I think I have dinner for 11 people almost ready. Just need to make the beer bread muffins last minute and then all will be ready. I even have the tables set and it is only 3:00. I am so looking forward to this group of friends coming over tonight. The clouds have cleared and am trusting they will stay clear so we can all watch the full pink moon rise tonight.
I got a bit of cleaning done. I did what I call a lick and a promise clean. My house is still very dirty if you look close. Hopefully the house will be full enough tonight that no one will look too deep. There are boxes and totes everywhere – maybe they will serve as a distraction. I will clean really good next week once the house is empty. We move out on Tuesday but don’t close on the sale until Friday. That should give me plenty of time to get unpacked at the new house and then come back and get this house clean.
I went to Strong City this afternoon to get ice. Walmart was out yesterday. Luckily the gas station on the highway had some today. When I got home Kathy had taken the trash down to the curb. Thanks Kathy! We loaded up the wheelbarrow and she took that down too. The back of my car is full of stuff I need to drop off tomorrow at the Salvation Army.
I haven’t made it down to the barn to sweep up the trash down there today. Don’t think I will make it down there. I have one last trash day next Tuesday and will take care of it then. I had lots of extra bags from stuff I found to throw out in the garage. I hate loading up the pile too big for the trash guys.
Did some laundry today. I washed the rugs in the guest bathroom and they literally fell apart. I think I can get one more week out of them before they will go to the trash. My dryer was full of the backing that came off of them while they were drying. That will be the last time I will wash them as they will not make it through another wash and dry.
One week from today is moving day. Oh my! It is about to get real fast. I had ordered a small file holder thingy that came in today. It will work just fine and that means I don’t need the four drawer file cabinet. Kathy might use it as her dresser. We will take it and see if it will work for her and if not she will have to get a dresser and I will have to get rid of the file cabinet.
Tomorrow I have another load to drop off at the Salvation Army. The lady I ordered my kitchen cabinets and countertops let me know the samples of the product I am getting came in and I need to stop and pick them up. I will go to the Chiropractor after that and then at noon I go to exercise. I don’t think I have any other errands to take care of after exercise.
So far it looks like I can stay home on Thursday. I have some friends coming for lunch on Thursday which will be fun. After that lunch I think my hosting duties are over at this house and I can start packing the kitchen and pantry.
Friday the new central air is getting installed at the new house so will go to town to let those guys in to do that job. I have exercise mid afternoon Friday so will have to go to Emporia for that. I also need to pay the moving company Friday as they require payment in advance.
My rental house business partner called me today to let me know he is retiring May 31. He has been a wonderful business partner and I hate that I will no longer have him managing some of my rentals. He sure deserves a wonderful retirement and I’m happy for him and wish him the best. He is still a good friend and will allow me to call him with real estate questions and to get his wise advice.
Lots of changes in store for me. This move feels like a reset and lifestyle change. Sure looking forward to having lots less to keep clean. Trust I have gotten rid of enough stuff and the house won’t feel crowded and stuffed full of stuff. I need space to breathe and can’t do it if a room is cluttered.
Had trouble sleeping last night. The couple nights before that I had managed to get more sleep than is normal for me. Sure wish I knew what causes me not to be able to sleep like last night. Can’t quite put my finger on the cause and the solution to my sleep issues.
Only have to do the chicken chores 10 more times. The chickens are staying put and the new owners will become their caretakers. I sure will miss the fresh eggs and the egg money stash. I won’t miss the daily grind of doing the chores and the monthly coop clean out. I especially won’t miss the walk down there during the cold, winter months and the challenge of keeping their water from freezing and the doors from freezing shut. My chicken herding days are quickly coming to an end.
Grateful for a beautiful day today, grateful friends are coming for dinner, and grateful I have one more week till moving day.