August 31, 2014

Today is going to be another truncated entry because it is late and I am tired.

I woke up early this morning so I could take apart my bed and move it out to the garage. This way I didn't need to worry about the movers trying to maneuver around all the crap still in my room.

The movers came at ten o'clock and ended up taking two trips, I think finishing up around three o'clock. It was really hot and muggy outside so I was not envious in the least. It was a tad annoying to see how effortlessly they made moving all the heavy stuff look. They were really nice guys, though, so I'll forgive the fact that they are in way better physical shape than I am.

At one point they were having a bit of trouble getting a couch out of my mom's room and they called me back to ask if I had any suggestions. I asked if they had a saw. Eventually they ended up having to take off the bedroom door and the hallway closet door to get a bit more room to move. When they finally got it through I said “thankfully it's a really good looking couch so all that effort was worth it.” This was funny because it is a very ugly, pinkish, flowery couch.

When it came time to move the washer and dryer, I learned how to disconnect the washer in under thirty seconds thanks to a quick search of the internet. I was impressed. The dryer was easy but the washer was a pain in the butt. The water shutoff handles were pretty corroded and it took me quite awhile to get one of them turned all the way off. My hands are still a bit sore. Later on in the new house it was discovered that the plug for the dryer is different than the outlet in the wall. That sucks. Also, we need to get new water hoses for the washer.

After the movers were done, I loaded up the pickup with stuff they weren't able to take. I was going to drive the truck over but my sister and her significant other were there and the significant other ended up taking the truck and my sister took her car. So I spent a bit more time and filled my car up with more stuff before going up to the house.

We eventually had dinner, Little Caesar's, and it was really good. I was tired and hungry so I went for cheese pizza and didn't care that eating all of that cheese is pretty gross. After dinner I stayed with the dogs while my mom went back to the house to get more stuff. The dogs haven't quite adjusted yet, which is understandable considering they have only been in the house for a few hours. They're a bit nervous still. Although they're doing better than the cats who were hiding under my mom's bed until the movers started taking it apart. Then the cats escaped to the basement, which is where they are still hiding. At some point we will need to get them over to the new house.

Currently, I'm at the “old” house because it has the internet and I needed to get pillows and other things. As soon as I finish this I'm going to load things up and head back so I can go to bed. Hopefully the rain has stopped because it was torrential a little while ago. I can't remember the last time it rained so hard. But now I'm off.