Movin' On Up

Wifey and I took our Explorer and a 14' U-Haul over to the storage unit, 20 miles east of here, at 7:00 yesterday morning. There we loaded up our old washer and dryer, 8 book boxes full of our son's old car magazines and papers, a dresser, the biggest TV box you've ever seen, 100 feet of garden hose, and a collection of empty flattened boxes. We left the storage unit and drove 100 miles south to our son's apartment where he and three buddies were waiting to start loading all the rest of his and his wife's stuff. Unfortunately for those of us who were loaders, his apartment was on the third floor and the closest I could park to the apartment building was a church parking lot half a block away. Sheesh! I got tired just going empty handed UP the stairs to his apartment! I had to rest before carrying each load DOWN the stairs! At least we weren't carrying up and going down empty handed.
It took about four and one-half hours to load the truck, a pickup, our Exlorer, and two cars with stuff. We got all the "big" stuff, but there is still quite a lot of "little" stuff yet to be moved. Fortunately, they have until the end of the month to get the rest moved. We'd still be loading if the three other guys hadn't been there.
We got to their new house at about 4:30 and had the truck unloaded by 5:45. Then we turned the truck in to the nearest U-Haul location and went back to help unload the other vehicles.
After everything was unloaded, son and daughter-in-law took the whole gang out to dinner at a really great Italian restaurant. I was positive we would have to wait for an hour to be seated but we got right in, got great service and excellent food. Thanks kids!
Wifey and I decided to head for home after dinner so at about 8:00 we headed back north and we were home by 10:00. It was a long and exhausting day but at the same time, I had a lot of fun being with all those folks.
The new house is gorgeous and the landscaping is fabulous. The original owner must have put thousands and thousands of dollars into landscaping. The interior of the house looks brand new. The woodwork is clear, the walls are spotless, and the window treatments are top drawer. Daughter-in-law said the house is already worth $20K more than they paid for it ...and they haven't even moved in yet!
Happy house-warming kids! It's beautiful!
Today I need to keep moving before my muscles have a chance to cramp. It's not easy being old! Ya gotta be tough or, like me, take lots of Ibuprofen, rub on layers of Theragesic, and carry around a hot water bottle all day!