Ok I started this blog to keep track of my move and then the move just did me in – lol. I am amazed at the packing and sorting that is involved! I can’t imagine how much worse it would have been if I hadn’t been such a neat freak. But now I am sitting with boxes all around and counting every second until the chaos is over. The tickets are bought the movers from Maybey’s have come and given me an estimate – they figure I have over 3,000 pounds – but that is IMPOSSIBLE. I am not moving any bedroom stuff – except for the mattresses, no appliances, no work desks, no dishes – blah, blah… The good thing is that is just an estimate and these guys are the most honest folks in town. I used them on my last move and they were just fantastic. Once everything is loaded on the truck my goodies are taken to an official NYS weigh station and then I will know exactly what the true damage is!! YIKES!! Thankfully I won’t be making too many more moves in my lifetime.
My dogs are are doing well to, for now – they went to their vet check to get cleared to fly (in cabin – NOT CARGO) and the only glitch was the medication we tried on my nervous little guy Buster it gave him 2 seizures – it was horrible – thank goodness there was no permanent damage. China is a much calmer little girl so she can fly without any help. For now we are looking into something a bit safer for Buster. China is rescued Peek and during her check-up we found that she will need to have a tooth extracted – Peeks have terrible overbites and tooth alignment – and apparently I was missing brushing that tooth – poor little girl – at least it will all be resolved before I leave.
Aside from packing I have been attempting to update my mom’s address with all the various organizations – whew, what a job THAT is. First I had to call Social Security, then her Bank, then Medicare, her doctor, her pharmacy – what a chore. I have to run over and pick up her medical records this week so I can bring them to her new doctor in Murrieta – and at the same time I will request that my dog’s records get sent to their new vet too! Paperwork! At least the post office makes it easy – they allow you to change your address online – it costs a dollar for each address change though.
The hardest thing about doing all of this is the WAITING – every single place puts you on hold for at least 5 minutes and that is AFTER you have been through all the automated stuff – finally you reach a real person – and then the fun begins – lol.
The last few weeks have flown by in a flurry of activity – I have been trying to finish up bead orders, as well as pack. Then mom, who in the last 8 years or so has not had one cold – got one! I was so nervous – kept thinking it would turn to something worse. Fortunately, after giving her extra zinc, Vitamin C and Mucinex – as well as a bunch of other boosters, it appears that the cough is resolved, but it gave me a scare.
In the midst of all this chaos I am trying to remain calm – NOT HAPPENING – lol. My nerves are frazzled to the point of being on fire. Just when I am sure I have gotten one situation under control there is another one that pops up. Just getting my brother’s paperwork in order has taken hours and hours. Today I realized that he has been gone for over 3 months – that doesn’t seem possible. I can’t believe that Doug isn’t a phone call away anymore – that he isn’t on this earth anymore. I had two brothers Don and Doug and now they are gone – just leaving the two sisters – Carol and I. It doesn’t seem possible. In the last few years death has taken it’s toll on our family. My sister lost her grandson, Jason – her daughter Kelly’s oldest boy, then our dad, then our step-mother, Peg – then Doug. Our family has changed so very much.
I suppose moving has spurred a ton of memories – just unpacking old photos and looking at cards from Joey (my son) when he was a little boy – where did the time go. Now Joey is Joe – and daddy to 2 beautiful little girls – and his wife Marcy is a mom – my goodness – I can still remember her as a little school girl. Now she is a talented young mother. At least Joe is still in the his twenty’s but only for a few short years – my goodness an almost 30 son – lol. How did that happen????
I think the hardest part of this move is not seeing Joe and Marcy’s little girls on at least a weekly basis – thank goodness for the internet – but it’s not the same. I am hoping that I can stay a good part of their life. At least in the “virtual” sense. Of course my sister is leaving her grandson, Jordan too – and that is going to be hard for her – she has been his companion for over 10 years now.
The great thing is we will have Grace – Tracy and Nigel’s little girl – she is wonderful, sweet and talented and she will fill a huge void in all of our lives. I am looking forward to going to her events. And since she is also a dog and computer lover – like her auntie – we will have tons of things in common. I have found Grace to be a very artistic and loving little girl and I am excited to be a part of her life. Of course I am going to have to fight over her with my sister lol – SHE is the Nanny – and she has reminded me of that on several occassions – lol.
Well I am off to clean what can be cleaned and then lug some of Doug’s CD’s upstairs for a guy to look at – boxes of opera – I wish I could bring them with me – but at over a dollar a pound it would cost me too much to do it! Hopefully this guy will like the CD’s. I still have over 13 boxes of hardcovered books I am trying to find a home for – did you know that libraries don’t take donations anymore? What the heck is that about??
See you all soon!!
DeMarie
