A case of "the sads"

So, I've been feeling really down about leaving. I know it's going to be a really good change for our family, but I am going to miss all my people here in southern Michigan. I'm hopeful that folks will come to visit us once we're settled into our own place...the UP is a great vacation spot in the warm months and in the autumn.

I'm also feeling a bit overwhelmed by keeping all the balls in the air...packing, sorting, donating, organizing, and cleaning; all while continuing to have an operating kitchen, laundry and playspace for Henry. We'll pack his toy room and the kitchen at the last minute, along with Henry's diapers,etc and our clothes. We need some groceries, so I'm trying to plan exactly what I'll use this week. Maybe someone will be open to getting a donation of perishables when we go...Joel, perhaps? There won't be much...maybe some condiments and such. Our big freezer of meat and produce will travel with the moving truck and hopefully arrive in the UP icy cold and intact.

I'm also feeling weird about Paul being gone a week ahead of us. Henry and I are going to stay with Paul's folks in Hamburg during the week we're still remaining behind. That way, they can help me with Henry, and care for him on the two days I'll be going to work that week (his first time being "babysat"). I am very comfortable with them, for sure. But, it will be the first time I've stayed at their house for more than a day. And, it's the first time Paul will be away from Henry (or me, for that matter) for any length of time. And the first time Henry stays with someone other than me or Paul. I just hope all goes smoothly and there are no major calamities. The planner in me is feeling a little uncomfortable with all of this uncertainty, but life is uncertain, right?

I'm also feeling...like I'm saying "I'm also feeling" too much! (Insert self-deprecating laugh and eye roll here).

Lots of stuff still on the checklist:
1. Get a large crate for the cats and a small litter pan to travel
2. Purge everyone's clothing, pack the non-essentials
3. Creatively use the remaining food so as to pack and transport as little as possible
4. Figure out who, when and how as far as me and Henry heading up north on the 5th...maybe with my mom? My sister? Both?
5. Cash flow
6. Tie up loose ends at work
Etc. etc. etc.

The packing goes on, the trailer is getting loaded and things are starting to seem really real.