Box after box. Piles of ‘em. While the huge pile of empty boxes in the basement goes down (thanks, lunch lady), the pile grows in our garage (which is thankfully free of the camper and boat…thanks, Ryan). My job has been to tackle each room, one by one, and empty its contents. Along the way, I come across bits and pieces of the past…reminders of the times we have had here. Here are the things we have come across:
- Delaney and Mackenzie’s swaddling blankets (tucked carefully in the back of a closet). Oh, how those saved us!
- Proof that Mackenzie has stock in Leap Frog (her certificate showing her share). Ah, how many Leap Frog toys have we been through here?
- Clothes with tags still on them, some of which Kohls actually took back after two years. Hey, I knocked $50 off my charge…sweet!
- A photo of my dad and my uncle driving around in a toy car when they were just little boys. Boy, do his grandsons take after him!
- Love notes from my college boyfriends. Yep, I still have ‘em. Why? I dunno…but I finally did throw them out, but not before reading each one before doing so. Too funny…
- The first project Mackenzie made for me at Ms. Denese’s house (red, yellow and green hand and foot prints). Delaney’s first picture was in there too…their hands were so tiny!
- My positive pregnancy tests for both girls. Uh, yeah…I had them saved in a plastic bag. I remember how happy I felt when I saw each one developed that second pink line.
- New programmable thermostat which will immediately replace the one in our new home (which is not adjustable).
- The walls of our storeroom…haven’t seen those in years!
There is just thing we hope to find as we pick up each and every thing and box it up…Todd’s wedding ring. We are holding out hope that it is tucked behind something we overlooked two years ago when it went missing.
Packing is a tedious process. Endless trips up and down stairs…and looking around and realizing that it doesn’t look like much progress has been made (with the exception of the mountain of boxes in the garage to prove our efforts). There is just stuff everywhere…
Well, we are holding out hope that we will be able to move forward with our move on Saturday. We are crossing our fingers that our sellers’ house has no more delays and we can begin to empty out this house and fill our new one with new memories…and boxes of old ones.
