New house

Yesterday morning two young men and a 17-foot truck arrived at 6:10 AM to move the largest items, such as the leather sectional and sofa bed, washer and dryer.  They were very experienced and efficient and worked together well.  My assignment was to watch e, to keep her entertained and out of the way as the men went up and down stairs, out to the truck and back.  E and K continued to pack clothes and kitchen things, with K putting boxes in his Jeep and driving them over to the new house.  Within about two hours or a little more the movers had loaded the truck, E and K went to the new house, and e and I took a walk, probably our last one along the green belt.

E came back around 10:30 to feed e, who fell asleep in her arms.  After putting her in the little crib, E and I worked some more in the kitchen till e woke up.  Then we drove by Panera for lunch to go and went to our new house.  I'll spare you more details, but there was one funny thing that happened.  The last trip of the day was to bring the "boys" over.  James, the cat, had been confined in a bathroom all day, while Oscar, the Boston terrier, was in his crate in the closet.  K brought them into the new kitchen and freed them from their carriers.  James stalked off, and Oscar ran around and around, never stopping.  In a bit K took him outside, after turning on the pool lights to help keep him out of the water.  But the poor little thing was so excited to be in a new yard he kept his nose to the ground sniffing all the magical smells and managed to fall in the pool anyway, surprising himself and K.  We all slept in our own beds last night.

Today while E, K and e went to Safeway to replenish the larder, I cleaned what will be e's bathroom then swept the downstairs, which has some lovely tile floors.  Right now e is napping and E has returned to the old house to get more small things and the rest of her clothes.  I have a feeling it will be another few days before everything is moved over here, but at least we are able to cook and eat, sleep, and do laundry here.

And tomorrow...back to work.