Mom's Journey (Saying Goodbye To Elder Homestead)

These guys were passed on to others

Saturday May 18th was a  steamy hot day and of course, that's the day Debbie and I headed over to Elder Homestead to pack up Mom's things. The plan was to get everything out of the apartment with the exception of the furniture, which would be moved to storage the following Friday. 

Debbie was prepared and arrived at my house with multiple laundry baskets in tow, plus bottles of water. We would work at packing things up, and Debbie would remind me that it was time for us to take a break and drink water every so often. It was overwhelming at times, but we pushed through. We also only had our two small cars to use, and we wondered how many trips back to my house we would need to make. Amazingly, we were able to stuff everything into the two cars, and with only one trip back! Once home, we pretty much dumped everything into the dining room to be dealt with later, the thought being that it would drive me crazy, and I'd be extra motivated to get things organized and cleared out of there sooner than later. 

Then we sat down in the kitchen to regroup with cool drinks and a snack. 

The next Friday, Mark rented a U-Haul truck so we could move furniture to the storage unit. Jake and Brianna were able to be there and help us, and we were done in a couple of hours. There were four ice cream sandwiches left in the freezer that needed to be eaten up, and no problem doing that! The only disappointing thing that happened was that it was a very windy day, and the Mother Daughter Floor Lamp took a tumble and broke. 😮 We gave hugs to some of the staff we knew best, and then it was time to go. It was bitter sweet. 

Candy for the EH staff