Not sure, quite yet. We're going to have a huge garage sale next month some time (getting rid of most of our stuff) and then another small one right before we go. Packing and moving is going to be kept to a minimum, we're not going to take anything that we don't love with us. TVs, furniture, etc will all be replaced when we get out there. So, helping advertise the garage sale (not to mention folks coming to buy stuff) is one of the biggest helps we will need. Also, once the realtor is chosen, we're going to have them tell us what needs to be done to bring the house up to "Designed To Sell" status. So, we might end up having a painting party, or yard-work party on a last minute notice... That might be where we end up needing extra hands.
Definately congrats. Pat will be the new Director of Technology for HEC (Hampshire Educational Collaborative). It's a big jump, career wise (although the pay doesn't really reflect it as much as we'd like.) But their benefits package gets progressively better over time (after 5 years, they are paying 75% of the insurance premiums, etc) and they have a regular annual performance raise, rather than the "Twice in ten years, once when we had to actually quit to get more money" that he's got at the school district here.
And Northampton is a fabulous little town, a Mecca of culture and yet quaint and rural. And, apparently they have a gay nightclub that becomes a Goth club on Tuesday nights... Sound like anywhere we know? :)
The closest airport is in Hartford, but there's no (that I could find) direct flights there. One of the main connecting flights is Minneapolis/St. Paul. Which, as I'm sure you're aware, is the home of the Mall of the Americas.
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