When we found out from Wells Fargo in January that we would qualify to buy our home in February (after we received our taxes and paid off a few debts), we started to physically prepare ourselves. We hated to just wait around and do nothing in the meantime! I started with the inside of the house: I cleaned out the kitchen and boxed up any decorations I could, and then I started going through the kids' outgrown clothes, taking some to local families and some to charity. I didn't want to box up anything inside I actually needed, because I didn't know for sure WHEN exactly we'd be moving.
At the end of January, most of the snow was melted, and we wanted to start on outdoor projects that had to be done before we moved. In order to move away the old house and make way for the new house that is twice in size, we had to remove everything surrounding the house that would be in the way during the whole process.
In the front of the house, there was a propane tank, ornamental trees, large rocks outlining the edge of the house, decorative antique equipment, and a covered porch that all had to be removed. This is a photo of the front of our old house, taken in January:
The propane company came and picked up the tank (our new home doesn't use propane).At the end of January, most of the snow was melted, and we wanted to start on outdoor projects that had to be done before we moved. In order to move away the old house and make way for the new house that is twice in size, we had to remove everything surrounding the house that would be in the way during the whole process.
In the front of the house, there was a propane tank, ornamental trees, large rocks outlining the edge of the house, decorative antique equipment, and a covered porch that all had to be removed. This is a photo of the front of our old house, taken in January:
Josh dug up and transplanted the three ornamental trees, and we moved all the large rocks and antiques to a different location.
After we switched mortgage companies in February, and we thought we'd be moving out on Saturday March 13, we started taking apart our covered front porch. This is what it looked like at the beginning of March:
We took the BBQ grill and chest freezer down to the outdoor pavilion in Edward & Kathy backyard, and then Josh (with a little help from me) removed the covering over the porch, a very time-consuming task. 
Of course, that first night after we took it down, it rained! We missed the roof as soon as it was gone! We thought it would only be for a few short days, but it turned into 2 months that we lived without it. We never would have taken it down if we'd known it was going to be so long! And, of course, those 2 months were during the middle of Spring, so the rain came down and the mud came into the house (via footprints) constantly. So frustrating!Now that everything on the front was gone (except the porch itself, which we waited to remove until we knew FOR SURE when we'd be moving out--we learned our lesson with the covering!), it was time to work on another outdoor task.
....to be continued
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