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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / October 2005OTP: We're Getting There
Well, our garage is full of boxes and our home is really beginning to take shape. All our household goods were delivered about a week ago. This week we've been putting furniture together and unpacking a box now and then. Today I will be unpacking as many of the kitchen boxes as we can find. :-D Monday we go to get our new driver's licenses and car registrations. We're having trouble deciding on what we want on the plates, but will probably end up just putting our ham radio call signs. Tuesday my sister-in-law will be coming over to spend the night and then attend a meeting in Columbus on Wednesday. This gives her a good stopping off point so she doesn't have to get up quite so early to get there. We'll be babysitting her little dog for her. Wednesday night she'll pick him up and go back home. It is SOOOO cool being this close to family. I wish our two kids would move up here, but that probably won't happen. Still no callings in the Church yet, but we both know that that will be short lived. A lay church uses the members to get the work done...so we'll have jobs there soon, I'm sure. We absolutely love our new ward (congregation). When our household goods were delivered we had four men from the Church (two we hadn't even met yet) come over and help unload the truck. There would have been more, but the day was also a regular women's meeting night so many of the men were watching over their offspring while their wives went to the meeting. The only part of Ohio that I doubt we'll be able to really get into is the mania of Ohio State University. It's in Columbus and you'd think it was the only university in existence. This state is crazy for their buckeyes! We just can't get as excited yet as we do when we watch the University of Maryland play. Also, I miss getting the Washington Redskins games. I've been a Redskins fan since long before we moved to the DC area. I will probably always be a Redskins fan. Well, that's enough for this installation. As the billboards say, "Watch this space." DeeTee unpacking! ugh. pace yourself. i wanted my left foot amputated after a few days of it. all better now, tho. or at least back to normal for me. it IS so cool to be close to family. i've been here a month, and yesterday i bumped into my stepdaughter at the grocery store! we just stood there laughing and hugging and loving it even though we'd seen each other only the day before. it just felt so good. i'm confused tho. are you in a house or a double wide? i thought you were going to buy the latter? diane <gentle snip> > it IS so cool to be close to family. i've been here a month, and > yesterday i bumped into my stepdaughter at the grocery store! we just > stood there laughing and hugging and loving it even though we'd seen > each other only the day before. it just felt so good. <gentle snip> > diane i'm loving these stories of joy found after making huge moves! that's just way cool the way that happened, diane. kate It just didn't feel right. Check out my blog and you'll get the back story: www.livejournal.com/users/deetee53  Signature________________________________ DeeTee and Bob Taggart http://www.marykay.com/dtaggart3 ________________________________ > > unpacking! ugh. pace yourself. i wanted my left foot amputated after a [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > diane i love your blog, dee tee. now i see how you ended up where you did, and it sounds WONDERFUL! diane >i love your blog, dee tee. now i see how you ended up where you did, > and it sounds WONDERFUL! > > diane It is Diane. When we had to make the quick trip to Utah last month we stopped and saw DeeTee. She looked great then, when she was still in a motel. Her mood was good - very upbeat. On the way back we reached Pataskala about 11:00 p.m., so we didn't call. But we did get gas in the town (everywhere was cheaper than Maryland!) and drive around a bit. It looks like a nice place to retire. Walt walt, what is the latest on you guys possibly moving? diane > walt, what is the latest on you guys possibly moving? > > diane We're still planning on next spring. We have several developments in York County under consideration. It will probably be January before a decision is made. Walt walt, start packing now! i waited way too long. diane I must have missed something. Where are you going? Duckie >>walt, what is the latest on you guys possibly moving? >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Walt Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) We're just moving over the border into Southern Pennsylvania. Housing is a lot less expensive. Walt >I must have missed something. Where are you going? > Duckie [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> >> Walt no doubt you will be glad when the unpacking is done, then you can kick back a little and breathe.<smile> sounds like you landed in heaven, though. hey, i can't knock the buckeyes---i once won $200, from butch, betting on a buckeye game against michigan. (you didn't read that, donnag)LOL you sound happy, deetee, and that makes me happy. kate > Well, our garage is full of boxes and our home is really beginning to take > shape. All our household goods were delivered about a week ago. This week [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > DeeTee (Grin( I have a couple boxes that still are not unpacked, heck I haven't even touched them and its been , ahem, awhile since i moved in heh heh heh skip > Well, our garage is full of boxes and our home is really beginning to take > shape. All our household goods were delivered about a week ago. This week [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > DeeTee I have a bunch stacked on my back patio that have been there five years. I know some things I want are out there but I have no idea which box and I can't lift them down! Gwen > (Grin( I have a couple boxes that still are not unpacked, heck I haven't > even touched them and its been , ahem, awhile since i moved in [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >> >> DeeTee lol I just had a nightmare. We have finally decided that we would rent when we first get to California but the nightmare