Not
much has changed since Friday except we came back with another
truckload of stuff, mostly boxes of old business records (8 to be
exact), two boxes of tchotchkes I had put aside for the grandkids and
had misplaced (so I was glad to come across them), a box of silver
and crystal items that belonged to my mother that had been put aside
for my son (who has decided he doesn't want them as they don't fit in
his lifestyle), the rest of the red crinum lilies that I finally dug
up along with cuttings off the heritage rose and the yellow trumpet
flower (that are now in pots having been dipped in root stimulator),
and the air conditioner/heater window unit from the old shop with
help from the teenage boys that are squatting in the house.
My
17 year old grandson has basically moved into my vacant house,
dragging the bed and box springs and the run down loveseat from our
little apartment part of the house to the living room where the big
air conditioner is, moved his TV and clothes over. We got there one
day last week to find 8 teenagers camped out, one group playing video
games and another group playing cards. They had fetched the patio
furniture and barbeque grill from his house next door and fixed
themselves dinner the night before. So cute to see the boys playing
house. They have been very helpful without complaint though, loading
the truck for us. My grandson calls nearly every day letting us know
when he has to be at work in case we are coming in and need him to
help with heavy stuff.
We
finally have a firm time and day for closing. Monday at 11 AM.
We're going to try and be completely out by the end of next week but
I figure it will take longer because, well, just because it does.
Kevin (the buyer) is being very accommodating. I think we really
have, this time, got everything but the air compressor, refrigerator,
sandblast booth, old truck, and the etched glass still installed in
the old shop. I'm calling my installer Monday to arrange for them to
move the two big pieces for us. It doesn't seem like much left to be done and once
our son-in-law gets his trailer, maybe it will go quicker than I
think.
Ha!
What are the odds of that?
I've
been wanting to get in the pool just about every day this week but
somehow I managed to supercharge the water with chlorine and it still
hasn't dissipated to 'safe' levels. Maybe today.
Looks
inviting, doesn't it?
Almost too cool to swim today. I have a small one that gets a lot of use.
ReplyDeleteWhen we were kids, we would all water -run clockwise in the pool for a while, and then reverse for the anti-current. Make sense?
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a fair amount of heavy lifting done.
ReplyDeleteWhen none of the grandkids wanted mom's silver and glass we donated it to the museum/home of the Sieberling family, of tire fame. Got a large deed of gift in return, that came in handy at income tax time.
hooray for close date tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteOh man, a teen-dream. Mattress on the floor, old couch, TV set, video games, pizza. The best.
ReplyDeleteMaybe the water is just playing hard to get, so that it can give you a cooling gift after closing. ;-)
ReplyDeleteIt does look inviting!
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm glad the kids are getting some use out of your old house, though personally I'd be a little nervous about an unsupervised gaggle of teenagers!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you are making headway on the last of the move! It's amazing how stuff accumulates, isn't it?
That pool DOES look inviting - although it's too cool here to contemplate it today. Ask me again next week :)
ReplyDeleteGlad your grandson is so helpful - his folks apparently raised him right!