any way I'll probably be regaling you with my tales of moving soon although we will probably move ourselves as we've done it before and all the family pitch in. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 Good luck, and maybe you shouldn't read my posting! I'm sure it will go smoothly. Good luck Kirsten Re: What am I doing?? >It must have been all the talk on here of moving that set me thinking >so I blame you lot. A 5/6 bedroomed house came up for sale 5mins away >from the childrens high school/colleges and within walking distance >of a primary school. We viewed it on Monday took the children back on >Tuesday, had an offer accepted on Wednesday and the couple informed >us that they have had their offer accepted and the house they are >buying is empty so it will be a quick sale. > >I didn't really expect it to happen so quick and now have to face the >prospect of moving and changing Kara's school.I have been frantically >phoning the new primary school to try and arrange a visit with Kara >as she is supposed to start school in September and I figure it will >be easier to start straight there than begin at the present one and >then change a couple of weeks into term. They do have a place and are >happy to take her but her present school said they will keep her >place open in case it all falls through. It was very emotional on >Friday when she finished to think that she might not be going back. I >went to that school, so did my brothers and sister, all my other >children and all my nephews and nieces. I had several teachers who >taught my other children saying " ..are we not getting the last >Grayson then oh how sad it's the end of an era... " . I was nearly in >tears and thinking what am I doing I don't want to move. > >Logically though I know that this is a good move to a bigger house in >a nicer area, close to the school and college (less petrol costs)and >close to the older ones friends that they go to school with so they >are happy. The downside is childcare in the shape of my mum,dad, >sister, MIL and SIL won't be 2 mins walk away but a whole 7miles away >(bet you thought I was moving millions of miles away)so I will >probably do permanent nights so that I will always be there to take >Kara to and from school but I only do 2/3 nights a week anyway. > >Any way I'll probably be regaling you with my tales of moving soon >although we will probably move ourselves as we've done it before and >all the family pitch in. > >Donna > > >*** NCT enquiry line - 0 *** > >Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee > >Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 Good luck, and maybe you shouldn't read my posting! I'm sure it will go smoothly. Good luck Kirsten Re: What am I doing?? >It must have been all the talk on here of moving that set me thinking >so I blame you lot. A 5/6 bedroomed house came up for sale 5mins away >from the childrens high school/colleges and within walking distance >of a primary school. We viewed it on Monday took the children back on >Tuesday, had an offer accepted on Wednesday and the couple informed >us that they have had their offer accepted and the house they are >buying is empty so it will be a quick sale. > >I didn't really expect it to happen so quick and now have to face the >prospect of moving and changing Kara's school.I have been frantically >phoning the new primary school to try and arrange a visit with Kara >as she is supposed to start school in September and I figure it will >be easier to start straight there than begin at the present one and >then change a couple of weeks into term. They do have a place and are >happy to take her but her present school said they will keep her >place open in case it all falls through. It was very emotional on >Friday when she finished to think that she might not be going back. I >went to that school, so did my brothers and sister, all my other >children and all my nephews and nieces. I had several teachers who >taught my other children saying " ..are we not getting the last >Grayson then oh how sad it's the end of an era... " . I was nearly in >tears and thinking what am I doing I don't want to move. > >Logically though I know that this is a good move to a bigger house in >a nicer area, close to the school and college (less petrol costs)and >close to the older ones friends that they go to school with so they >are happy. The downside is childcare in the shape of my mum,dad, >sister, MIL and SIL won't be 2 mins walk away but a whole 7miles away >(bet you thought I was moving millions of miles away)so I will >probably do permanent nights so that I will always be there to take >Kara to and from school but I only do 2/3 nights a week anyway. > >Any way I'll probably be regaling you with my tales of moving soon >although we will probably move ourselves as we've done it before and >all the family pitch in. > >Donna > > >*** NCT enquiry line - 0 *** > >Live chat http://www.yahoogroups.com/chat/nct-coffee > >Have you found out about all the other groups for the NCT online? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 23, 2001 Report Share Posted July 23, 2001 > It must have been all the talk on here of moving that set me thinking > so I blame you lot. A 5/6 bedroomed house came up for sale 5mins away > from the childrens high school/colleges and within walking distance > of a primary school. We viewed it on Monday took the children back on > Tuesday, had an offer accepted on Wednesday and the couple informed > us that they have had their offer accepted and the house they are > buying is empty so it will be a quick sale. Donna, I know that when my family moved across town (and a small town at that) so many things changed. We went to the same school afterwards, but I no longer saw my next door neighbour who was a good friend and no longer could hang out (easily, at least) with the other kids that I had spent all my time with before, etc. I was 11, so a lot of things were changing anyway, but this was a pretty abrupt break. It was not a million miles, but sometimes it felt like it! Phyllis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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