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The moving definitely gets old after a while. I too had a couple of drawers of deceased DH's personal items and all those pictures to sort through before the move this summer. I'm not sure I ever would have done it if I stayed in that home.

Nice to feel that at least the main part of moving is done isn't it?

Looking under the house doesn't sound like fun though. You don't have basements in that part of the country either (we almost always have them in Massachusetts and pretty much never in Florida)?

Friends are here. The husband took Kirby for a run this morning! And per Kirby's MO, he came back more excited than he left. Exercising just lights his motor. Also true to form, he loves them and wants to crawl inside their skin as there is no such thing as close enough.

Then we went for breakfast and walked around shops. I really think the uptown shopping is horrible. T-shirt and crystal shops and bd restaurants. But we did walk around Tlaquepaque shopping center which is beautiful.

Tomorrow we are riding the Verde Valley Railroad, a 4 hour ride on a historic train through a canyon with historians and a bar... should be beautiful with the changing foliage.

I think that's all for now. I totally need a nap!

Take care!

It is really hard to decide what to keep and what to toss, especially for a deceased loved one. Both current DH and I have saved stuff that we can't quite part with yet. What a great quote on the kitchen remodel! Appliances will for sure add to that (says the woman who has replaced the refrigerator, microwave, range and now dishwasher in her kitchen!)

Howdy, y'all. So here's how it's going for me: Last night after yesterday's packing and errands I was whipped, fell into bed at 5:30 pm ate dinner (a whiskey and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich), and fell asleep trying to watch television. I got a GREAT night's sleep!

Predictably, I awoke before 4:30 am and have had a productive and fun morning. I tackled some things that require a lot of concentration like going through all my jewelry choosing what I really love and what to gift and toss. I did the same with my husband's last dresser drawers that I hadn't fully sorted through yet and figured out what his children needed, what I wanted to keep, and what it's time to donate or throw away. As some of you know, those kinds of decisions about a deceased, beloved spouse's belongings can take years to confront and think clearly about.

Back in KY, DF is poring over remodeling architectural drawings. Last night he sent me the CAD drawings for the new kitchen (which is a considerable reconfiguring project) and then asked me to guess what the contractor's budget (without appliances) was. I guessed $60K, and then he said the bid was only $18.5K. I almost had an ******! This morning he reported with pride that he's discovered the kitchen island needs to be moved 2" in one dimension and 2" in the other dimension. He's loves this stuff and is good at it. Thank God, because it is not my forte.

Tonight I'm having dinner with friends which will be lovely. An old friend is back in town for a visit after moving to Minnesota, and we're looking forward to hearing about her new life up there. This is an age when so many of us are creating new lives, whether by choice or cir****tances. If you young whippersnappers don't know this yet, growing older requires courage and going to the gym, which I can't wait to get back to when this bloody move is over!