And the Madness Begins

We had an incredibly busy weekend getting things prepped for the movers this week. John's dad graciously helped unload the attic yesterday and after being told by John that we didn't have that much "stuff" up there, he now realizes that his son's perception may be a tad bit off! The garage is completely loaded with everything that was brought down. On top of all the attic stuff being in the garage, we also had to unload the 4 wheeler from the trailer and fit it into the garage. Needless to say, both the cars are now outside. Wouldn't normally be a big deal, but after having no rain in the forecast for the weekend, out of nowhere, severe thunderstorms broke out about 9 pm last night and what do ya know, they came with hail! John and I jumped into action and started moving boxes and chairs into every spare spot in the house while moving the 4 wheeler on the front porch making literally just enough space to squeeze the Acadia into the garage. Still not really sure how we managed to get it to fit :-) Also, Jensen is completely freaked out by all of the rain and hail and is standing in the doorway crying that he's scared the entire time and being completely in the way. Oh memories!

Today, Monday, is the last day before the packers arrive, so I've got lots ahead of me to make sure that we get seperated all the things we need to take with us, as well as getting things ready to move like cleaning the lawn furniture and defrosting the refrigerator and getting it aired out. I get a phone call from some guy claiming to be our "go to guy" for any issues that may pop up during this packing extravaganza. Of course, our "go to guy" didn't have all of the correct info, and sent me into a totally frenzy. Gotta love when people are there to "help" you out! He had not been informed that the dates had been changed by one day and that we are getting packed on Tues, Wed, and Thursday. He thought that they were starting today and was insistent that they had to be completely done by Wednesday or as far as they were concerned, the shipment would be nonexistant. John had done all of the setting up and meeting with the packers last week, so I only knew what John had told me and had no idea of who the moving company actually is or a phone number for them. After frantically searching through John's folders, I found their name and number and was able to pass it onto our "go to guy" so that he could get all of the particulars sorted out. He was also thorough in conveying his feeling of disapproval of the fact that I had not been here during the walk through last week with the movers, and that I was not in fact getting things achieved quickly enough, like getting the refrigerator dried out. Of course, once he was convinced that we were not in fact getting packed starting today, then he chilled out a bit, but there's nothing like being made to feel like an underachieving dimwit.

Now that's what I call a smooth beginning (insert sarcasm here)!!!!! Stay tuned for more fun filled days.........................:-D