On the Road, Again

It’s that time again. We’re moving tomorrow back to Long Island. I’ve been busy all day getting things together so I can make the work I have to do tomorrow as easy as possible. There wasn’t really much to pack other than what the kids and I had in our rooms. The rest of our stuff is still in boxes out in Ellen’s garage or at my storage unit a couple of miles away. The biggest issue was getting the boys’ room cleaned and getting their bunk bed apart. That was hard because they’re so heavy. I got it done, though, and the boys are sleeping on the mattresses on the floor tonight.

After dinner I loaded up as much stuff as I can in my van and the rest will all go in the moving truck. I’m picking that up around 9:30 in the morning and will bring it back here to get everything out of the house and garage first. It’s the easiest since it’s the there isn’t all that much. After all of that is loaded up I’ll head over to storage to begin loading up everything in there. I only paid for half the month the other day because the manager there told me they don’t refund partial months. That doesn’t make any sense to me but it’s their business so I just follow the rules. Anyway, I’ll have a hand truck so I should be able to get things done relatively easily. As Ellen said, loading up is harder than unloading. That’s for sure. I’ll just do my best with what I’ve got.

I’m not sure what time Paul is supposed to arrive in town; he never gives specifics so I’ve just stopped asking. He’ll end up having to meet me at the storage place to finish loading the truck, then he’ll have to take me back to the truck rental place to get my van. At that point we should be on the road and, with luck, we’ll be on Long Island by dinner time. He’s going to drive the van to where the kids and I will be living and then he’ll head home to spend the weekend with the kids. Joe has already said he’ll help me unload the truck on Friday morning; that way I’m not doing it alone. I should have everything in place before the kids get back on Sunday evening. That would be nice.

On Saturday I’ll drive to get my cats from my friend Steve. He’s been fostering them for me for a couple of weeks and Dolly is anxious to see them. Steve sent me a picture of one of the cats the other day and Dolly started to cry. I explained to her that we’ll have them back real soon and that, when I go to Steve’s to get them, I’ll have Steve take a picture of me with the cats and send it to Paul’s phone so she can see that I’ve got them. She was happy about that.

Anyway, I’ve got a lot of hard work ahead of me over the next couple of days that I’m not really looking forward to. I just hope this move helps me to get back on my feet once and for all. I’ll get the kids enrolled in school on Monday, provided the schools don’t give me a lot of shit over paperwork and other crap. After that I’ll have time to look for work. I may even offer my services free of charge for a short while until someone sees that I’m good at what I do. Most paralegal ads state that experience is needed and I don’t have any practical experience; I just know what I learned in school and from doing my own personal research. Someone will give me a chance; I just know it.

So, I’ll sign off for now and I’ll try to be back tomorrow night, or Friday at the latest. It all depends on how quickly things get loaded and unloaded; and how easy it is for me to get my computer set up again. Wish me luck and I’ll fill you in on the details once I get settled in NY.

Until next time…peace to all.