Life happens…..

Well, it has been quite a while since I posted.  There just has not been a great deal to post.  I have been trying to get my house in Maryland cleared out so the new owners can take possession by the end of the year.  It is an arduous process, going down there for several hours, going through my ‘stuff’, throwing some junk out, packing the good ‘stuff’ up and then coming home to do it in reverse.  I bring in the good ‘stuff’, figure out where it is going to live in my house, sort through the ‘stuff’ that was already here and get rid of the junk so the good ‘stuff’ can find a new home.  My inside back porch is rapidly filling up with the ‘stuff’ that still needs a home, but I keep going back down before everything has a new home.

The family who are taking the furniture have come down and removed a great many of the larger pieces of furniture.  It really is looking very, very sad.  I have really never seen the space finished without furniture.  I have pictures of the unfinished rooms with the furniture that is currently being moved, so this will be the first time that it will be totally empty.  It will be odd to see everything gone!

It is still a physically draining time.  It is also emotionally draining as I go through all of the wonderful memories that happened there.  There are days, after a trip to Indian Acres when I just seem to be unable to move.  I guess it is my way of trying to deal with the underlying pain of the changes that are happening, but I do find that those days are shorter and I will be much happier once it is all done.

And I am not always alone.  There are days that Marji and Danny will come in and help me.  They will go through cabinets, pack the ‘stuff’ into bags and boxes and get it loaded into the truck.  I do not know where I would be if it were not for them.  I would certainly be a lot more behind than I am ahead now.  I owe them so much… more than I will ever be able to repay them.  But that is what friends do for each other….

I did get out to dinner last night.  I went to the Dutchway Buffet for the Parkesburg Lions Club Christmas Party.  They also had another event and I cannot tell you what it was called, I am a newbie Lion so I have to still learn the lingo, but there were awards given out to many for the past year of service.  Then we had a gift exchange.  It was a fun evening and the food was, as usual, very good.

I am now trying to get ready for Brian to arrive.  He will get here sometime on Saturday.  Since he started a new job recently, he will not have a great deal of time to spend, but I am looking forward to seeing him.  My brother, Andy, and his family will be here Christmas Eve and then I will be spending Christmas Day with my friend Sheila and her family in Maryland.  So, I will be busier and busier as the week goes on.  I will post along the way!!!  In the meantime, Merry Christmas to all of you!