Echoing space
It’s very odd how echo-y a house gets without its stuff.
It’s also very depressing (and distressing) to realize how many dustbunnies have been living in this house with us for all these years. Ugh. Of course, an ordinary fairly decent housekeeper wouldn’t have them. Or only a few. But a bad housekeeper (aka “Me”) has an amazing ability to collect dust, grunge, dustbunnies, and other schmutz.
The end result is that I’m dreadfully embarassed. And glad that it’s only the movers (who seem to be really nice guys) who are seeing it and dealing with it.
The Alaska Thru Van is parked out front. The furniture and the sea of boxes is out of the house. There’s still a buncha junk in the garage, which the guys will arrive at 7:30 a.m. to pack and load.
Spacemom asked what The Plan is for the next few weeks.
First–tomorrow. The bank, for us to get a Power of Attorney notarized, and to deposit the dotter’s money. A last cleaning. Some painting. I hope to ferry the dotter off to OAOTL’s house for a while, and to K’s house, and maybe to R’s house. I take houseplants to the vet’s, and offer some to the neighbors. OmegaDad outfits the automobile.
Sunday–OmegaDad and the dawg set out bright and early in the morning. I go around taking pictures of places for mementoes, load up tomatoes and Christmas cactus, and head down the hill to OmegaGranny’s.
Monday–Veg.
Tuesday–A visit with Singing Bird, I’m hoping!
Wednesday through August 2–Veg. Swim with the dotter. Take mamasan and the dotter off to various lakes and fun stuff.
August 2–the dotter, the cats and I drive down to the Valley of Death and get on an airplane to Alaska. OmegaDad (hopefully!) meets us there and we drive off to Small Town, Alaska, and our itty bitty in-law apartment on the lake with a bazillion retired airline pilots.
Thereafter–The Alaska Adventure, including househunting.
Oh, yeah–I am now an official 3/4th time telecommuter taking 4 weeks’ vacation and then starting work again when the dotter starts school!
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