Met Phil at the new house at 10:45 to help him load the washer and dryer to take to Michelle’s house. I stopped at the hardware store on the way and got some flex tubing for the dryer vent in case we needed it.
The A/C guys had removed the old window A/C unit and put it on the porch. Phil said he could make it go away for me so I gave it to him. The A/C guys left a gift basket from Sweet Granada as a thank you gift. I took it to town and gave it to Tagen’s girlfriend for her 18th birthday present which was last week. That timing worked well.
It took about 40 minutes to get the washer and dryer loaded up and then we headed to Emporia. I stopped at Sutherland’s and got new water hoses for the washer and then went to Michelle’s house.
Phil showed up after a bit and switched out the washer and dryer. He hauled the old ones away. That was easy – for me at least. He is going to buy me a new water heater for the new house and get it installed either tomorrow or Monday. Whatever would I do without him?
My motto of the day was make things go away. Phil helped me out by making the washer, dryer and window A/C unit go away. So very grateful.
I took Tagen and Ellexia to Bruff’s for lunch afterwards. It is a treat for this grandma to get to have lunch with her grandkids. They both ate well and Tagen helped me clean up my plate. I invited them to come out tomorrow for one last walk through this house. I took them home after lunch and then I drove home.
I packed a couple of boxes of stuff in the kitchen. I have found one more box full of things to take to the Salvation Army and am starting to fill a second box. I still have another box or two I can pack early but most of the rest needs to wait till Monday to pack.
It is raining on the prairie today. Hallelujah! Unfortunately we are under the threat of severe stuff before the day is over. Tornadoes are starting to break out around us. Crossing my fingers and toes we only get rain and no severe stuff. We shall see what happens.
Both Chase County and Emporia High have their proms tonight. Trusting the officials will help keep all the kids safe during the expected severe weather. Not a good day for prom with all the rain.
I didn’t fall asleep until about 4:30 this morning. Not sure what my problem was but sleep was hard to find last night. I got up a couple times and got a couple more boxes packed during the night. Guess the night was good for something other than sleep. It is gently raining and it may be perfect napping weather. I may give in and get some more sleep.
Nothing on my calendar for tomorrow. I will do more packing and start cleaning out the kitchen cabinets as I empty them. I had cleaned them all really well earlier this year so most of them aren’t too dirty. I do want to take a cooler full of meat to the new house to put in the freezer part of the refrigerator. I will need to fill the cooler again on Tuesday when it is moving day and don’t have room in it for all that is in the freezer.
I got a jury duty questionnaire that I have to fill out and return within five days. This seems to happen for me about every three years. It has been a long time since I had to actually show up for jury selection. I’ve served twice before but it has been years. Hoping that streak continues.
The jury duty request thing reminded me I need to get my driver’s license address changed and register to vote with my new address. I had forgotten to put those two things on my list of places to notify about my address change.
I’ll have to put my muck boots and long raincoat on in a bit and go down and do chicken chores. I sure won’t miss doing chores after next Friday when we have days like this.
Monday I have to meet the internet people at the new house at 8:30. In the afternoon I take the dogs to the Vet and then have exercise. While I am in town I need to stop by the insurance agent and finalize insurance for the new house and add the other rental property to my plan.
Tuesday is moving day! It seems like it has been a long time coming. So grateful it is here. I’m excited to get moved and get settled in my temporary new house. What a change it is will be but it feels like it is the right thing to do.
Things keep getting taken care of. My pending list and to-do list is getting shorter everyday. I’m in real good shape for the move on Tuesday. All my hard work these last 90 days is paying off. Trusting the weather will cooperate and we will have blue skies with little wind on moving day.
Grateful three more big things went away today, grateful for Phil and his handyman abilities, and grateful for the time I got to spend with Tagen and Ellexia today.