Hi,

I am up early.
Hubby has agreed to do things my way although he gets tripped up here and there about who is in charge. :cool: :D


It is 90 degrees and raining.
I wish I had downloaded some songs.


Mari

By the way I hope everything went well today.

Donna:grouphug::hug:

my saga of packing
 

Hi,

In anticipation of bringing a cooler for our lunch, last night I put some bottled water in the fridge and bagged up some ice in the freezer.
On the way there, hubby and I stopped at a grocery store for
~ croissants
~ blueberry Greek yogurt
~ sliced turkey
~ grapes
~ hummus
~ precut cauliflower and broccoli
Late in the afternoon, the three of us (Seamus, hubby, and I) ate a sort of picnic lunch without having to mess up the kitchen

When we first got there, I had hubby pull stuff down that was on top shelves and then Seamus taught him something about Linux and had him doing computer tasks more than half of the time. Hubby learned some things and stayed out of our hair.

Seamus (14 years old) and I boxed up a dozen boxes of vinyl that his father had started collecting in the early 1970s. Then we went through Seamus' stuff.

When his mother came home from work at 5:30, Seamus and I twice sent her and hubby out to the store to buy supplies: more wrapping tape, more boxes, zip lock baggies, . . . .
. . . Those two also dropped some stuff off at Goodwill.

During the day Seamus and I attended to a sweet elderly dog named Beethoven. The poor dog could not see or hear and was perhaps disoriented by the boxes on the floor. (We did try to keep his normal paths clear for him.) (The three cats ignored us.)

The temperature in the house was 78-80 degrees Fahrenheit most of the day with the old a/c working very hard.
At 8:30 pm, hubby and I left to come home.
I left them in good shape. They will be ready when the moving truck comes on Saturday to take them across the country.
They thanked us.

Hubby is going back to their place tomorrow / Wednesday (without me) to bring his printer so Seamus can print inventories and labels for his boxes.

Mari

Good job Mari and Hubby.

Wow, that was a lot to do. And I'm sure they were both appreciative.

I know if it had been me I would have been. And I'm sure the

Dog was very pleased for the attention.

Donna:hug::grouphug:

Donna,

It as a hard day. I was on (working) every minute and it was so hot.
i used all my skills --- diplomatic and otherwise.

I need a day or two at home to recover.

Mari

that was nice of you guys to help. I am sure they appreciated your help
bizi

Having a very hard time
 

Bizi,

I was aware that helping them organize and pack would cost me.
Two days later and I am an exremely depressed, anxious mess.

M

i hope you recover soon.((((((HUGS))))))
bizi

Re: Having a hard time
 

Dear Mari

Feel better. :hug::hug::hug:

waves

Hubby
 

Hubby commented on how productive I was organizing and packing and wondered aloud how I could accomplish so much there but nothing at home.

I told him because at home he criticizes me and puts up road blocks.
He said that he did not mean to do that.

I feel like disappearing -- going somewhere to make a different life . . . . where I can live on my own . . .

M