Just returned home on Friday night from spending a few days at my sister-in-law's home. She finally sold her place, and Friday was the closing. We've been packing, and moving her from a 4500 square foot home into a 900 square foot one. Her coworkers came and held a garage sale as the moving trucks loaded and went. Pure chaos, and a lot of fun. We had her three dogs, one disturbed cat, an ex husband, kids, Grandkids, tons of relatives, and my beastie. Would love to say that it all went smoothly, but it was more like trying to lasso jello.
I'm going to miss that house. Three levels, four bedrooms of which two were master bedrooms, three baths, huge 7x8 walk-in closets in every room and hallway. Each level was larger than my entire house. The ground level was twice the size of my place. There was a lot of love and laughter in that house. Most of our family gatherings were held there. It was packed full of memories.
I ended up with new (to me) furniture, a loveseat and a recliner, some small appliances, a flower vase, etc. Living with patio furniture, I'd forgotten what it's like to have a comfortable place to sit or curl up. Makes me really appreciate having it.
Oh, and somehow I ended up with another beta fish. He's a Crowntail, purple, and is supposed to be "a hateful little creature". Don't know about that part, he seems quite happy in his new bowl. Perhaps he just didn't like being in a big tank with a lot of other fish.
My nephew took me for a ride on his Harley. It was scary, and so much fun! I loved every second of it. Last time I rode on a motorcycle was before I got pregnant with my youngest child, over 25 years ago. It was a real treat, something I never thought I'd ever get to do again.
Saturday was the memorial service for the mother of a close friend and family member. Her gardens were full of flowers and children playing. There were tables set up in the yard, folks lounging on the porches, photo albums everywhere, and enough food to feed a third world country. Dozens of people came, and there were a lot of memories shared, along with laughter and tears. Lovely, she would have been so happy to see everyone there.
I am worn out. It's been a long week, and I've overdone it. My own home has been neglected while I've been gone. The house itself is clean, but there is laundry and yard work to be tended to. There is some food in the fridge to be thrown out, since I wasn't home to eat it. The front porch and sidewalk need sweeping, and the gardens could use a good drink. With rain expected tomorrow, I may be able to get out of watering the flower pots.
I wasted my time on Sunday dinking with the cheap indoor antenna. After seven hours, I now have five regular tv channels and three shopping channels as long as there is no breeze or rain happening outdoors. Makes me happy to be able to listen to football games again, as well as being able to hear the local news.
Later...
Pretty much caught up, except for dusting the furniture and raking the yard. Even managed to bathe the Beastie, which makes me extremely happy. Found out that my little mega ticket won $15. Since I had to walk downtown and run a few errands this afternoon, I treated the Beastie and myself to a vanilla milkshake. It's in the freezer, we'll share it later.
Enough for now.....
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