Moving Day

Today is moving day. There will be a complete internet blackout from our side until Monday.

A few observations about moving:

1) It's very hard to figure out when/where to pack plates and eating utensils;
2) One tends to run out of everything at once (hand soap, cat litter, laundry detergent, toilet paper), right before the move;
3) Sleep? What's that?;
4) The cats need new tags - again - the third time in two years we've had to get them new tags.

The cats are, in fact, quite perturbed. We're going to take them over to the new place this morning so that they can get used to it before people start running around all over it. We'll close them into the bedroom while most of the actual moving is going on. The Miles Davis cat is so upset that he is actually enjoying being held. It's... strange.

Hooray for Stolen Internet!

Our internet isn't going to be up here until Monday; in the meantime, one of our neighbors has wireless with no password protection. Phew.

We planned to do all the moving today, but many people didn't show and all but one showed three hours or more late. So... we got everything out of the old place today, and are getting everything in to the new place tomorrow. Which means that papertigers and I are on the floor tonight, and there isn't any chance of getting to church in the morning. :( On the other hand, we've been really lucky. One of our helpers from today is coming back tomorrow along with several friends and neighbors. One of our new neighbors gave us the most beautiful fresh-baked loaf of bread with a braiding pattern on top. She's wonderful, as are all the neighbors we have met so far.

Camping in your own place is interesting. I did some laundry, without much in the way of sorting, because our clothing supply is short. Luckily, we'd gone to Kmart today and found my favorite shampoo on sale and my girlfriend's favorite body wash at a good price... we would have bought the body wash anyway, but my shampoo was an impulse buy. And when you desperately need a shower and most of the shower stuff is loaded into a U-Haul... well, let's just say you tend to appreciate the impulse buys a lot more.

The cats are beginning to come out of their shells a little bit. The Nikki Giovanni cat, who spent most of the day in her carrier or the one next to it, has eaten and is now exploring. The Miles Davis cat hasn't eaten, but he is having fun exploring the blinds, and we were never as worried about him anyway. He complains a lot, but he's usually OK.

I am tired to death, and my back aches. Thank heavens we found a blanket and a couple of sheets, and I didn't use the pillows to cushion delicate stuff because we had plenty of wrapping stuff (thank you, Freecycle lady!), so those are here too. The rest of the bedding is in the truck!