Too much

It never ends. The boxes just keep piling up and there is still more stuff to pack. Paul and I have been packing since arriving home and then today, the moving co. sent two guys to pack up pictures, lamps, the kitchen and all the glassware and breakables. Plus, they had to crate the carosel animals. My dad carved and then shipped those 2 animals in crates that he engineered in the only way he knew how............meticulous and designed to keep those animals safe. I wish I had gotten a picture of them in the crates . Fortunately, he marked the crates with directions as to which way the head went and how to position them. The packers were very impressed.

And there is still more to be done before the movers arrive in the morning. We are now making lists to make sure we don't forget to send everything with them.

Jon has been a big help in moving heavy boxes and assorted errands.

We are excited about getting moved in and settled and enjoying our new home. The Ladies and Couples golf groups for our neighborhood have started so its time to get back and play.

Paul has been burning old papers from the files (like 30 year old income tax forms and a title to a car that Michael bought when he was 18 (a Karmen Ghia). It's been hard for him to separate from his stuff. One of our major dilemas has been the boxes and boxes of photos. What do we do with them? No one wants to spend hours sorting thru them. Even the albums are tedious to go thru. And yet it would be sacriligious to throw them out. Jon transferred most of our slides to CD's. We were very surprised and pleased but its even hard to watch too many of those. So if someone has solved this age-old problem, please let us know. Altho we have thinned, downsized, discarded, given away and burned a ton of stuff, there is still much left. And I have no idea where we are going to put all the boxes when we get there. It will never fit.

Enough of my whining. I'm off to rest my achy fingers until morning. (the rest of me is fine but my fingers are really taking a beating for some reason)