Thursday: It got cold last night, car was all iced up. Loaded up car with most of what left in the motel room. Had breakfast and then trip to RH [rental home] and return for last bit, the cold stuff and hang up clothes. All checked out about 1000hrs. Kimberly was the front desk clerk. Thanked her for putting in good word with her father and all.
Started going through boxes and putting things away. Found list of what was in numbered boxes to find air mattress. Tried out the floor, not so comfortable. Cable man arrived right at 1400hrs as scheduled. Don't know exactly where the TV is in storage area, but have cable ready for it and also internet wifi network set up. Nice and secure with Abby Weyr name! More comfortable doing banking and stuff. Sister Tamco came over with the air pump while cable man here. Great timing. Pump worked great. Haven't tried the air mattress yet.
Had early dinner at Applebee's then to storage area for a load - small tables, wide bookcase/table, down comforter and hang up clothes. Second load was some of the long file boxes - clothes, sheets, towels. Very glad the metal folding chair came with me in car. Only chair have right now. Not sure the rocker or any of the dinning room chairs would fit in my car. Have to wait until Saturday. Nice to find the warm fuzzy blanket from Dawn to use with cold metal chair.
Took care of some Synergy Financial business that actually got yesterday, but otherwise engaged. Now ready for bed and not yet 2100hrs. Distracted myself from bed with looking at Reator.com site for ideas of what available and how much. A five bedroom three bath home is back on market, couple of weeks ago it was pending. Wonder what the story is there.
Friday: The air mattress was better than the floor, but still hard to get to floor and up again. Stayed in bed a bit trying out different layouts in my head. Want to know where the bed and dresser go so the helpers on Saturday aren't moving things more than once. Hard to wait for Saturday. Did shopping - Grocery Outlet, Costco, Walmart - for basics. Found a red microwave at Walmart...go with my red Breaking Dawn 2 blanket I won at auction. All but one kitchen trash can have lids...don't want one with something to break or can't toss something right into it. Good start of things.
Saturday: Up and deflated the air mattress! get my own bed today with new mattress and new pillow. Took a shower in master bath...the sprayer is too high, hits me in face and spray is too fine, don't feel rinsed off. I got to area early. I was first of three people to get truck at 0900hrs. The others hadn't even shown up yet. Three men from church had arrived. Got the chairs out of the 07 side and a couple of kitchen boxes. Then to 44 side and bed items and whatever else find, hopefully TV.
The boxes had been put so edge tipped off of pallet and blocked raising the door. Able to raise door enough to reach in and move the items. One stack did almost tumble out. Found the three bed boxes, dresser, and one night stand. Found some other padded items, not exactly sure what they might be. Did not find the TV. Did not see it specifically when they unloaded truck to keep it aside to find easily. Truck was about half full, but figured enough of necessities for the rental.
The men were very helpful...one moved truck to back it in...not something I was willing to do. Put the boxes in garage by door, brought in one mattress box, it was the old one, so to the other room it went. Then the base with drawers toward the dresser. Top of base was very dusty. Found the new slats and mattress and onto base. Yea! my bed is set up! They unwrapped the dresser and night stand and put them in bedroom. Left the rest for me to have late Christmas unwrapping. I returned the truck about 1045hrs, about 6 miles.
Unwrapping was fun. Found my old trunk, old bookcase, microwave and TV stands, one floor lamp, dinning room table and the four chairs, my rocking chair, desk chair, 2step step stool, step bookcase, and one folding bookcase. Basics along with the smaller tables and stuff I brought over. Be nice to find either the lingerie chest of drawers or the old four drawer one. In meantime I will just use the plastic clear bins.
Tipped mattress and slats off to dust off the base, interesting getting them back on. The slats don't want to stay in place, they sliding around. Hmm...carpet tape it in place? put nails or wood bumpers? Hope I don't slide off in middle of night toss and turning as I do. Didn't have that problem with old slats.
Went to Safeway after all the unwrapping done. Found Amy's gluten and dairy free mac & cheese!!! so happy to have my comfort food again. They also have cashew milk yogurt and got some of that with the few flavors Walmart has of almond milk yogurt. Picked up a turkey breast, no whole roasted chicken available, just quarters. hmm... Still kinda in simple stage of kitchen usage until find all the usual utensils.
Took a shower in other bath and now so good either. Then found nice nightgown to wear. In bed before 2100hrs, put on the tranquility CD to help clear mind. Woke about 2300hrs, no power, then came on....can't leave the clock blinking all night so got up and adjusted all the clocks. Back in bed by 2330hrs and sleep soon after.
Sunday: woke up a few times during night as usual and right back to sleep. Up and at 'em at 0730hrs. No shower since took one last night. Light breakfast and off to special regional stake conference. First half hour was local, one speaker from stake maybe, special musical number, then wait until 0930hrs for live feed from Salt Lake. Four speakers. Good talks. Home to do laundry and get some organizing done. Emptied four boxes, found some things looking for. Eventually fixed dinner - canned soup with added turkey. Then sit and write this as let dinner settle.
Slow steady progress being made. God is great, life is good.
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