10 days to departure! I’m ready to leave now, but I’m really
not ready at all. The house is a disaster, there is still so much to do, so
much to take care of and so much to think and make sure. I have to admit, this
is the second most difficult move in my life. The first was coming to the US in
1986 and now going back. I think I moved a total of 30 times, but this is much
harder. Moving from one city or one street to another is easy. You put all your
stuff in boxes at one location and unpack in the new location – DONE. This is
different. We are not taking anything but clothes and important documents. What
to do with the rest of all this stuff??? Constant walks down memory lane delay
the process and the final decision. Dump, storage, or suitcase? Or maybe one of
the kids want it – not very likely.
I found vacuum sealed bags are a fantastic space saver. I
used to use “Space bags” but after a short time they started sucking in air.
K-Mart sells “Smart bags” and those seals seem to be much better. It’s not easy
to fill an average suitcase to 45 pounds without vacuum bags.
This afternoon we will retrieve the last parts of our
medical records and work on some legal documents regarding the house and power
of attorney for the kids to be able to take care of things on our behalf. Passports,
tickets and rental car are all set and ready to go. I even found my old German driver’s
license! It is still valid – not that anybody would recognize me, but I can
still use it.
Toms van is just about cleared out while mine is still full
with STUFF. That word is starting to irritate me severely….
Good thing, we had a few alcohol remnants kicking around.
Tom had a shot of Goldschlager and I had a shot of V.S.O.P. Brandy. No more
leftovers in the booze cupboard! LOL
