Last Things

Last Things

As the days pass slowly, or so it seems; we are getting some things done, even if it refuses to stop raining. I had made several long lists of things that had to be done before we left and there are very few things on them undone. Progress. We both had our last doctors appointments the other day. Son in law came and picked up the rest of the equipment that went with the tractor. I rototilled the flowerbeds for the last time yesterday, the lawn will need one more time before the sale on the 24th and then my big gardening days will be over. The auctioneer and his wife came over today and brought one trailer that we will be putting some things on for the sale. We visited for awhile and whined about the weather.

A few weeks ago I had scanned my recipes into the computer and put them on a disc, today I did the same to our address books, the less paper to take with us the better! I did some cleaning, some packing, some business and some more visiting so all in all it was a busy day. Tomorrow I will start undoing some of the machines: fax, answering machine, VCR, DVD, one printer, things that we can do without. The house is beginning to look barren; blank walls, empty cupboards and shelves, a strange sight. We will be getting some company next week also, so along with setting up for the sale it should be a busy week.

Our deer herd of 5 that regularly visited seems to be down to one female. She comes through the front yard and continues on into the pasture every morning and evening. As she passes through the front yard she always stops to have a few dainty nibbles off of the rose bushes. I laugh because she always looks at the window as if she knows she shouldn't be doing this. It reminds me of catching a child with it's hand in the cookie jar. Her route is usually the same, so I think she may have a fawn in the bushes close by. We will miss watching her everyday.

We are back in our countdown mode, it seems like we were just doing this not long ago; although this time is different as it is on a more permanent basis. We should be ready to be on the road by the 28th if all goes as planned, so we have less than 2 weeks to go. It will be a very busy 2 weeks.