This is one of those little things that’s worth mentioning doing before you leave the United States. In between all the packing and labeling boxes, coordinating the move and all the rest these things might get overlooked. Before We Moved Well in advance of actually leaving Arizona, we took care of the following things. These […]
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If you’re moving back to Canada and have pets moving back with you, then this is for you. Come on along … it’s easy! Kahu It’s common for those of us that are blessed with our furry friends to call ourselves our pet’s owner, yet in fact we’re not that at all. In Hawaiian, we
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Hey there! Hello and welcome back, and a big thank you to everyone that’s been following along. If you’ve read my post titled, “Detained at the Border!” this post is a follow up to that and either way, you just need to know, as we didn’t. You need to formally surrender your green card when
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Once I started to realize just exactly how much stuff we needed to do and prepare before we hit the border, the project manager in me kicked in and out came the spreadsheet. I don’t think my brain could have kept track of it all otherwise. There’s all kinds of tabs planning out the move,
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Hello! If you’ve been following along (we thank you, and welcome back!), you’ll know that we ended up in an empty house for just over a month while our real estate deal fell through, then went through some flips and hoops and finally landed. But what did we do with all our stuff when our
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We interrupt your regularly scheduled program with an urgent broadcast!! This post was totally unplanned but, it happened and, you need to know. If you’re a Canadian that was living in the US on a green card and you’ve moved back to Canada (or somewhere else), if you’re travelling back into the United States, this
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Selling the Family Home Our new home! March, 2000 Bougainvillea! Grampa Jack’s favourite Backyard oasis Got lemons? Beautiful hibiscus all day long We were here When I accepted a transfer with my company and we moved from Calgary, Alberta to Mesa, Arizona in spring of 2000, we all understood that mom would be travelling every
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Every time I’d think about this post and how we decided to either stay in Arizona or move back to Canada I’d get this song all up in my head, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” by English rock band, The Clash. Granted, they’re singing about divorce and we’re talking about moving, but you
It’s that time of year again when the days get a bit shorter, the weather cools and there’s a wee nip in the early morning air. The leaves are changing color and starting the fall, the most magnificent shades of amber and gold, scarlet and crimson, yellows, deep browns and a gazillion beautiful shades in
So what’s up with the name, eh? “The Great Escape, Eh?!” If you’ve ever spoken with a Canadian there’s a pretty good chance at some point in the conversation they’ve said, “eh”, and then you asked, “So are you Canadian or what?” “Yes, yes I am, eh!” (and I do say it all the time!).
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