Day 275, Year 11: Continuing the Move
Date: Saturday, July 23, 2016
Weather: Sunny, Hot, Windy; Evening Thunderstorm; High 87 degrees F
Location: At Home in The Studio #8, Falmouth, MA
I do believe this is the never ending move. We have not even made a dent in unpacking the things Mary Ellen and Lee brought in the trailer, but today Lee and I went to our last remaining storage unit to assess whether or not we can empty it by the end of this month. We think we can, but I’m not sure where in this apartment all of the boxes are going to fit in. Mary Ellen helped me rearrange the converted entertainment center cabinet that now serves as our pantry. Our goal was to be able to fit more food in as a couple of the plastic bins they delivered are full of food. Tomorrow morning I’ll unpack more books and then I think we will go back to storage to get more things. With Jed out of town for the week, I will have the boys four days instead of three, but in the evenings and on Wednesday we’ll continue emptying that storage unit. While Lee and I went to the storage unit, Mark and Mary Ellen went to the UPS Store to send a box of things back to Windbird. The snuba gear is going with Windbird and we ended up with half of it here. So as long as were sending that, we packed in a few more items that we no longer need. Once I get all of the books unpacked we will be able to ship books back to Windbird that should stay with her. Little by little, we’ll get this job done.
In addition to the unpacking, sorting, and getting more things from storage, Lee and I spent part of the afternoon with Sam, Jonah, and Ollie in the nearby park practicing pitching and catching. My role was watching, but Lee still plays in a softball league which really impresses the boys, so he has become somewhat of a baseball hero to them. He is also a diehard Chicago Cubs fan as are Jonah and Sam, and that just enhances the relationship. While we did that, Mark and Mary Ellen got an afternoon nap. Tomorrow will be more of the same, but we do plan to end early and go to an early evening Falmouth Commodores baseball game with Heather and the boys.
Justin called in the late afternoon and we did a Skype video call so we could see the newest additions to their family. Their goat named Cloud had twins, Hannah and Cooper, and they are absolutely the cutest little things you have ever seen. Both the father and mother are light-colored goats with very long white, hanging ears but the babies are black and white and beautiful. It was a treat to see the baby goats and to see Justin, Jo, Ziggy, and Coco. They returned to Puerto Rico after a month in England just in time for the birth of the twins.
It was great to hear from so many of you in response to yesterday’s log about the sale of Windbird and the search for a new name for this blog. Thanks for being there for us!