that woke me up was that we would have to move and unpack and move and unpack again when we found a house to buy. Now tell me that doesn't sound like a nightmare. Duckie > Well, our garage is full of boxes and our home is really beginning to take > shape. All our household goods were delivered about a week ago. This week [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > DeeTee Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) duckie, it gave me chills just reading about packing and unpacking. but i assume you'll have a bunch of your stuff in storage while you rent and it won't be so bad? diane Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder who did most of the packing and decluttering in the first place. Poor thing. Helene was here into our third month when he made some remark about how slowly it was going. I said with my teeth clenched "it might go faster if you had done something more than clean off the top of your desk." Got a blank stare and then recognition dawned. Seems he has forgotten that. I have been living with most of my sewing stuff in storage and having to go out and buy new when I need it. And Xmas and Halloween decorations are in storage as well. He did ask about Halloween the other day. Maybe that light bulb is dawning there as well. I am tired of living in a fish bowl without my stuff. I really have no desire to do it for 6 months to a year after we move too. What am I going to do.... Duckie feeling a bit desperate. > duckie, it gave me chills just reading about packing and unpacking. but > i assume you'll have a bunch of your stuff in storage while you rent > and it won't be so bad? > > diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder who did most of the > packing and decluttering in the first place. Poor thing. Helene was here [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > What am I going to do.... > Duckie feeling a bit desperate. Think of it as an adventure. (Tongue firmly in cheek) When my folks retired, they got rid of all the big stuff and stored the small things like pictures and kitchen gadgets and a few heirlooms. Then they hit the road in their RV. (They had been coast to coast in it a few times so knew sort of what they were doing) For almost a year. Then they stayed in the RV in North Carolina while they had a new house built. Took a few more months to winter in Florida and finally moved into their new home after 15 months on the road. They had all their mail sent to me and I paid bills and took care of taxes and such. They had a ball. So did the rest of us as we took our vacations to meet with them where ever they happened to be at the time. They had been in all fifty states and all of the provinces by the time they were done. Before I make that all sound easy, a few things got overlooked in the process. Such as a bank account with the proceeds from the deposit that a potential buyer forfeited on the sale of their house. Nearly $8,000 and it completely slipped their minds. Jo Ah Jo -- we've been in this adventure since April and I had been cleaning since Xmas so it already has nearly been a year. This is never going to end. lol Duckie >>Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder who did most of the >>packing and decluttering in the first place. Poor thing. Helene was here [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > Jo Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) After just a month I'm ready to pull my hair out...6 months and I might have to kill myself. melissa (who closes next week) >Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder >who did most of the packing and decluttering in the [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> >> diane I've been thinking of you. We have to drive across country with two cats who have proved during the two hour weekly open houses that the car is not their friend and they scream for the two hours solid. I tried Paku on half a tranquilizer which we gave him 45 minutes before an open house and he threw up for thirty minutes with me chasing him wiping up vomit on the freshly cleaned house. I am NOT having fun and I want my stuff. This too shall pass but I am not looking forward to it. Duckie > After just a month I'm ready to pull my hair out...6 months and I might > have to kill myself. [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >>> >>>diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Yikes, that makes my situation look like a cakewalk. My cat has been having a difficult time of things and I added insult to injury and gave her a much needed bath because she was smelly. I don't know how I would have managed with two cats. I think the first thing I'm going to do when we get into the house is give Lucky another bath...how can one little kitty smell so much...lol!! Here's hoping you get some really serious offers soon. melissa >I've been thinking of you. We have to drive across >country with two cats who have proved during the two [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] >>>> >>>>diane > I've been thinking of you. We have to drive across country with two cats > who have proved during the two hour weekly open houses that the car is not [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > This too shall pass but I am not looking forward to it. > Duckie maybe a dumb idea, but worth asking. any chance you might be able to put your cats on a plane and have somebody on that end pick them up for you, until you get there? kate Off to the pet store you go. There is a product called Comfort Zone, DAP. It now comes in a spray bottle formula which works great for car rides. There is also a plug in refill type unit for the home. There is a cat form and a dog form. Works via pheremones (sp?). It has worked wonders for us with several of our dogs in various situations. Give it a try. hahaha, just remember to get the CAT formula not the dog one or that car drive might be real interesting. Okay, I Have written that down and will pick some up tonight. I have tried rescue remedy and it has helped but when they see the little bottles come out of the cupboards, they split and run in different directions from their evil 'mommy'. rofl Duckie > Off to the pet store you go. There is a product called Comfort Zone, > DAP. It now comes in a spray bottle formula which works great for car [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Give it a try. hahaha, just remember to get the CAT formula not the > dog one or that car drive might be real interesting. Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) They didn't have any spray at the location we went to. Correction - they didn't have cat spray. They had one box of dog. I'll try a different place tomorrow. I want it before Sunday's open house trip out. Duckie > Okay, I Have written that down and will pick some up tonight. I have > tried rescue remedy and it has helped but when they see the little [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> Give it a try. hahaha, just remember to get the CAT formula not the >> dog one or that car drive might be real interesting. Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder who did most of the > packing and decluttering in the first place. Poor thing. Helene was here [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > What am I going to do.... > Duckie feeling a bit desperate. ((((((((((((((((duckie))))))))))))))))))) you sound like i was, 30 years ago, about selling my dinky house in tahoe. i know it's hard. try to take it one step at a time, sweetie. stay with, and focus on, the present moment, only one day at a time. and for goodness sake, go out and get yourself pampered a bit, hon. you deserve that. kate >> duckie, it gave me chills just reading about packing and unpacking. but >> i assume you'll have a bunch of your stuff in storage while you rent >> and it won't be so bad? >> >> diane Bob waited until the very last moment to pack once he realized I really meant it when I said he'd have to pack his own clothes. He came up here with 2 shirts and a few t-shirts. That was it. Everything else was stuffed into a box which, of course, went into the storeroom and was just delivered. When I asked him how he thought he could live all this time with just two shirts, he replied, "Well I thought I could wear one while you washed the other." We still haven't uncovered the box with our dishes and silverware yet. I bought a small 4 person set of dishes, but don't want to buy more silverware. Have you ever tried to cut meat with a plastic knife? DeeTee (thinking of Duckie and her cats and the boxes) > Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder who did most of the > packing and decluttering in the first place. Poor thing. Helene was here [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >> >> diane > Bob waited until the very last moment to pack once he realized I really > meant it when I said he'd have to pack his own clothes. He came up here [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > DeeTee (thinking of Duckie and her cats and the boxes) LOL! i swear, sometimes i think men never mentally get out of bachelor mode when it comes to their needs---if it isn't buy more as their clothing gets soiled and piled up someplace, it is "honey, can you wash for me everyday?" afterall, it's ONLY one shirt, t-shirt, pair of socks, pair of pants, pair of briefs. ô¿ô personally, i'd rather tear meat with my fingers or teeth then to keep seasoning my meal with plastic knife bits. kate >> Not according to the nut I live with. Of course wonder who did most of >> the packing and decluttering in the first place. Poor thing. Helene was [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >>> >>> diane > We still haven't uncovered the box with our dishes and silverware yet. I > bought a small 4 person set of dishes, but don't want to buy more > silverware. Have you ever tried to cut meat with a plastic knife? We are still looking for the bottle opener after a month. The best quality plastic "silverware" has knives that will cut steak pretty well. Jo > Bob waited until the very last moment to pack once he realized I really > meant it when I said he'd have to pack his own clothes. He came up here [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > shirts, he replied, "Well I thought I could wear one while you washed the > other." I'm surprised that he didn't just go out and buy more. Isn't that what men generally do when there are no clean clothes? :-) > We still haven't uncovered the box with our dishes and silverware yet. I > bought a small 4 person set of dishes, but don't want to buy more > silverware. Have you ever tried to cut meat with a plastic knife? If you can't find the silverware, go to a dollar store and get two knives, two forks, and two spoons. It will cost you $3 as they are generally 2/$1.00. Then teach hubby how to wash silverware :) Carole We found the silverware today!! ROFL!! It is such a small victory, but hey, whatever floats your boat. I just know we're getting closer to finding the dishes box. I even brought in a small bookcase for my paperbacks. And, now that we're starting to hang some pictures here and there, the echo isn't so pronounced. Once we get everything where it's supposed to be (or where we've stuffed it), I will be taking pictures. I'll post them on the new Taggart web site at http://www.geocities.com/deetee48/ for all to see. Hugs, DeeTee > Bob waited until the very last moment to pack once he realized I really > meant it when I said he'd have to pack his own clothes. He came up here [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>> >>> diane Well, it's 1:45 AM and here I am. I was really exhausted at 9:00 PM so went on to bed. Woke up about 12:30 AM and can't get back to sleep so thought I would work on the computer for awhile until I get sleepy again. Yesterday we got our new church callings. My dear husband (DH) is the Gospel Doctrine teacher (Sunday School for the adults) and I got two jobs: Employment Specialist and Bulletin Coordinator. I have done both jobs before in the Carrollton Ward back in Maryland so it won't be an onerous task. Our choir sang yesterday and it was beautiful, as performances always are. Bob and I have had no problem fitting into the ward here - we've been accepted without a ripple. We love it! Our house is really beginning to take shape as we put pictures on the walls and other belongings in the cabinets and closets. My DH found the silverware!! That was super. Now if he can just find the box marked dishes. LOL And I am