Saturday: potluck

The movers moved everything out of our house this morning. They were all out by noon. I found it odd how they were willing to pack some things (like a half used bottle of fabric softener) but not other things (like an unopened bottle of laundry detergent).

We cleaned, with Jess' help for most of the afternoon. Cleaning is annoying.

Then we had a potluck with our friends. I've loved the potlucks that we've had; there is always good food and laughter. i was hoping for a game of frisbee, but it was a little too cold. And I was having too much fun talking with people. But we did get a signed frisbee as a gift!

Toledo

Well, we made it to Toledo tonight. That was our goal. Besides Ben having a bad headache, the drive (about 8 hours) went well.

a lot of other things happened yesterday and today that I want to write about, but I want to wait until I have pictures. I am pretty sure that I have the camera adapter somewhere in the car, but i'm not quite sure where. So hopefully I get the posts posted on Tuesday (Im not sure I'll have Internet access tomorrow).

Friday: packing and party

Today the movers came and packed us all up. Well,they still have the upstairs bathroom and a few misc.things to finish, but they got almost everything done.

then I went to a girls night were we went out for dinner and then played some games. It was a lot of fun.

And Im exhausted. I have some pictures, but not the energy to find the adapter to post them. Good night.

We started taking some things apart today before the movers come first thing tomorrow. My desk only took about 10 minutes to get into small enough pieces to get out the door, so we're waiting to do Ben's until tomorrow morning.

We moved the picnic table into the garage because it is supposed to snow (at least a little bit) tonight. While we were doing that I decided that I should do a quick rake on one side of the house while we still have rakes...leaves get caught there every year. It was a little drizzly and a little cold, but not too drizzly and not too cold. I actually had a pretty nice time outside.

Wednesday: small change of plans and lunch

Well, today was going to be rather busy as Ben and I had several last things to finish up before the movers come tomorrow. Then the movers called and said that they aren't going to come until Friday...which actually works out a little better for us in the end.

You'd be proud of me...I'm even making some of the phone calls. I'm making the easy ones, but I'm proud that I'm not making Ben call everyone.

I had lunch with Jess and Heidi which was fun as usual. Actually, it was a little more fun than normal because Heidi was there. And I found a person to give all my extra cardboard boxes to! I was going to recycle them, but reusing is even better.

Speaking of things you put out at the curb, we almost missed our last trash pick up this morning. I figured that I'd have plenty of time to get it out, although I really wasn't sure when it got picked up. I woke up around 8:45 (later than I have been waking up) and got up to put it out. Then I started hearing this weird noise...I thought it sounded like an owl. Then I thought that maybe it was the garbage truck. So I threw some clothes on to at least get the trash can out there, and then I could go back through the house and pick up the last trash. Well, I got the can to the curb about 30 seconds before they came by. Phew.

Wednesday: pants and cookie cake

I wore my comfortable pants for most of the day today.

I don't wear them very often, but all of my jeans were in the wash. They're super comfy, but I need to be in the right mood. And not have to leave the house.

I did change into jeans for Bible Study though. They surprised us at the end with a nice cookie cake.

Monday: dreams, food, and Benadryl

I woke up in the middle of a dream this morning. I was in school. It felt like late high school because I was riding a bus. In English, we were studying "The Metamorphosis" and had to write a paper comparing and contrasting Gregor Samsa (i.e., the guy who turns into a cockroach) (yes, I had to Google what his name actually was) to a real person. Except the only person I could think of was the Beast from "Beauty and the Beast", so I was trying to figure out how I could convince the teacher to let me use him.

In other news, today was a great day in our house for finishing off food! We finished off a yogurt, a box of noodles, a can of white sauce, a can of red sauce, a can of chicken, a box meal of fried rice, the last of our eggs, a bag of tortilla chips, and the Coke. While we won't be able to finish everything that we have in the fridge, we are making pretty good headway.

We gave Flurry some Benadryl today to see if it would help sedate her for the upcoming car ride. It didn't. It actually seemed to make her slightly more alert, which the vet said could happen. So instead of taking a nap this afternoon with me she cleaned herself. We will be trying some different medicine tomorrow or Wednesday.