We dropped the kids off at our daughters house and said our good byes and we were off for the adventure of a lifetime..LOL. We knew that there was a lot that had to be done and we were not looking forward to it. You know...those of you that have been through this...that the last bit of STUFF that you have to deal with is the hardest... and this is what we had to deal with this trip. Sherri had all the house STUFF and I had all my shop STUFF and we would have to sort through it all and put it in totes and load it in the cargo trailer and on and on.
It was a long and hard week. Every morning we were up early...made coffee...sat on the back porch made the plan for the day...and after putting off the plan for as long as we could we were back at it. During one of our planning sessions we decided that we would buy a barn instead of renting a storage space. We could park it at our daughters house and that way when we came for our visits we would have all our STUFF there! What a great idea!
Off to the portable building place we went. We looked and figured and came up with a red barn... Sherri always wanted a red barn... and we had it delivered...after a few modifications that Tuesday. OK now we are really ready to move.
We made 4 trips with the cargo trailer to the barn and she filled up quickly. It is nice to have a place to put all the important STUFF you cannot live without. We sectioned it off into Barn Sale items and We Have To Keep items. Then Sherri set a plan in for when we would have the sale. If all goes well we should be free of a large collection of STUFF by the end of this month.
Believe me a lot of tears flowed when going through this STUFF and some of it had to go from the go pile to the keep pile...OH WELL this will all pass. As my friend Ellie said after a year you don't know what is in the totes...it must not be that important. So all the STUFF is locked up and tucked away for now and we are ready to go back to our home on wheels. It has been a long time without chat and email and all the communications to the outside world...our cell phones don't even work at the lake...did I mention boonies. We had to have sun light pumped in out there.
OK so now we are back in Coppell and putting all the STUFF we brought with us in its place. Sherri is still working hard and I got into my recliner and took a nap. Oh you say how thoughtless of me...believe me I do not know where all this STUFF goes and I would be in the way if I tried to help. My leg is swollen twice its size due to all the lifting and kneeling I have had to do for the last week. I need medication and rest.
Everything being put away it was time for food...we thought about going out to eat and then remembered our plan. We will eat at home and save that money! Save Save Save! We can do it yes we can. We ate grilled cheese sandwiches and they were good...then it was time to chat. Oh it was soooo good to talk to all our friends. It had been one week with no chat and we had so much to catch up on...which reminds me we have all those journals to read!! this will be a busy day.
Well it is time for our morning coffee and I do have to start reading...so we will fade off here and see you all Somewhere in Time.
Sherri goes through all her treasures...which ones to keep?
The STUFF in the background is being kept...Foreground right is Barn Sale Items
This is my helper...We both look good...Don't you think
4 comments:
Whew! We're glad you survived your week, well, except for your leg. We hope that gets better quickly! Yes, we vaguely remember the days of going through stuff and getting our house ready to sell. You too will look back on this time and will also be glad when it is behind you!
The stuff we thought we had to keep is so distant a memory now, especially compared to the places we're seeing, the people we're meeting and the enjoyment we have in every day!
We can't wait to share some of this beauty with you two! Hang in there, friends!
So glad your moving days are over. Even though we haven't sold the house, most of the stuff tends to be forgotten as you do without it. I just cleaned out a closet the other day and had forgotten most of the stuff that was in it, therefore, it was off to the Goodwill.
Like Ellie, we too are anxiously awaiting the day you two can go with us. We can plan some pretty awesome trips.
Love them boots there Speedy!! With that outfit you are almost ready to go geocaching.
Glad to hear you got all the stuff moved. I am starting to work on my three storage units ASAP. You two inspire me.
Jenny
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Good deal on the moving every thing out. You're one year ahead of us, but it won't be that hard to put our stuff in ONE tub to have our son keep. I can't wait to meet up with everyone on the road.
Dee
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