I need to figure out what I’ve got left to pack. I did the front closet today so I think I’ve just got to walk around the house looking at what’s left standing that shouldn’t be and put it in boxes in some sort of organized fashion. I can’t believe I’m so close to being finished. The rocking chair lady picked that up today and I got the oil changed in the van; so I basically broke even with that, but it’s okay, I’m still ahead. Now I’m waiting for the lady to pick up the living room tables on Saturday but I still have to repost my craigslist ads tomorrow – again. I gotta keep the items fresh; my desk and dining room table are still here and they’re the biggest items. They’ve gotta go.
I’m trying not to get bored now but I don’t know how well that’ll work for me. Zach and I tested the portable DVD player in the car today after it sat on the closet shelf for how many years already. It worked and we even found two bungee cords to hook around the van seats to hold it in place, the original strap broke long ago. If it hadn’t been so freakin’ hot outside today (110 with the heat index) we may have sat in the van and watched a whole movie. Testing it was enough, though so they’ll have something to watch while we drive across country. They’ll enjoy it and it’ll keep them from fighting the entire time. Plus, we’ll all be able to listen to and laugh at the movies. We should all be adequately occupied during the trip.
I’m tired today, but not exhausted. Dolly and I ran out first thing this morning to get milk and to see if Sunfresh had boxes. Boy, did they. I think I may have to give some back after I’m done packing; I may actually have too many now. I’m not complaining; I know I won’t have to stop working because I’m out of boxes. That’s too cool. I really am just down to the bare essentials now, though. I’ll probably get the linen closet packed tonight before I go to bed. See, it’s only 8:30 right now and Dolly is asleep and the boys are in their room. It was so hot today that they all wanted to go outside for a while after dinner, when it had cooled off ever so slightly. Then Zach threw a tantrum, followed by Dolly so everyone got to stay in the house. I sent her upstairs to get ready for bed and she fell asleep on my bed. I actually get to have the downstairs to myself tonight for a little while. YEA ME! Since I’ll be finished with this in a couple of minutes, I’ll have time to finish the linen closet and start under the bathroom sink. Hey, I’m excited even though you may not be.
In any case, since I really don’t have much reporting to do today, and my funny bone is on pause right now so I can’t really make you laugh, I’ll just sign off for now and let you get back to whatever it is that you do after you finish reading my blog posts. I hope it’s something interesting and that you enjoy. For all I know you get together with friends and laugh at my stupid bullshit. Hey, go to it; I’m not upset. I’m just glad you get to laugh. Maybe tomorrow I can make you laugh so hard you wet yourself. I just hope you’re home when it happens and not in a public place; that could really be embarrassing – for you, not me.
Until next time…peace to all.
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Oh my gosh Beth, you're so funny!
ReplyDeleteYou'll be so happy you have the DVD player. Back when we were living in Ohio and I was running Jason and Jourdan back and forth to Michigan all the time, I had a portable one in the truck or car, whichever I was driving, and it kept my sanity with John. He was only 3 at the time and if it weren't for those Spongebob DVD's those 7 hours of travel would have killed me. And it would have been extremely miserable for John.
This is why when we were shopping for my Excursion I bought the one I did. There was one in Saginaw that was the same Mineral Grey as mine, but it didn't have a DVD player. I almost bought it out of frustration because we had already searched for like, 3 months to find one.
Finally, I found one in Gurney, IL that was mieral grey, had less miles, and had a DVD player in it. That's the one we bought. Even just driving up north last week, a 4 1/2 hour drive was much better with movies. We have a bunch of $5.00 movies from Walmart loaded in the console and the kids watched movies all the way up and all the way back.
Scott was so funny, he made a bed in the third row seat, had a blanket and pillow, and he watched movies with the kids while I drove. He also napped, but thats typical.
I wouldn't be without one again. When Scott and I leave on the 30th for our trip we are taking my laptop and movies to watch. We'll use an inverter to plug the computer in, and we are good to go.
Sounds like the packing is going great. What is the exact date you're moving? It's getting really close, YAY!
Paul and I actually bought the DVD player when we moved out here from NY so the boys wouldn't be bored. That was hard, though, because I had to work it backwards since it was behind my head and they were too young to work it on their own. Now, though, all the kids can work it and I won't have to worry about anything except the fighting over which movie to watch. :)
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