A day of pain

We packed all day and we're still not done. It's 10 p.m. and my back hurts and I'm exhausted. We're getting the moving truck in the morning and loading will begin around 10:30. Then of course there's all the cleaning to be done and we stirred up a lot of dirt today.

The other pain is our new address. We just discovered that we had the wrong house number after giving it out to everyone including those billing us. The correct number is 635 Walnut Ln. That is also why I haven't been able to get a phone connected to the house. AT&T keeps telling me the house doesn't exist at that number. Now all that has been done has to be undone. The first stop will be the post office to change our forwarding address. Next tell everyone else.

To bed!

Tuesday

Wendy will update this map daily to show you where we are, and to give you the daily flat tire count, which is sure to be interesting.

Black= starting point

Saying Goodbye

Today we had our farewell open house at the church. It was emotionally draining saying goodbye to so many people in such a short time. We will certainly treasure each of our friendships in the Kalamazoo area for years to come. Some even promised to come and visit us in California. That will be a treat to look forward to.

Packing is moving along although somewhat slowly at times. Tomorrow will be a full day of it. Maybe I can get one whole room cleared if I'm lucky. We're down to all the misc. stuff and clothes.

I'm a messy

No one would believe what a disastrous condition this house is in. Stuff is everywhere, hanging out in the walkways. As soon as we have our sale Thurs. we'll be able to see what is left to pack.

We're continuing to say goodbyes to those we come in contact with. We will miss many people here but since we didn't sell our house we will have to return at some point again for that as well as visiting.

We're exhausted and too stressed to sleep well. Good night!

Wedding Bells

This is a photo of Al's sister Ellie and her new husband Bud taken by
Al at their wedding April 28.

Countdown

We're starting the "last time" we're doing things. Then May 11 moving sale, 13th farewell open house at our church,the 16th loading truck, 17th moving. You can follow our travels as we cross the country by checking my blog. Wendy will be posting the latest information for us.

Please don't email us or send forwards until we're settled again.

Moving

The moving process is in full swing. We think we're leaving 2 weeks from today. In the meantime I'm enjoying spring with all the blossoms here. Here's our crabapple tree.