Not much new to report here.

We are really excited about our new house! We move in 5 weeks! We got 3 quotes from moving companies to only move our large items (we want to move everything we possibly can ourselves, but need movers for our large furniture and appliances) and they came back at $1,200, $650, and $400. And all 3 companies did a walk-through of the house and quoted on moving the same items. Strange! Needless to say, we’re going with the cheapest one and we’re hoping to reduce that cost even further by moving even more by ourselves. They only have a 2 hour minimum while the other 2 companies have a 4 hour minimum. Seems like a waste of money just to have our items moved, but then again, I would feel safer having a moving company for things like our appliances, mirrors, and TV since then they are insured.

Right now we’re trying to decide which company to go for phone/tv/internet. Right now we have Bell, but I think we pay way too much for what we get. So, our only other option in our area if we want to have 1 company for all 3 services is Cogeco. According to their online quotes, it looks like we’d be saving at least $75 per month if we switch to them. So, it would be worth it to make the switch.

The situation with my uncle has gone nowhere in the last few weeks. Our lawyer submitted an “Intent to Defend” form on our behalf to my uncle’s lawyer, but it hasn’t gone any further than that. I imagine our lawyer will need to meet with us again in the next couple of weeks to figure out where we’re going from here.

My mom is a ball of stress right now over the whole thing. She is having a really hard time with the whole being sued by her own brother thing on top of missing her mother. Oma’s burial and memorial service is coming up in a couple of weeks, and we don’t know if my uncle will show up. He knows the place and time for both since I told him about that before we were served with papers. We didn’t officially ‘un-invite’ him because we didn’t want to come across as spiteful, but my mom certainly does not want him in her home (she is hosting the memorial service). Not to mention there are several relatives who have told us that they will only come if he is not there (they all have their own beef with him that goes back many years, has nothing to do with the law suit). He also already hosted his own memorial service for Oma since he didn’t like the fact that we wanted to wait until the spring and have it on what would have been her 83rd birthday. So, I have a feeling he will not show up for the memorial service, but he will likely come to the burial. Which my mom is terrified of because she never wants to see him or speak to him again. It could be a very difficult situation to be in. Not to mention Carlos and my dad both want to punch his lights out – nobody needs to end up in jail! I just don’t want there to be a screaming match over Oma’s grave.