well, i wish i some sort of wonderful advice for you—but i am still having a hard time adjusting to our move. the rest of the family has adjusted fine, even sylvia. early on she said something about the “house where she was born” and she told me she needed a house with a back yard and she told me she needed a swingset. we used to have a very large side yard with a swingset, basketball court, trampoline pit (no tramp for awhile, though). we also had a fenced in sand box (cats) with a play house built above it with a balconey. we got a trampoline for christmas, but it is not put together yet. before christmas i asked her if this would be a good house if we got a trampoline and a swing set. she decided it would. we will get a new swing set and i’m sure kevin will build her a playhouse next to the shed he plans on building.i guess we will have to figure out how to make another cat-proof sandbox, also. the house has two balconies, so that part is covered. the yard may not be as big as our old one, but i think it is bigger than most city lots are in our town, it is just that the biggest part of the yard is in the front. there are two pretty long side yards, but kind of narrow, and a narrow back yard with a deck. we also moved into a two story house with a basement. it is so nice to be able to send the kids downstairs to watch TV!!!!!
i think that the idea of setting his room up ahead of time is great—and if that is not possible, set it up just as quickly as you can—and remember, when he is older, he will not even remember the move.
kevieb2008-01-21 14:56:18
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my fear is how can we make it easy for him about the whole moving thing………. he is so used to his room that whenever we stay in hotels or relatives it takes hours of screaming and fusing for him to go to sleep…….. any tips on how can we make this change easy for him
