Bottles off the Wall
Today we started packing whiskey decanters. It was late in the day and we only got through thirty some of the four hundred or so in the bottle room, but we’ve got a system worked out. The girls fetch them from the room one or two at a time. We put them on the table with a number and photograph them. Melissa lists the bottle number, description and box number while her daughter Allyson wraps the bottle in bubble wrap. Then Allyson or Phil puts it in to the box, and we move on to the next bottle.
Sometimes it all goes that smoothly. None have been dropped or broken yet. Melissa’s and my eyes were crossing by the end of it today, but we’ll plan breaks tomorrow.
Aside from that the dumpster is filling up. We’re pricing yard sale things before they go out of the house. Things for the church have been delivered, although there may be another load. It would be easier in that respect if the church would pick up. One of the mainstream thrift stores that picks up may get things because they pick up. We still have a load of things to take to the quilting group. Rooms are all much emptier than they were when we got here.
Logan and Amber are just coming in from a 1/2 hour of swimming before bed time. Amber is staying for a sleep over amid thunder storms and a ton of giggling. The girls didn’t have any pool time today because of the storms, but the thunder backed off enough after we ate to make it safe.
It’s really something packing up someone’s lifetime. I’m glad there’s so much family here working together. John made spagetti that his great niece Amber loved while Logan picked at. We found out John’s nephew Robby likes Ethiopian food and Phil tried it. It’s not a good reason to be getting together, but it’s good to be together.
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