Thursday, August 12, 2010

There is a TempurPedic calling my Name

Actually it is a Cloud Supreme and it is going to be wonderful. It was delivered to our bedroom in Connecticut THREE months ago! In the meantime we are in Virginia sleeping on our double guest bed which has two layers of egg crate foam with another three in a strip across the middle where Mr. B says the mattress hurts his hip. That would account for your seeing a hump in the middle of the bed!


Is it any wonder my patience has run out? I missed gardening season. I missed three months! But finally we are getting underway. And Mr. B better not hurt his leg again! The truck is like a van and has no steps to climb up. (His leg injury from the last UHaul took two months to heal.)

The closet is looking empty. There is box with two bottles of Virginia wine for the daughter and S-I-L.


The bag is the last load of books to return to the library. The UHaul box has been used for several other moves and has lots of labels marked out - all the way back to D&D items for the boys who are now 28, 30, & 32. When can I stop using my moving boxes?! Dare I get rid of them this time? Maybe I should take them to the UHaul store and put them in the place where people can pick them up for free.


The house plants are gathered and ready to load.


See the canisters on the kitchen counter? I bought them soon after we married. Any one want to guess how long we've been married from that color scheme?


If I believed in signs I wouldn't make this move. After buying the house in CT nothing has gone smoothly. There was Mr. B's leg injury, and realtor and market problems in VA. Today we drove the UHaul home and the engine light was on. Roadside assistance had to come from an hour and a half away to reset the light because the gas cap had leaked. They only finished a half hour before our loading men showed up. We were worried that we weren't going to be able to load if the truck couldn't be fixed.

The four cats get so upset when they see their crates that we have been giving them a product the vet recommends called "Compose." She says use it instead of sedating them. I read the contents of the product and wondered how it could be effective. So this morning the lawn guys show up and they have a mower, a blower and a weed wacker going at the same time. Two cats streaked out of here so fast we didn't seem them for hours. Only the thunderstorm brought them running for the house. When Paws came inside and saw the cooler he thought it was a cat crate and he freaked out!! He howled to get out and them peed on the floor. So much for Compose!! Then he ran downstairs to the bedroom where I had hidden the cat crates and got under the bed! I moved the crates to the other bedroom and shut Paws in. I didn't think he could handle watching the washer and dryer being moved.

My "magic chair for my back" is on the truck so I am trying to get comfortable on the bed. Lifting boxes was not the smartest thing to do today. Mr. B has served my night time cup of coffee. We have a 10 hour drive tomorrow. How long can four cats howl?

One nice thing. Our loading men are also our carpenters and they have put in many hours working on this house. They said the two hours today was a farewell gift for us! Isn't that sweet?

More in my next post if we survive this!

I'm joining Amanda for her Dishing It! Summer Rewind Party.

The most exciting thing you did this summer. - It is that I am finally moving!

Best New Recipe - No, we are both dieting.

Trips - No, just waiting to move.

Best crafty thing - None, all the craft items were packed and moved in May!

Favorite Book - I read about 10 books a week but the most exciting was my Fire Mountain Gems catalog.

Coolest New Bog - I love Housepeepers.

Favorite bargain - We did buy some sheets for the yet-to-be-slept-in-TempurPedic from Bed
Bath & Beyond and had a 20% off coupon plus a gift certificate.

My Best Post - I liked Beautiful Sunflowers.

What is left on my To-Do-List for the summer? - Get the Connecticut house in order and ready for Christmas. Unpack my Studio. (I'm going to call it My Studio from now on instead of My Craft Room.) Maybe paint the living room. Hopefully empty the garage so we can park cars in it instead of boxes and furniture!

10 comments:

Pondside said...

Is it really that close - are you really about to make the big move? If so I'm very happy for you. You will appreciate that bed SO much!
re the heron photo: the pond is right in front of the house - just steps away - so it was easy to turn around and grab the camera from the hall table and snap away!

Alea Milham said...

Best wishes! I pray your move goes smoothly from here on out!

P.S. From personal experience moving from FL to CA, cats can howl for 6 days! :)

eileeninmd said...

I'm sure things will get better with your move, things like this happen to people everyday. Your bed will be like heaven when you get to your ew home. Looking forward to seeing some picture of your new place.

PAT said...

Sending you best wishes! Looking forward to more stories. Hope things go smoother.

Cathy said...

Ugh, moving is always a trauma, but it will be so wonderful when you finally get settled. I hope all goes well and the truck behaves itself.

joanie said...

Hi, Nancy. Best of luck on your move. I've enjoyed reading about your "porch days" here in Virginia and looking forward to hearing about them from your new home in Connecticut.

Anonymous said...

Good Luck on the move. I love Sunflowers too.

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

You've been busy. I can't imagine trying to pack up right now. Too much stuff. Good luck with your move, and thanks for linking up with me. :)

GardenOfDaisies said...

OH my goodness, things have sure been stressful at your house. I hope the cats are settling down now. Poor little things, they don't understand what is going on.

Megan // Honey We're Home said...

We just moved in July! I know that anticipation:)