We spend the next few days trying to empty and store things from the house, we have been given 2 days to empty it as long as we don't sleep there. We are promised our post will be saved and redirected. We are told to hand the keys in before 3 on Friday..
The cats are collected by a lady and we manage to convince auntie to have the old cat while we try and sort something out.. so delaying signing the girl cats over.
We get to the stage we have left lots of things (we asked for an extra few days so we could get another skip etc but was told to leave it and it would be delt with)
The older children are matter of fact about the whole situation, the younger keeps asking why we have to leave the trampoline, swing, pool, she has a panic attack about her bike so we take over a friends shed with bikes and scooters..
(At this point please be aware. I completely get the school it's only right they had the house back.. but I do wish we could have found somewhere to live first, but 14 months is more than fair! It's been hard explaining to a 7 year old that the school that says we are a family want the house back cause daddy doesn't work there.. but she gets it.. we worked hard on not being negative about the situation with her. And I think we've done ok.. but she's a clever sausage who doesnt miss anything)
As anyone who knows me knows.. I'm never on time.. so we hand the keys back at 4pm.. a few nice words from a senior member of staff. A question about when the child will return, And we turn our back on the place we've called home for 17 years..
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