39 Days Before Closing (The time that remains before we have to get out of this house)

10 Days Before Closing (The time that remains before we can move into the new house)

Details. There are so many details that a person has to take care of when they decide to move. To complicate things, we're not just moving into a new home, we're moving into a home that we're going to call our "vacation" home. We're also going to move our son into this vacation home, temporarily, because he's going to be moving with us on a permanent basis to Wisconsin in June. So we have to pack things in such a manner as to take this all into account. Unfortunately, it's been a bit hard to get my son to co-operate in the packing process as yet (he's on vacation don't you know...when do I get a vacation?) so all I can do is pack and repack things mentally. This leads to mental exhaustion. This all reminded me of an "funny" that my mother sent me a long time ago.

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I just wanted to let you know that I have recently been diagnosed with a very serious condition and there's no hope I will ever recover. The scientific world is frantically searching for a cure.

This is an ailment many of us suffer from and may not as yet have been diagnosed, however now you may be able to discuss it with your loved ones and try to explain what really happened to you all those times you tried so hard to accomplish something and couldn't.

I call it the "But First Syndrome." You know, it's like when I decide to do the laundry, I start down the hall and notice the newspaper on the table. OK, I'm going to do the laundry.....BUT FIRST, I'm going to read the newspaper.

After that, I notice the mail on the table. OK, I'll just put the newspaper in the recycle stack....BUT FIRST, I'll look through that pile of mail and see if there are any bills to be paid. Yes, now where's the checkbook?

Oops.....there's the empty glass from yesterday on the coffee table. I'm going to look for that checkbook, BUT FIRST, I need to put the glass in the sink. I head for the kitchen look out the window, notice my poor flowers need a drink of water. I put the glass in the sink, and darn it, there's the remote for the TV on the kitchen counter.

What's it doing here? I'll just put it away.....BUT FIRST, I need to water those plants. Head for door and.....Aaaagh! Stepped on the cat. Cat needs to be fed. Okay, I'll put that remote away and water the plants.....BUT FIRST, I need to feed the cat.

End of day: Laundry is not done, newspapers are still on the floor, glass is still in the sink, bills are still unpaid, checkbook is still lost, and the cat ate the remote control.

And, when I try to figure out how come nothing got done all day, I'm baffled because I KNOW I was BUSY ALL DAY!!

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Oh well...we've got other details to consider. We ordered our garage cabinets yesterday to be installed in April so I can move some stuff over to the new house before we move the big stuff. I'm still checking out moving costs from various movers. I've got cleaners coming on Thursday. I'm doing the laundry. I have to arrange and mark my music for Sunday. Life goes on.

Today's Little Bit of Trivia

What Happened in 1988?

George H. W. Bush was elected as the 41st U.S. president. He defeated Michael Dukakis.

After eight years of fighting, the Soviet army began withdrawal from Afghanistan.

Oliver North was indicted for his role in the Iran-Contra scandal.

Pan Am 103 crashed in Lockerbie, Scotland.

The #1 film was Rain Man.

Uncle John's Bathroom Reader debuted. (I'm going to have to see if I can find some of those back issues.)