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The Mayflower crew (All American out of Raleigh) was outstanding.  They moved 17,260 pounds yesterday into storage.  We have 3 storage units (10 x 15, 10 x 10 and 10 x 10).  Gregory, the driver, masterfully packed the largest one to the max.  This photo shows it just starting to fill-up.

And this photo shows it packed full.  We have a climate controlled unit for mattresses, Jack’s record albums, the banjo, the dulcimer, Uncle Mac’s buffet, and glass framed pictures, sofa, and more.  At the end of the day, we had to rent another 10 x 10 for spill-over.

Jack stayed at the hangar building walls for the shed (so we can store some of his tools out of the hangar) and I drove five pick-up loads of things from the moving truck to the hangar.  At the end of the day, I asked Gregory where our file cabinet was.  He said it was one of the first things he put into storage.  That must have happened while I was between sites. There is NO WAY I can even sift through this unit to get anything but a gas can, a boat oar (which we should have left in Bonsal) or a bar stool (as seen in the photo).  Hopefully we won’t need it for tax audits of anything.  Many of my B & B ideas are in files in that cabinet, but oh well, I have Pinterest and HOUZZ now!

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Jack has erected 2 walls to the shed and at 9 am, it is already 95 degrees!

Today is the official closing on our house in NC but we have already signed the papers.  Hopefully the buyers (who are in Arizona) have signed as well and overnighted them back to the attorney!  Cuz, we can’t turn back now!!

So yesterday was moving day in Bonsal.  The movers arrived about 9:30.  Everything was packed and ready to go.  The 53-foot trailer on the moving truck could not fit down our driveway so the hard-working moving crew brought smaller trucks and shuttled our belongings about 1.5 miles up the road.  That took longer than expected with the crew of 4 from All American Moving (a branch of Mayflower out of Raleigh, NC).  I had packed my i-pad and camera so here is a phone photo of Jack in the empty great room.  He built this house and will build our next one!  Looks sorta sad, doesn’t he?  But he’s not–just tired!

A huge shout-out to our friend Lewanna who brought us KFC for lunch!  That’s about all we had all day and it gave us a break as well to enjoy a last meal on our screened porch.  By 9 pm, I had asked the movers to put everything that was left (10 items–mattresses, curio cabinet, dining table, etc) on the front porch so Jack and I could leave and head up to the lake with our loads.  The movers will finish loading today but the buyer’s realtor needs to do another walk through so I wanted the house cleaned up before we left.  

Poor Kramer (the dog) had been sitting in my car for 4 hours being sure we were not leaving him!  I didn’t make him stay there, it was clearly his choice!

By 1 am we collapsed in the bed in the hangar.  Today we unload our vehicles.  The moving truck should arrive to our storage unit tomorrow and we can see how professionally they can stack stuff that will live there for a year!  

Thanks to all our friends who had parties, gave us cards and gifts, and for your friendship!  We aren’t that far away and you can stay at the Pre- B & B anytime as long as you bring a hammer or paintbrush for admission!

We are in the home stretch!  We have hauled 4 trailer loads to the hangar and to Virginia storage.  We are filling every box in sight with crazy things that don’t seem to even belong in a box; sponges, a dish drainer, pencils?!  I am using the front dining room as a staging area for downstairs boxes. Today the realtor that is selling the house is doing a walk through to check things out for the small repairs we had to do.  We have completed them, but she wants to be sure since the buyers live in Arizona.  The house DOES NOT look the same as when she showed it. It’s sort or in disarray to say the least!  For example, look at the dining room before and after the buyers looked at it!

The movers will be here Tuesday!  Watch for more.

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When I was a girl, I used to love watching my parents glide across the kitchen floor dancing.  When we (my older sister and me) were between 9 and 12 years old, Dad would take our hands and teach us how to follow along dancing.  Mom must have worked with my brother but I don’t know.  He would need to recall that.

Well, Dad is no longer living, but Mom is one of the reasons we will be moving to Virginia in two short weeks!  She is in assisted living in Christiansburg, VA in the memory care unit.  She has a great spirit and loves everyone.  She doesn’t remember how she danced with Dad.  This week when I was visiting Mom in the commons area, Ellen DeGeneres came on the television.  Ellen always dances at the beginning of her show.  I thought it may be a spontaneous activity to get her to dance!  At first she said no, then I could see a light bulb go off!  She started movin’ and groovin’!  She kept dancing long after I had stopped.

Mom getting her groove on!

With Alzheimer’s, ingrained activities are the last to leave the memory.  Activities such as playing the piano, playing cards, etc. are some examples.  But I think that dancing was one that this week made me realize that Mom is still in there…somewhere!  Hopefully we will have more visits once we get settled.

Next week, we are bringing another trailer load to the lake storage. On June 26th, the professional movers come!  Our house closing (God willing!) is June 29th.  We hope to leave one car in NC and fly back to sign papers in person.  We want to be really sure it all comes together!  Keep the good vibes coming and if you have a chance this week, Dance!!

We are loaded up to take another day trip to the lake to storage.  This time we have Jack’s tools, more airplane parts, and our special helper, Destiny!  We are just going up and back to day hopefully to get back to sing in church tomorrow morning.

Super Granddaughter!

It has been a week of packing and craigslisting.  We have sold or given away a brass bed, 3 mattresses, a grandmother clock, a CD player, a fold out couch, free wood, and a trolling motor.  Nobody seems interested in an HO scale or G scale train set or speakers that are 25 years old and stand almost 3 feel high!  But they will come out for free stuff!  People must sit by their computer and wait for the free stuff to pop up!  As soon as it is posted for free, they call!  Interesting.

Friends are so sweet to celebrate with us!  We have enjoyed several “going away” dinners.  We aren’t going far and the great thing is that Bedford Landings will have friend rates!

Only 20 more days until closing!  Until then, we will keep MOVIN forward!

Strolling

We had weather warnings today indicating that tomorrow would be really wet.  Although we had 4-5 strong people lined for tomorrow, instead we three (Terry, Jack and I), muscled the RV-10 wings, engine, and tail cone up to the garage.  That way if it is really wet, we won’t slip and slide so much.  It was NOT easy!  We will load it tomorrow on a trailer and haul it to the lake to storage.  Watch for more but here is the video from today…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDs3Flr0OXk

So here is what a garden looks like when it is not attended and the broccoli goes to seed and the lettuce grows sky high!  Yep, that’s lettuce!  

Stay tuned.  Today we are moving the RV-10 pieces.  I took video but need to figure out how to upload it.  Check back later. One photo to entice you!