Over the past few weeks, we’ve continued the process of packing and sorting things to clean out the house and prepare it to be occupied by the new residents. Thankfully, those new residents are good friends with only minimal furniture, so we should be able to leave a number of the heavy items in place during the transition.
After a quick trip up north to drop off our minivan, Laurie came back to GA to help us load a moving truck full of furniture and miscellaneous stuff to haul back home. While some of the things are pretty nice, there will undoubtedly be a lot of leftovers for the mother of all garage sales in the spring.
Unfortunately for Laurie and Jeruid, the Budget truck that I rented started to have engine troubles about 30 minutes into the ride back to PA. After about 6 hours of struggling, they ended up stopping in Knoxville where a mechanic informed them that the truck would be out of service for at least a day. Fortunately, there was a U-Haul dealer close by the dying Budget truck, so with the help of cousin Alex (who graciously left the UT-Florida basketball game near the end of the exciting 4th quarter), they were able to transload the contents and get back on their way.
We’re still getting vaccinations in preparation for our new environment. During today’s session, we took some shots while getting some shots. While Susan prefers to look away, Timothy either smiles or acts a little crazy.
Sitting on one of your lovely, comfy leather couches as I type this. Love you!