WOW.........

Well I found the camera. It was setting on my sewing machine desk out in plain sight. Imagine that! 

This is the extra bed. It is covered with batting and sewing stuff. This has to be sorted through and put away. 

I get two little girls today so not sure how much will get done, but an effort needs to be done. Maybe get the main living area first and move on to the corners after they leave. 

I have to run to the bank today and do some banking before I go and meet Mom to pick them up. I would like to be Samantha from "Bewitched" and tweak my nose and it would all be put away. But that will not happen so I guess I need to get this done. 

My home is never totally in order. So I guess it will get closer to being done in time. I am organized to a point, but this is just overwhelming to me and I need to get this task dealt with. Have a Good Day. Chris

I need to go back to school

First off can't find my camera yet. I have looked everywhere and I am sure I overlooked it. Second of all I need schooling. I have this new to me smart phone and can't figure out how to send pictures to my email. I am sure the two year old could figure it out, but not me. LOL

You can almost see the top of my kitchen and dining room tables. Well almost. They were piled really high yesterday. Goal today is to get them cleaned off. I also am thinking the one dumping ground counter top is maybe where the phone is. This should be interesting to get this job done because the two little girls are coming to grandma's for most of the day.

Mom and Dad have to work. Next week I think they are going to get them into daycare. This will be three days a week. And they can handle the rest of the time between jobs.

We got a big dumpster sitting in our driveway. Yes we are getting the roof torn off and new roofing put on. My husband isn't up to doing it himself this year so we have hired someone to do it. Hopefully he can start in the next couple days. We had rain yesterday so he couldn't get his last job done. Also he has a doctor's appointment tomorrow. So by Friday maybe he will be here.

Lots going on. The house got closed on and we got the Death Certificates we were waiting on so I can finish the estate things up over the next week or so. If there was going to be a problem it happened to be my problem. Things got delayed and it had to be in a certain order and it was all backwards.

The next major thing is sending paintings and framed pictures to my brother. I have no way of packing them so have to find a pack and ship place. I think I have a couple to choose from.

Wish I could find my camera. One more effort today and then I think a new one is in order. Then I will buy a new one and the old one will show up. Just my luck. The old one is getting well worn. Chris

Still working at it

Still haven't found the camera. I know it hasn't left the house so will still look. If not I have thought about a new one, but haven't even looked at any new ones.

My mind is at a stand off with it's self.  Let me explain. If I get id of something will I regret getting rid of it in a month? If I keep it will I ever use it again? My Mother's theory was if she didn't use it in 6 months she would get rid of it. Well do you realize how many times she had to go out and replace something. So who is right????

This is going to be a me day. Recovering my house is first on the list and it maybe will take a long time to get through everything. I want to say to heck with everything and sew, but I know my husband wouldn't like that. I will make an effort to deal with the living area of the house and make it presentable.

You know this isn't my first rodeo of moving someone and getting their leftovers. I have helped my in-laws twice move and also some close friends. Leftover things when you live on a tight budget it good, but then if I don't need it I pass it on.

The sewing stuff I can always use. The fabric if ugly can be cut up small and it fits in someplace. Off to clean another table off. Chris

My Oh My

Went looking for my camera and can't find it. Every flat surface in my kitchen and dining area are covered with stuff.

Moving is not a pleasant thing to recover from. Now the purging continues. We got rid of a lot of stuff. We have a church local that accepts furniture and clothing for battered women. They help women get out on their own after fleeing bad relationships. Also what doesn't work for that group then they give to displaced families to use.

So three truck loads have gone to them. It is clean and in good usable state. It maybe is an older style but when you are desperate for furniture you accept anything to male life more normal.

Today is the closing so I plan on trying to get my counters and tables cleaned off. I have a stack of towels an also some sheets and I need to determine if it is something I want or can pass on.

My Mother never wore anything out, but she would get tired of something and buy new. So there is extra stuff.  Sometimes the kids don't want it because it isn't their style.

Now the search is on for the camera. I had it yesterday. LOL Chris

Believe it or not.

I am done cleaning out my mother's house. And the closing has been moved up to tomorrow. I am relieved. One more stressful thing is out of the way.

My son and my husband did most of the work today. I got the girls out of the way. They ate for me and took naps. So one more hurdle handled. We had to jump through hoops to get the closing done because there isn't a death certificate yet. Which is crazy.

I crossed all my T's and dotted all my I's and this isn't happening on time. Have extra attorney fees because of it. Oh Well can't change the system.

I have to find a pack and ship place and send some prints and paintings to my Brother. Maybe I can do that tomorrow. Sitting with my feet up tonight. Chris

Today is the last day.

Lots to do today. The house will finally be cleaned out today. Then a few hours of cleaning in the corners and it will be ready for the next family. I will be so glad to get this project behind me.

My daughter-in-law called yesterday and they have decided to put the girls in daycare three days a week. There aren't any kids in the area their age to play with and they need to learn social skills with other kids. Kate will be a year old on the 6th of Oct. and Autumn will be 3 on the 2nd of March.

Mom and Dad need to work and I am not close enough to help so their plan is to do it. I had my son in daycare and he loved it. The first week was rough because the separation, but it didn't take him long and he wanted to know why he couldn't go on the weekends.

Now I plan on doing some picking up here today. We are moving a couch and a chair to my house today so I need to get things moved to set them in place. Chris

 

I am here and exhausted

I woke up hurting so badly this morning. This old body doesn't like all this moving. We went in and filled the car another time this morning. We came home ate a bite and both of us took a nap. I got up and I need to unload the car.

The next load is to pick up pictures that need packed and shipped to my Brother. He flew here so he didn't have a way to get them back.

Tomorrow I pick up a moving truck a small one and we get the rest out of the house and we will be done with it. This has been the longest month of my life.

Monday we are selling a car and the man will be here after he gets off work to pay for it. Tuesday the dumpster is coming to be here because on Wednesday the roof on our house will be getting started. The lumber yard will be here to place the shingles up on the roof. They will be doing a tear off. We have some replacement of wood that has to happen. So with the dumpster here if I have anything to get rid of it will go into the dumpster.

Then hopefully we can just plan on taking it easy and lead a somewhat normal life. If that is possible. Looking forward to "Normal " time. LOL Chris