We're walking, we're walking...

[jducoeur]

Many thanks to everyone who helped us move today! It was a great success, and demonstrated that msmemory and I have even more crap than we had realized. (Two full-sized cargo vans and the backs of several peoples' cars was sufficient to move all of what we have managed to pack to date. Now it's just a matter of lots of little trips back and forth, carting stuff over as fast as we can pack it.) I'd also like to thank the folks who stayed a little later and built several of those IKEA bookcases, which gave us somewhere to put the massive piles of crap in the office. We're now down to a small hillock in the middle of the room, instead of a mighty mountain.

Everyone should note that msmemory's and my Internet access is going to be somewhat wonky for at least the next couple of days. Since the cable guy failed his punctuality roll yesterday (showed up at 3:30 for a "1 to 3pm" slot, just as I was on my way out the door to the event), we still have no signal at the new house, and won't until at least Tuesday. We're leaving the computer at the old house for the intervening days, so it's available when we're here, but that's just going to be once a day. We'll probably check our email from the web while we're at work, but that's hit-or-miss. If you need us at all promptly, use the phone or work email. (My login is "mwaks" at Convoq.)

Anyway, tonight is the big milestone -- we're starting to sleep at the new house. We'll be living out of boxes for a couple of days until the furniture moves, but we're now more there than here. Please send GTs for decent weather on Tuesday -- if the threatened nor'easter shows up, it may put a real crimp in our plans...

Comments

[goldsquare.livejournal.com]

I am dreadfully sorry that I did not come and help - but father-duties trumped. I can't tell you how upset I am that I could not be there.

In the future, I hope I can be more helpful.

[jducoeur]

'Tsalright -- you've got your priorities right...

[keshwyn]

It was fun. :) And thank you for feeding us. I had a great time seeing the new place, and envying your windows in a "Hey, my friends own this place!" gleeful fashion.

I look forward to your parties.

[jducoeur]

Thanks -- we're looking forward to having them!

[cellio]

Glad to hear that things are going so well (other than the failed punctuality role, which, sadly, is the norm).

Weather witching on your behalf...

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

I will hope that by mentioning it and laughing about it you will not get the phone call my Dad got the day we were scheduled to move 45 miles across town from the tenant farmer's house we had been renting for 4 years to the house Mom and Dad had bought (mom was 3 weeks away from having my sister Peg).

One Ringy Dingy. Two Ringy Dingies....
"Huh?" says Dad. "It's 5 am?"
"Hi," says the mover. "It's Ted the Mover. Do you still want to move today?"
"Why not?" says Dad, still trying to wake up.
"There are 12 inches of partly clouding on the lawn, and the driveway to your new house has a 7% grade down 250 feet from the main road."
"Oh," says Dad. "I guess not! Shall we try again next week?"

Re: Weather witching on your behalf...

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

And I told him the "tearing up the moving contract in front of Pat" story at the Snow Ball. Very medieval of me, wasn't it? I suppose it was my attempt to be supportive. I hope it works to allay bad things, though.

Re: Weather witching on your behalf...

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

If anything, that should increase his long-distance weather karma!

Re: Weather witching on your behalf...

[alexx-kay.livejournal.com]

There are 12 inches of partly clouding on the lawn

That is an admirable use of language.

Re: Weather witching on your behalf...

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

It should have been "Partly Cloudy" on the lawn, but it's one of my favorite quotes of all time. I like the typoed version perhaps even better!

Re: Weather witching on your behalf...

[jducoeur]

Fingers crossed, anyway. We're definitely getting snow -- at this point, it appears to be a manageable amount of snow (indeed, the moving company is almost disturbingly sanguine about it), but we'll see what happens.

I intentionally gave them all relevant phone numbers so that they can reach us if they decide to bail. Really, I'd rather that they decide it's impossible at the beginning of the day, and reschedule a day or two later, rather than get halfway through and have things go horribly wrong. Having a substantial time overlap between the houses (and having them only about ten miles apart) changes one's priorities a lot...

Re: Weather witching on your behalf...

[patsmor.livejournal.com]

I'll be thinking about you. It's cold (hah! 45!) but clear here, and I'll hope it's clear or at least just lightly powdering tomorrow....)

[hfcougar.livejournal.com]

I am sorry I wasn't there. I was probably in severe denial to think that I would make it in the first place - when I woke up briefly around 9 (after getting home at 5) and snow had already accumulated, that pretty much clinched it.

As I told your wife, I will try to be available for later packing/moving/organizing, and any cleaning out you need to do at the old place once you're out.

[jducoeur]

Is cool. It would have been fun to have you there, but I know what day-after-the-event can be like...

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

I'm sad we couldn't make it. We suddenly were without car, and are trying to fix that today/tomorrow. :(

Have you already posted an entry with the new address and such?

[jducoeur]

We suddenly were without car

Hmm. I'm kind of afraid to ask, but I hope it works out smoothly. Definitely a good reason...

Have you already posted an entry with the new address and such?

Only implicitly, as part of the moving party invite. Location, phone and directions can be found in our household wiki. Look for the invitations to the housewarming party, sometime soon...