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Sunday, November 20, 2016

Move

It will be 4 weeks since we moved, this Wednesday.

The move was BEAUTIFUL. The crew that packed us on Monday came back on Tuesday and loaded us then they woke up at 4:00-ish and drove the truck from home to Indiana home. They got here a little after lunch and left around 5:00. I told them they were my Shoemakers Elves . .  they arrive and quietly do their work :)

So far we have the kitchen, guest bedroom and master bedrooms unpacked. The dining room and living room are where we put the empty boxes. We would take them to the garage but it is packed also.

Thursday we took the van in. It had just started shimmying and it took longer than ever for the heat to start. We got a call that there was more wrong than they thought. By the end of the day we bought a new used car . . . 2013 Ford Escape.

So now we are the proud owners of a used house and car. Hopefully this is the end of things dying. 

#1 . . . We found out in June that our fireplaces have had a fire in them and the tiles are a mess in the chimney. So in this next year we are going to put gas fireplace inserts in both . . yes we have one in the living room and one in the family room in the basement.

#2 . . . After 10 years I again have double kitchen sinks. No garbage disposal yet, but two sinks. They have been slow moving and this past week when we let water out of one it came up in the other and took an hour or more to totally drain. I was totally bummed (this was before the car which REALLY showed me what bummed means) and finally called a plumber. They cleaned the drains from the sink as far as they could go. Thank heavens we have a full basement. They went out to where the sink lines end and went both ways. Found a MAJOR clog . . . now the drains run so smooth . . . PLUS, I'm on the plumbers "to do" list for a garbage disposal.

#3 . . . the car/van . . . rear axle was almost ready to gave way and the whole bottom of the car was rusted pretty badly. We knew about the rust, just hadn't seen it for ourselves. Made me glad we actually made it home safe and sound. They had some nice used cars at a price I could afford, when it came to monthly payments. And I found out, what I already knew from the house loan, I have one of the highest credit ratings they have seen . . . LOLOL Guess it has paid to pay all my bills on time OR before time :)

We have made it to three basketball games this week for my nephews step sons. They are in 6th and 8th grade at the school right across and up the street from us . . . I've told Gene he can stay home but he enjoys them. I figure I will finally get to know the boys better if I am around them more. Plus, there is nothing as good as the popcorn made at  the two middle schools here in town :)

Will try to remember to take pictures to show you some of the decent rooms and what we have left :)

2 comments:

  1. Congratulations! How can it already be 4 weeks? What does Indy have to say about the move? Now to settle in and Christmas is around the corner!

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  2. Hello Paula,
    moving house never is easy. I do hope you'll settle soon.
    Have a lovely time though,
    Marjan

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