Moving...........

OK so we decided to downsize for retirement and start taking it easier on ourselves financially and physically. This in turn would also free us to travel more without having to worry about what needs to be done at home, like landscape, pool, animals etc. If you take those things and everything else that goes along with living on an acre and a quarter in a 3000 plus square foot home you have way too many worries if traveling. Oh sure we'll miss so much about our place in north Phoenix, it was a dream of Bev's that came true and that we enjoyed for 7 years. It was 7 years of entertaining of all kinds, 2 weddings, way too many BBQ's to remember, showers (baby & wedding), grandchildren birthday parties, our swim parties and those many given by our daughter Lisa. The BBQ pit and bar area did it's job all year long no matter if it was winter or summer or anytime in between, sure it was a lot of work and a huge expense but you can be sure we enjoyed each and every outing! Let's not forget those wonderful neighbors on Tanya road, the Cox's became dear friends and the rest of our neighbors even though a pit younger were good neighbors also, we enjoyed them all and the parties!

Now that brings us to moving, what an unpleasant thought, what an unpleasant chore one has to go through to change residence....even your friends ate it when you move for obvious reasons! At our age we thought it best to hire a company like "2 men and a truck" or the like to handle the big stuff, we'll pack the boxes let someone else move them from on place to the other.....you know the "hard work" as we like to put it. Right, the hard work, hell their done and gone and we're still working our tails off! There won't be a next time, but if there were maybe we'll haul and the stuff and pay someone else to pack and unpack and put things were they belong, hell that's the hard part! It took a week to find the silverware and all boxes were marked very well like kitchen, living room, bedrooms etc. and it still took a week to find the silverware. It's been almost two weeks now and I'd venture to say we still have half the boxes to open and unpack yet. Now let me say it didn't or doesn't help moving into a 1500 sq. ft. double-wide from the over 3000 sq. ft. we had but in the end it will all be worth the trouble. Trying to bring a '72 model (that's in great shape and the price was definitely right) up to date a bit has been a minor challenge at times but we're going to like the upkeep cost when comparing the two places....yep nearly 1/7th of the cost to maintain on a monthly basis!

Anyway, moving is a bitch and I've decided this morning (while waiting for the installer to install the new dishwasher....which needs some plumbing updating) that I will take one box a day at least and empty it. I'm not going to say that emptying it doesn't mean I won't throw it's items into the garbage, but we are running out of room it seems. Yes, I think if we both unpack one box a day from here on out we could be all unpacked by the end of the month!

Hey two weeks and I haven't touched a yard tool of any kind, my green painted asphalt yard hasn't even needed to be blown off yet..................yippee!