Maison Moving

No one loves moving day. What gets people through it is the great people who pack us up and get our household goods to our new homes. All of the men who packed and delivered were great at the task. I was pleased with the prompt delivery, only waiting four days to receive my furniture and household goods at my new home in Washington State. The movers arrived in the morning and worked until late afternoon before going on to my daughter's house to deliver appliances and furniture to her. The d ay of the delivery was cold, blustery, and punctuated by rain and wind. I had pneumonia, and I'm surprised the men didn't have it, too. The apartment was open to the cold as the piles of boxes and pieces of furniture were carried in from the moving van and placed where I indicated. I was down for the count as I struggled to maintain enough body heat to assist in the operation. I had a stroke on New Year's Day and pneumonia by the time the movers arrived. It was the worst case of pneumonia I have ever had. It had been 25 years since I had last moved, and the fog time obscured my memories of that day. It was a lot of work, and the movers had to pick up the slack, because I was unable to do too much. They were a very nice foursome who couldn't have been more considerate of me. I went downhill as my pneumonia got the best of me. In the afternoon, I gave the guys a a short course on where to place furniture then fell dead to the world into a camp cot and tried unsuccessfully to warm up. It's hard to turn an icicle into a hot cup of coffee. My brain was fried, and my pair of lungs had become icebergs, struggling to get a breath of air into and out of them. I made an appearance and tried to help before collapsing into bed again. I approved of their placement of items. They didn't need me in the way. The four men worked non stop until they finished at almost 4:00 PM, before going on to my daughter's house, only to begin the process all over. My daughter and her husband were as impressed as I was with their hard work. All in all, a successful day for the whole family. Please give them my thanks for their work from both my daughter and me. Both groups--the packers and movers--for their great work and the amount of time they spent doing it. The all had very long days, and I appreciate them all.