Day 91

Day 91

Friday, June 27, 2014

This was not a particularly productive day.  I did work slowly on going through kitchen stuff, washing up things and adding lots of items to the yardsale pile.  Because of the lack of sleep, I was a bit groggy, so slow.  Around mid morning I did take a brief nap.

Late morning a friend came over and brought KFC.  We had a nice early lunch, and then sat and visited until med afternoon.  TGF was supposed to have come over to do her laundry; but I think she may have forgotten what’s here.  Anyway,  between some tummy issues and a friend dropping by, she didn’t have time to get over here.  She did get the information faxed (not in the morning; but hopefully it at least got there before the office closed for the weekend).  She was only able to get 2 boxes, everyone told her to come back Monday.  This is getting very discouraging.  How am I supposed to ever get this house sorted and packed with so few boxes available to use?  It was suggested that I try to get some used UHaul boxes.  That would be fine if (1) I had anyway to go get them, and (2) I had extra $$ to buy them or to put yet more gas in the car  to go somewhere to buy them.  It is beyond frustrating to be so trapped here.  (and funny to me that my friend still doesn’t really understand that I don’t want to be dependant on someone else’s schedule to be able to go anywhere.  I’m looking forward to being able to ride a bus … I grew up riding buses, why does everything have to be so negative?)

At least I didn’t have to “cook”.  My friend left me the leftover chicken, so I had that for my supper.

I *almost* managed to watch Blue Bloods, but of course fell asleep. I woke when the news was nearly over, but only long enough to turn off the TV.  I woke again around 4:00, but was able to go right back to sleep.  I didn’t get up until about 5:30 this morning .. still too early, but better than 3:00!!

TGF is supposed to come this morning and take me to the grocery store.  Thankfully I can get by with very little for now (with moving expenses on top of still paying the funeral home, the budget is very tight).  I hope she plans to finish her laundry too.  I’ll need to do some tomorrow before a short trip, and I really don’t think I should have to move her laundry in order to do my own.  But, I guess that’s a minor thing to have to worry about. 

Next week looks like it will be busier.  I won’t be writing every day, so will try to keep up when I can.  Sunday I’ll be going with DS, DIL, DGS13 to visit DB/SIL, with a stop to visit my BFF.  As far as I know we’ll be there 2 nights (DIL has a doctor appointment Monday afternoon), then come back here Tuesday.  DS is going to go on home (he will drive his truck here tomorrow); DIL and DGS will stay with me to help out for 2 days.  Then I’ll ride back to NB with them Thursday, spend the 4^th with them, and they will bring me back home Saturday.

Hopefully, a week long “break” will give me some renewed enthusiasm (and time to acquire boxes!!!) so I can get busy again.  I’ll only have a week left for rounding up yardsale stuff, but I’ve already done a great deal of that. 

09I may go get my 4^th-of-July wreath down today.  I don’t like to leave it hanging outside when I’m out of town; but I can put it up today, and next week while I’m home .. and it can stay up the rest of July.  Then it will just go into storage (unless I give it away; or even decide to sell it)  I also have a decoration that’s supposed to go over the mailbox.  I certainly won’t be able to use that! LOL  And I’ve never been able to use it here because I can’t seem to get it secured well enough to withstand the constant wind.  Hopefully DIL will like to have it.  If not, I guess that goes to yardsale too, unless any of my siblings want it (I get the feeling they’re not “into” decorating like I am).  Well, that’s a worry for another day too.

I don’t know what time TGF will be here (not really early for sure!), so I better go on and get myself ready for whatever today throws at me.