On the road again

Well we are doing it again. That is Randy and I are. We are in the process of packing and moving. We have decided that we are going to move back to PA. We left there to come back to Florida but have decided well it is just too hot here. I do not like to sweat and in Florida it seems like that is about all I do. Guess we will be leaving here about the end of October to head back North. Hopefully we will get there to still enjoy some Fall weather. Last year I loved all of the fall colors on the trees and to be honest I actually loved the snow in the winter.

Unpacking

If this were a woman instead of a man it is me. Except for one small detail. My brainy husband decided this move we would not write on boxes what exactly was in each box. Instead of that we would only number each box and then he would keep a manifest of each box which was numbered and then that way we could reuse the boxes. Can I tell you how frustrating it is to only see box 126, 113, 1, 98, 43 and have to go find the list to see if what you are looking for happens but some miracle to be in that particular box? Well you don't have enough time for me to tell you what I think of this system trust me. So for now I am off to check out the list to see what happens to be in box 126.

Toodles

Well, the day has finally arrived. I have been awake since like 4:30 AM and finally got on my laptop about 5:30 AM because I just could not lay there any longer.

Today is the day that we leave Florida for Pennsylvania. I am very much looking forward to the actual move and I know this is a good thing for all of our family for each of us to go our way and live our lives. But, and I say a big BUT. Leaving always means you have to say goodbye. I hate goodbyes. Randy said I shouldn't say goodbye this morning just say "toodles" not sure the kids would understand that though.

To our girls I want to say a very big Thank You for putting up with us for this long. They both have been great. I know it can't be easy to have your parents living with you for several months. But we have managed to do it without any blood shed. Not to say we didn't think about it several times but always managed to draw the claws back in at the last moment.

I need to thank my girls for a couple of things they have done for me in particular.

1. They turned me on to all of the comfy girlie PJ's out there. I now have a ton of them.
2. They turned me on to DVD's when we moved in with them I had -0- now I have 155
3. There are many more things but I want this to be a post and not a manifest

I am still hoping to make this a tearless goodbye this morning but I don't know if I can pull that off. Randy and I both had our moments last night when we shed some tears regarding the grandkids. But as much as I will miss the grandkids I will miss my two wonderful daughters just as much.

Too late I am sitting here with everyone else still asleep crying my eyes out.

But to my girls and grandchildren I say a great big I LOVE YOU!!!!!

Moving Day

Well, the day has finally arrived. At least it will tomorrow. We will officially be moving tomorrow to Pennsylvania. We are getting up early and will be leaving. So I don't know when I will be back online. I don't know if I will be able to get wireless on the way and when I will have internet at our new home. So everybody I will see you when I can. We spent today getting everything loaded up on the rental truck. You don't think you have much stuff until it is time to carry it all and put it in the truck. Plus the truck we got is very high off the ground so that meant everything had to be lifted high up to get it into the back of the truck.
The kids have all made us going away cards this evening and made me cry a couple of times. I am hoping that I will be able to tell the girls and the grandchildren goodbye in the morning without bawling my eyes out. But I would not make any bets on it.

Time is Ticking Away

I know I have posted quite a bit lately about our move. But, I just can't believe that we will only be here for three more days. We have the truck reserved and have been busy packing. It seems like every time I pack one box full two more box loads seem to appear from nowhere.
As much as I am going to miss our daughters and grandchildren. I am actually very excited about this new page in our married life. Randy and I have lived in many states and have never been afraid to move and try something new. So although I am a bit nervous about starting all over I am also looking forward to it. I don't look forward to loading everything on the truck nor do I look forward to the drive from Central Florida to Pennsylvania. But, by this time next week it will all be over and we will be there in our new home.