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This week we finally got the confirmation that our house is sold! It’s such a relief and we are both really happy with the price we got. Although we were hoping to sell our home fast, this also means we have to move in three weeks. Yes, three weeks! It was one of the things that made our house attractive for potential buyers, according to our realtor. Since we don’t have a new place of our own yet, my mother in law is kind enough to let us stay with her for as long as needed. She lives alone in a big house, and there are four rooms upstairs that aren’t really used at the moment. She has a garden, something we didn’t have for the last ten years. And since it’s almost summer, having access to a garden with a baby girl isn’t bad at all. In the meantime we keep looking for a new home. Hopefully we will only have to stay with my mother in law till august, but we will have to see. We are thankful for this solution in the meantime.
So the next view weeks will be busy packing everything up and moving into storage and to my mother in law in a town a view minutes from here. We plan on having everything moved before May 18th. Let the games begin!
My blogging problems have resolved. Not really sure what is was.. but I got the mozilla browser and now everything is working perfectly. I was going crazy so I’m so glad!!
Next to celebrating the sell, this week has been filled with spending time with my husband and baby girl, catching up on my blogging and reading. I had one DNF this week. Which is unusual for me, but I just didn’t like the book and couldn’t keep my mind to it. And with everything that is going on I decided to not waste time reading something I don’t like. I’m pretty proud of that! 😀
Yesterday, Saturday was Kingsday here in the Netherlands. A national holiday were we celebrate the King’s birthday. There are always a lot of celebrations across the country. And almost every city has a little market, and music stands etc. I always love this holiday! A lot of people are dressed in orange, and it’s just a fun day. This year was the first time with our baby girl. And although we didn’t do a lot this year, since it was so cold and rainy, we did have a fun day.
I hope you guys are doing well!
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Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always! Facebook | Instagram
Congrats on selling your house! I can’t believe you have to move in three weeks! It’s sweet that your MIL is letting you guys stay with her, until you find a new place. Kingsday sounds like a lot of fun and it’s so precious that you got to celebrate your baby girls first one! I think it’s good to DNF a book if you don’t like it, rather than waste your time. You should be proud! Sweet Home Louisiana looks good. I like the book cover. I hope you have a wonderful week Maureen.
Thanks Lindy. It’s definitely a little crazy to be moving in only three weeks. Thankfully we already got a lot of our stuff packed to get it ready for the realtor and the potential buyers. But it’s still a lot to do it such a short period of time. But we can do it!! 😀
Sweet Home Louisiana was a great read!! I definitely recommend it!
Have a great week and happy reading!
I go on hiatus for two weeks and your little girl basically grows up in that time 😀 she’s so big! Congrats on selling the house 🙂 you really did manage very quickly!
LOL!! Yes, crazy right?! She is getting so big. She is moving around the house for the last two weeks.. nothing is safe anymore!! LOL!!
Welcome back 😉
Exciting! Congrats, I’m delighted for you. And well done on the DNF, life is too short for a book that isn’t engaging you.
So true Trish. But how crazy is it that I feel bad when I can’t get through a book? LOL!!
Goodness me, I don’t envy you having to pack up your home in just 3 weeks! Eek!
I hate to admit DNF too but, you’re right, sometimes you’ve just to admit that life’s too short and busy to spend time reading books that you can’t connect to.
LOL! It’s definitely a little crazy, but it’s for a good cause! Although I have to remind myself that a lot at the moment.. 😀
Have a great week and happy reading!
Congrats on selling house. I sometimes wish I had a house…sighs…that goes along with my dreams of a gazebo, pool in backyard and heated garage.
LOL.. Well, I’m glad we have a house. But I’m not sure our idea of a house is the same?! We don’t have a garden and a garage is definitely not in the cards for us either I think.
Happy reading!
Congrats on selling your house!!! And Kingsday sounds like a lot of fun. 🙂
Have a super week! 🙂
Kingsday is the best Greg. Definitely one of my favorite holidays of the year. Have a great week and happy reading!
Congrats on selling the house quickly and thats great that you have family to stay with. Your family is beautiful!
Congratulations on selling your house! That must be a relief on one hand, but stressful on the other with the move happening so quickly. I hope it all goes smoothly! That is so nice of your mother-in-law to let you stay with her until you find a home of your own.
Kingsday sounds like a lot of fun even with the rain. We have rain today after a rather warm spring week. I’m glad for it because I know the summer will be hot and dry.
I hope you have a great week!
Thanks Wendy. It’s definitely mostly a relief.. but it has it’s moments. LOL!
I can’t imagine being glad with rain! But we have a lot of rain throughout the year here. 😀
Have a great week and happy reading!
Thanks Samantha. We’re very lucky! 😉
Congrats on the house sale and the solution to where to go next. When I sold mine, I ended up renting…and 12 years later, I’m still in that condo. But I love having maintenance staff fixing things. LOL.
Plus, the real estate market was really bad 12 years ago.
Enjoy getting settled…and good luck with all the packing. Thanks for visiting my blog.
Thanks Laurel. Although I’m happy to be able to stay with my mother in law, and she is a great person.. I definitely don’t hope to be living there still years from now!! LOL! It’s only for a little while.
Have a great week and happy reading!
Firstly, congrats on the house and the move. And Happy King’s day, belatedly. I remember your post on my blog about that. Your picture in orange seems perfect. I hope you have a great week ahead.
Thanks Gayathri. Yes, I wrote about that in your post! 😀 It’s such a fun day here in the Netherlands. 😀
Have a great week!
WAHOO!! Congrats on the house sale!!
Thanks Erica!
Yay for the house sell and for the computer issues being resolved. I hope you have an awesome week!
Tina @ As Told By Tina
Thanks Tina. It’s such a relief!
Have a great week and happy reading!
Oh Maureen I had to go back for one month and live with my parents when we were between houses…it was weird! Happy Sunday
It’s definitely going to be a adjustment. But we are so lucky to have this option.
Have a great week and happy reading!
Cute photo. Congrats on selling the house! Good luck with finding a new one. Have a great week!
Thanks AJ
Congratulations on the house sale! I hope you find a home soon and it’s everything you wished for. I know how hard it is to find one. You daughter is adorable! Have a wonderful week.
Mary
Thanks Mary. So far it’s definitely hard to find a new one. Especially since we hope to get a house were we can live for many years.
Happy Reading!
You baby girl is adorable; it’s a great photo of your family. Congrats on the sell and good luck on all the moving. I am not sure I would be as comfortable moving in with a MIL, so it’s great it will work for you. I hope you find the home you want and even get to read some books you like.
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Thanks Anne. It’s definitely not for everyone, temporarily moving in with your mother in law. I’m lucky to have a great one!
Have a great week and happy reading!
Congrats on selling your house. And it sounds like you have a nice place to stay until you find a new home. I use mozella too and have had no real problems with it.
Thanks Laura. So far I’m loving Mozella. It seems to be working much faster than the Explorer one.
Happy reading!
Congratulations on selling the house, though I don’t envy you having to pack and move so quickly …nor living with your mother in law 😉
Have a great reading week
Shelleyrae @ Book’d Out
Thanks Shelleyrae! It’s definitely hard work packing everything up! Especially after living her for ten years. What a stuff people collect of the years! Crazy really! LOL!
Have a great week and happy reading!
awww congrats on selling your house!! That is always a big worry, that you need to move and the house doesn’t. And what a blessing your mother-in-law is nearby. Good luck on the packing, I bet that is difficult with a little one running around. And I struggle to DNF too so mini-congrats on that. ❤️
Thanks Dani. The whole DNF business is definitely something I need to learn. LOL!
Have a great week and happy reading!