Moving day dilemma

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We are moving house soon - relocating to a town 4 hours away. 2 adults, 2 kids (8&10) and 2 guinea pigs.

discussions are on going about the best way to arrange the logistics. The removal van will be arriving at 8 am, packing and taking the stuff to store for 48 hours.

both parents drive. Parent 1 drives a larger car - the guinea pigs need to travel in this car. Because of the hot weather the GPs will not be able to be left in the car ( for example when waiting around for keys at the new house.

parent 2 has a smaller car but children can travel with either parent either 2 together or 1 each. The person who leaves first will spend the day getting keys and being first into the new house.

The person who leaves second has to see to the movers and clean the old house before loading the guinea pigs and driving down. (parent 1 and 2 can swop cars but would prefer not to)

both parents want to be the first party ( and would make sense to take the DCs in the first car…

So who should go first?

Once you have left the house, will that be it? Whoever will be better at cleaning up and making sure everything has gone and who will best look after the GPigs, stays. The other goes with the children.

How on earth can we say? You've given no info about the parents just the cars.

Toss a coin?

As first poster said, one parent and kids go first...other parent and animals go last.

You clearly think the one with the larger car and thus the guinea pigs needs to go last... which is assume therefore is not you!

They expect you to stay and do the cleaning whilst they swan off and meander about getting the keys first. You are using the guinea-pigs to attempt to prevent this...

If the movers are storing for 48hrs why can't you both leave together? Would seem fairer and everyone can muck in with the cleaning!

I may be missing the point but why does one parent have to clean the house? Wouldn't it be easier to hire professionals?

Where are you and the furniture going for 48 hours

Both parents leave at the same time after closing up and cleaning, if you really can't get cleaners in.

Kids and GPs go to a friend for a couple of hours.

We did this recently. Children went first to collect keys, pets followed. It was stressful still, but at least the children weren't underfoot and the cats were in a familiar (if noisy and contained in 1 room) environment for as long as possible before transport.

both parents want to be the first party ( and would make sense to take the DCs in the first car…

Then you will have to flip for it.