Packing has been very interesting.
My family all have different theories on the best way to thin out, pack, and move.
Sergio just wants to get EVERYTHING out of the old house and over to the new then figure it out. He reasons that it will help sell this house once we empty it. He is driving me nuts. He keeps moving trash, and items we don't need to keep. I don't want that stuff at the new house! What the heck?
Emily doesn't want to double move. She wants to move her College apartment stuff first (August 10th) then go through what is left to decide what will go to her room at the new house. This does make some sense, but she won't really be coming back after the 10th. Guess who will get stuck moving her leftovers to the new house?
Annie is my biggest pack rat. She keeps random things. She is keeping games that have not been played, ALL her TEEN VOGUE's from the past two or three years. As well as enough clothes and shoes for ten girls. Every time she starts to go through her stuff to thin out she gets caught up in something and loses her train of thought. She is a dreamer! Also she is going from a 25x18 room to a normal 11x12. She is in shock.
I just want to move room by room. Filing them as I go along. That way I take the important things first for each room and toss or give away what I do not need. I spent six hours over at the new house last night decorating and emptying boxes.
It is hard. Amazing what you accumulate over ten years. It is so hard to throw away things that give you the sweetest memories.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
The Last Lecture (part 2)
This is a must read!
I started last night. I was anxious and kept peeking into it. My girls tell me you can not just pick a random spot in a book and read tidbits. I said, yes you can! I don't want to really start the book till I go to bed and can read uninterrupted. I am just getting teasers or previews. Completely okay with this kind of book.
They think I am weird.
When I finally did settle down to read it was late and i was tired, but it is such an interesting read, I got through the first few chapters.
What an amazing man. I am so impressed of his outlook on life. He makes you think and regroup. I think this book will be a great help to me. It can help me turn a negative into a positive and have a new outlook on things.
I look forward to finishing it.
It will be one of those books you keep picking up and rereading.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
My Day With The Girls
I had a wonderful day!
I took a couple of loads to the new house. Slower chipping away at it.
Had lunch with Emily, then headed to the Mall with her. We visited The Keystone Mall first. She got a couple of things for school & the apartment. Then we venture out to the new The Hamilton Town Center, where we meet up with Annie. They both got some cute things. I even got a purse and The Last Lecture.(Yea! I will start it tonight!).
We ate at Noodles & Company, then I took them to see Mamma Mia. Cute chick flick. Definitely not a movie Sergio would watch! I thought it was adorable. It helps that I like Abba music. This is the first Musical I have seen in a long time. Meryl Streep is wonderful, & Pierce Bronson is still easy on the eyes.
My girls and I laughed and talked, and just had a lovely day. I have too few of these days and I cherish the ones I get. These are the memories that I love the most.
I took a couple of loads to the new house. Slower chipping away at it.
Had lunch with Emily, then headed to the Mall with her. We visited The Keystone Mall first. She got a couple of things for school & the apartment. Then we venture out to the new The Hamilton Town Center, where we meet up with Annie. They both got some cute things. I even got a purse and The Last Lecture.(Yea! I will start it tonight!).
We ate at Noodles & Company, then I took them to see Mamma Mia. Cute chick flick. Definitely not a movie Sergio would watch! I thought it was adorable. It helps that I like Abba music. This is the first Musical I have seen in a long time. Meryl Streep is wonderful, & Pierce Bronson is still easy on the eyes.
My girls and I laughed and talked, and just had a lovely day. I have too few of these days and I cherish the ones I get. These are the memories that I love the most.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Wino
My daughters are off to work & play. My husband is off on a business trip. I am about to spend a splendid evening by myself and a bottle of wine.
I am not a big drinker. I am a weenie. One or two glasses will do me. I love Margarita's and I love Kahlua w/ orange juice. My wine choice is White Zinfandel. The kool-aid of wines as a friend once told me. My Lifers drink grown up stuff like Chardonnay & Merlot. Martinis and Grey Goose. I am the wimpy drinker.
Not always the case. I think I drank my quota by the age of 27. Back in the day, it was Jack Daniels, Gin, and Tequila shots. Budweiser, Mooseheads & Tecata's. I could keep up. I toned it down quite a bit since having children.
For tonight, I think I will turn on some Lynryd Skynryd, REO and Areosmith, maybe even a little Molly Hachett, since no one is home. I have a ton of packing up the house and a little wine will help me throw a lot of stuff away.
Cheers!
I am not a big drinker. I am a weenie. One or two glasses will do me. I love Margarita's and I love Kahlua w/ orange juice. My wine choice is White Zinfandel. The kool-aid of wines as a friend once told me. My Lifers drink grown up stuff like Chardonnay & Merlot. Martinis and Grey Goose. I am the wimpy drinker.
Not always the case. I think I drank my quota by the age of 27. Back in the day, it was Jack Daniels, Gin, and Tequila shots. Budweiser, Mooseheads & Tecata's. I could keep up. I toned it down quite a bit since having children.
For tonight, I think I will turn on some Lynryd Skynryd, REO and Areosmith, maybe even a little Molly Hachett, since no one is home. I have a ton of packing up the house and a little wine will help me throw a lot of stuff away.
Cheers!
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