Monday, March 31, 2008

While Bruce worked and brought home the bacon, I helped get Amy packed and get ready to move from her apartment to her new condo. By Friday evening the kitchen and bathrooms were finished and the majority of the boxes were out of the apartment and in the condo. It was fun being a part of this important step in her life. Bruce and I are both thankful we are here to help her. Here's Amy's living room prior to the move. Amy and I were picking out colors as the painter was scheduled to arrive on April 1. Our friends Rob and Bev Henning were Amy's first guests. They came by to help with the color choices. Great minds work alike. Bev and I both picked out the same color the accent walls - Red Gumball. I didn't tell her what my choice was and we were surprised that from the hundreds of color choices, we both picked the same color. Amy and Jasmine decided they needed a rest after the stressful color choosing chore was finished. Saturday morning about 8:00 I dropped Amy and Bruce at the U-Haul dealer to pick up the truck. At 8:15 her dad and 7 of her friends all rolled in to help with the move. Josh and Leah Allen were having a little "talk" about who would do what.

J.D. was tasked with disassembling the computer.

Derrick just couldn't believe J.D. was STILL packing the computer. Kari and Allison laughed about how must dust could accumulate in only three years! Bruce removed the last of the nails from the walls. Ann loved operating the Dyson vacuum. She couldn't believe it was Amy's - it isn't. By 9:38 the U-Haul was on it's way to the condo and the apartment was cleaned. J.D. and Derrick rested a minute after hauling everything into the condo. Notice Derrick can pose for a picture and text at the same time!! He learned he just can't test and talk to Kari at the same time. Allison, Kari and Amy attempt to hook up the television, dvd and vcr. Don't they look like they know what they are doing? Amy was please to find out the cable was still active so she could watch tv. Amy's step-mom Vicki made lasagna and Amy's brother Brett made brownies for the workers to enjoy. Kari, Amy, Dave (Amy's dad), Bruce and J.D. enjoy some good conversation over lunch in Amy's new dining room. Yes, Amy does know how to vacuum. She's cleaning the floor in her spare bedroom. Notice, J.D. reassembled the computer so she's ready for the cable man to get her internet hooked up. She's looking for a desk as she probably wouldn't like sitting on the floor too long. It is now 12:00 and the move is finished. Bruce has Amy all tucked in and ready for her first nap in her new home. Those young people know how to work! Bruce and I took off in search of a new car. The practical side of me prevailed and I scrapped the idea of the VW and the Volvo convertibles. It was fun walking on the wild side for a day but in the end the real me kicked in. We drove several cars but came home with our old VW. No decisions have been made but we did eliminate some more vehicles. After our car search we went back to Amy's. Melissa made us a delicious dinner. By now every bone in our body ached so we were sure glad to just sit down at the table and enjoy dinner! Sunday we went to early church and then out to Panera for lunch. When we got home we started cleaning the RV. It was so bad that there was hardly room for us to sit down. The car is now loaded and the RV is CLEAN!! We also finished up some paperwork tasks. We had a very productive Sunday. Spring came to Kansas today. It was 60 when we woke up this morning. The sky is very gray and the wind is howling. Ah yes, now I remember what it is like living in Kansas!!