The truck organizing crew
Yesterday was a big day! Tom, Kara, Christopher and I traveled down to Estherville, IA to help pack up our son Adam and his family for their move back to South Carolina. After a year of having them close by, they are returning to South Carolina where Adam has started a new job. He will continue to be in radio and is looking forward to his new position as general manager of an AM station there. Sara Beth has secured a teaching job fourteen miles from their new residence. She will be teaching fifth grade for half the day and working with special and gifted students the other half.
Packing and cleaning went smoothly and left none of us too much worse for wear. Christopher, who is 14, gave it his all. I don't know what we would have done without his cheerful and willing attitude and just hard work. He is so strong! Joseph worked non-stop throughout the day and at times looked at Christopher with awe!!
Tom and Adam organized the moving truck masterfully and Kara and I packed and sorted and cleaned and carried manageable boxes to the truck. There were no disasters unless you count one near disaster. Right as things were done and good to go, Adam opened the door at the back of the truck and their new filter queen vacuum tumbled out of the truck and onto the driveway...attachments flew and the case came apart. We think it is fine. It appears it just popped apart and didn't actually break. If that is the worst that happened, it is all ok. Nobody was hurt and nobody even got upset. This group just seemed to take things in stride and the mood was focused, friendly and doing what the situation demanded. Adam put it back together and back in the truck it went. No tears shed..just maybe a "shoot" or "what just happened" was uttered. I think that was me!
Tom is driving to SC with the family and Kara, Christopher and I headed home. We stopped off in Mankato to eat and doggone if all three of us didn't look like an old person getting out of the car! I wasn't sure any of us could stand up straight for about five minutes.
It was a big day! We are going to miss you guys! Thanks to Parker and Kallsen for being such good little boys! Man, I love you all!
Packing and cleaning went smoothly and left none of us too much worse for wear. Christopher, who is 14, gave it his all. I don't know what we would have done without his cheerful and willing attitude and just hard work. He is so strong! Joseph worked non-stop throughout the day and at times looked at Christopher with awe!!
Tom and Adam organized the moving truck masterfully and Kara and I packed and sorted and cleaned and carried manageable boxes to the truck. There were no disasters unless you count one near disaster. Right as things were done and good to go, Adam opened the door at the back of the truck and their new filter queen vacuum tumbled out of the truck and onto the driveway...attachments flew and the case came apart. We think it is fine. It appears it just popped apart and didn't actually break. If that is the worst that happened, it is all ok. Nobody was hurt and nobody even got upset. This group just seemed to take things in stride and the mood was focused, friendly and doing what the situation demanded. Adam put it back together and back in the truck it went. No tears shed..just maybe a "shoot" or "what just happened" was uttered. I think that was me!
Tom is driving to SC with the family and Kara, Christopher and I headed home. We stopped off in Mankato to eat and doggone if all three of us didn't look like an old person getting out of the car! I wasn't sure any of us could stand up straight for about five minutes.
It was a big day! We are going to miss you guys! Thanks to Parker and Kallsen for being such good little boys! Man, I love you all!
Parker blowing gramma a kiss.......now that brought a smile
Parker was ready to roll
xoxo
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