amazed at the number of boxes marked books. I thought we gave away an entire library's worth and here we brought at least that many with us. We are truly enjoying being in Ohio. We've seen my sister-in-law more in the last three weeks than we have in the last three years. It's awesome! Next week we HAVE to get our drivers' licenses. We keep putting it off. Then I have to get a passport so we can go to Jamaica for our honeymoon this year for our 31st anniversary. We never did get one before so we decided it was time. LOL Well, that's enough for now. DeeTee Can't wait to see them. When my husband was in the Army and we were moving all the time - I got quite used to eating out of the boxes!!! Actually, I am of the "let it float until everything is unpacked and it will drift to the most logical place." Of course, there is that old word logic again, and what's logical to me may not be to you. My hubby just let me worry about it. Oh well, LOL Loujean >We found the silverware today!! ROFL!! It is such a small victory, but hey, >whatever floats your boat. I just know we're getting closer to finding the [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] >>>> >>>> diane When we got married we must have gotten 12 sets of glasses. Then we moved to our new apartment and waited for the movers to deliver the bed, wedding presents and all those glasses from Nashville. I cooked with the few things that were delivered to Boston - one frying pan and one silver serving spoon which went with my silver set. We ate with two silver forks and cut things with the only sharp knife we had which was a paring knife. The best part was the two styrofoam cups which we used for over a month. I washed them in the dishwasher but they were nasty looking. If we hadn't been so poor we might have bought something besides food but we couldn't afford it. Two t-shirts lol John packs almost more stuff than I do when we travel so that would never be a problem. Duckie > Bob waited until the very last moment to pack once he realized I really > meant it when I said he'd have to pack his own clothes. He came up here [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > DeeTee (thinking of Duckie and her cats and the boxes) > The best part was the two styrofoam cups which we used > for over a month. I washed them in the dishwasher but > they were nasty looking. If we hadn't been so poor we > might have bought something besides food but we > couldn't afford it. couldn't even buy a pack of styrofoam cups? Well, I guess they cost more back then. > Two t-shirts lol John packs almost more stuff than I > do when we travel so that would never be a problem. > Duckie Mike still tends to pack only 3 or 4 underwear regardless of a trip's length. I've taken to reminding him during packing that he isn't carrying his luggage on his motorcycle and we don't have to lug our stuff to the airport on the T any longer, so take enough underwear for the WHOLE trip! (Or a week's worth at least!) I think he's getting better about it. At home he's quick to tell me when he's getting low and I need to do laundry. What is it with men thinking clean underwear isn't worth the trouble when traveling? SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare It was the principle of the thing with a zillion glasses on the way. Didn't expect it to take so long but we were only a partial load and they were 'busy'!! Duckie >>The best part was the two styrofoam cups which we used >>for over a month. I washed them in the dishwasher but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > couldn't even buy a pack of styrofoam cups? Well, I guess they cost more > back then. Many a time - makes one want to carry a standard knife in the purse. Of course, that only works if you are not taking public transportation! Loujean >Bob waited until the very last moment to pack once he realized I really >meant it when I said he'd have to pack his own clothes. He came up here [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>> >>> diane glad you are getting there. miss you by the way. hope things go well all the way around. SignatureLove and hugs to all Good thoughts coming your way too. Squirrely Jo > Well, our garage is full of boxes and our home is really beginning to take > shape. All our household goods were delivered about a week ago. This week [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > > DeeTee >>I tried Paku on half a tranquilizer which we gave him 45 minutes before an open house and he threw up for thirty minutes with me chasing him wiping up vomit on the freshly cleaned house. << i'm sorry, i know this isn't funny, but i laughed out loud. i so get it. what about some bonine in the car? it's for motion sickness, but it mellows my dogs out so they don't whimper the whole time. of course, traveling across country is a lot of bonine. . . hugs, diane We are going to visit friends in Maine soon for the weekend. It is a three hour drive. They have graciously agreed to allow Paku and Kiki to come. It will be our experiment in car travel. If three hours don't go well, then 5+ days will be awful. I just might have to fly with them but I have never been a fan of that. The mighty experiment is yet to come. duckie > >>I tried > Paku on half a tranquilizer which we gave him 45 [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > diane Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) Hey, let us know how the spray stuff worked, if you were able to find any and how the trip went. I've always avoided taking a pet with me - I guess...........well, I really don't know why. Loujean >We are going to visit friends in Maine soon for the >weekend. It is a three hour drive. They have graciously [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >> >> diane I never traveled with a dog or cat, but did with a parakeet once! We put a carton of cigarettes (could have use a board that size, too) across the middle of the back seat and belted him in. He traveled fine - had a great time. When we got to the motel room we would let him out for a while. He was good at getting back in his cage. Loujean > >>I tried >Paku on half a tranquilizer which we gave him 45 [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >diane |
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