Blogging from Panera

I'm blogging at Panera for the second day in a row since all the tables except the tiny one in the kitchen have been disassembled--the desks as well.  I assure you it is no hardship...

We are less than a week away from our move! Yesterday I got more of the kitchen packed, and plan to finish it off today. All the glassware except a few dishes we will use the rest of the week are now in boxes, and all the upper cabinets are completely empty. The cabinet under the sink is the biggest "problem child" remaining with all those cleaners and such. It would be really bad if they spilled in transit...

I spoke with the mortgage representative yesterday and she said everything is moving along apace.  It may be that we can close on the new house a little earlier than 2:00 PM, but we'll just have to wait and see.  I also took care of all the utilities yesterday except the City for the new house. I will have to take the application in for that, and hope to do that today or tomorrow.  I find it somewhat aggravating that all the other services are with the same companies we currently have, and they are still charging us hook-up fees--between the internet, electric and gas it will be $77.00 just to transfer service.  At least they will be added to the first bill instead of having to be paid up front.

I tried to change my address with the library last night, but I must present a piece of mail or other proof of my new address.  I'll just wait until they require me to update, which they do annually. So much for trying to be efficient. There are just a few other businesses I will need to change with, including the bank, but I think I'll wait until the move actually occurs for the rest.  We get so little actual mail since we do everything on line anymore that it doesn't seem very urgent, and the mail we do get is the kind that goes straight to the trash...

Ornery has had to dust off some of his web development skills this week.  Impact has asked for volunteers for a big project they are working on, and he answered the call.  Unfortunately, I packed all his dot-net books... His evenings have been full of much more intellectual pursuits than mine have. :)

The weather has been so pretty these past few days.  It is cooler than we usually expect this time of year, but I have really enjoyed the vivid blue skies with the white puffy clouds and soft breezes.  I just hope it stays this nice until after we get moved. At least we are not moving over Memorial Day; historically that is one of the worst weather days of the year.  I can't remember how many years we have experienced torrential downpours and major flooding over that weekend, but it is enough to remark upon.

I think it is interesting that when we listed our house I wrote that we hoped to be moved in before the end of June, and as we worked feverishly to sell the place I moved the desired date up to Memorial Day weekend (for fear we would kill ourselves trying to get everything painted!)  I am very pleased that it has turned out even better than I had hoped!  It will be exactly 11 weeks from the date we listed until we close. Amazing.