Week of 11 July – Pack, Load, Clean This was an extremely busy week. We gave away all of our food and cleaning products to neighbours. The incoming Canadians purchased our appliances and many of our electrical products. We hired a local “man with a van” company to transport the stuff. It was much lessContinue reading “Update Summer 2016”
Category Archives: Moving
Achievement Unlocked Level Up
It has been a busy past few weeks. Here’s what happened. Moving Company Assessment The moving company sends an assessor to your home to estimate the amount of HG&E. This information allows the company to send the right number of boxes and packing material. Because this is an overseas move and all of our HG&EContinue reading “Achievement Unlocked Level Up”
On return from the HHT
Since we returned from our house-hunting trip (HHT) the workload has increased. We had a telephone meeting (using Skype) with our relocation advisor to obtain information on how to claim expenses from our house-hunting trip (i.e. reimbursement for hotel, rental car, meals, etc.) We need to mail all of our original receipts to Canada. However,Continue reading “On return from the HHT”
House Hunting Trip – San Antonio
The purpose of a house hunting trip is to secure a home in which the family will be content for the duration of the posting. Because this posting is outside of Canada (OUTCAN) the house we chose had to meet certain criteria. It could not be more than 2200 square feet of living space* andContinue reading “House Hunting Trip – San Antonio”
The Work During the Wait
Here’s what we’ve been up to over the last few weeks while waiting to go on our house-hunting trip (HHT). Opening U.S. Bank Accounts We must open a bank account in the U.S. bank account while on our HHT so that we can pay any security deposits or other charges involved in renting a home. We dealContinue reading “The Work During the Wait”
Canadian Army Wife 