One is the Loneliest Number

This is it, the last full week, everything is nearly packed away, Daddy has moved the last of his things to where he'll be staying and we all feel like we're already living out of suitcases. Tensions were running high last week, but now things have settled down. Some clothing can remain in the dressers, which is somewhat helpful since we don't need to bring every stitch of clothing we own, yet, mouse needs to be sure we have enough. The new washer and dryer were installed last week and yes, mouse did an eanie meanie miney moe, with paint colors.

Over the weekend we packed away the remaining kitchen pots and pans, saving a few that mouse will be needing and have mostly emptied the fridge. The next few days will be mostly take out meals or cold sandwiches, eggs...

We put a cooler into mouse's car, that will be filled with some food stuffs we'll need for the trip. Honestly, at this point mouse really does want the whole thing over. Yet there's some excitement over all this and once things settle down it'll be great.

Give Peace a Chance

Here we are, most things are in boxes, which makes everything somewhat a challenge. Next week we begin packing for the drive, we decided to bring a small television and DVD player. Clothing, toiletries and things we can't or won't trust the movers to move (like mouse's holiday dishes and tree ornaments). They'd have to be repacked into other boxes, and honestly mouse doesn't want to do that. Also there's cleaning supplies that the movers won't take and mouse will need those when we move.

All other things are more or less ready to go. What's left in the kitchen will be packed by the movers.

Daddy took care of the trailer and will hook it up to the SUV, while mouse will follow in the other car. Guess that's news, we bought a car...a new Prius is sitting in the driveway. It will be mouse's running around car (Daddy's isn't very fond of it, and made a clown car comment as he struggled to get out).

Admittedly, we have argued more than we ever have, and it's damn hard for mouse to keep a smile on her face, but she's trying. The renovations on the lake house are almost complete, the new windows were finally installed last week. They're the European style that can open into the house, or like a more traditional window. It'll be nice when it rains, so we don't feel so closed in.

They also look really nice too. Now the contractors want mouse to nail down the paint colors which is very difficult at a distance. The new flooring isn't too light or very dark, somewhere in the middle. There's a sample somewhere, but mouse is afraid it may have been packed. They sent a selection of paint swatches to choose from, but without physically being there, it's difficult. Daddy said it needs to be done, if mouse can't decide, he will and we all know what that means...