Moving Forward - Cleaning out Larry's Home

Monday (15th): Martin Luther King Holiday. Ford did not go to his Parkinson exercises. AA, Terri and I walked the Ravines' Azalea Trail (see separate post). I made Orange Chicken with rice for dinner.

Tuesday (16th): With Donna cleaning, we went to Larry's home, we needed the past few days off as I am afraid we may get sick, the dust, cat fur and smoke bothers my nostrils and throat. We wore a dust mask for most of our time, Ford tried to get the TV working. We are still just opening boxes and closets in order to get all out in the open in case the kids want any of it. The garage door broke, called a repair place that we used at our home, got an appointment for tomorrow.

River House: Terri made ham dip, which was a hit! Very good stuff, they had had a type of ham salad but not like this. We came home and had a greens/watermelon/feta salad with leftovers.

The new series of Finding Your Roots is on, of course, I fell asleep through most of it. With a freeze expected, we covered plants, the two citrus trees (picked the one ponderosa lemon) and Ford's cherry tomato plant.
Wednesday: Continue with morning routine, AA's breakfast, Ginger goes out most times with Terri, then coffee and off to work. Ford went to his Dr. Al-Saghir appointment, all good there. Terri and I went to Larry's and met the garage door repair guy. He fixed the door very quickly, so we are happy! Dinner was another greens and watermelon/feta salad and leftover red beans and rice (Terri and AA had the leftover orange chicken). We finished the puzzle that Mom gave AA - Appalachian trail.

Thursday (18th): After dropping off the Honda at Suburban, we went to Larry's to continue unpacking/sorting. We made good progress, should beat our record of 14 trash bags with week with more! We had Burger King for lunch, then MoJo's for dinner. Weather was rainy and cool, mid-50's.

Friday: Took Ford to his back pain doctor (Dr. Gill). We are not sleeping well, so took it easy today. AA got her new sunglasses (non-prescription to wear with her contacts):

Went to the Colors of Wild Zoo Lights. Separate post.

Saturday (20th): Terri and I went early to Larry’s home. Leaa and Jesse arrived with two vehicles. Jesse loaded up four or five large boxes of albums and 45 records. Leaa was a big help by boxing up the dark green glass and the light green block optic that she was taking home.

The dust was almost unbearable today while Terri and I went through boxes, closets, glassware, and books. Jesse also went through the garage and took many things. I am so thankful they found many items to take home. They filled the truck and the back of Leaa‘s car.

They plan to come back tomorrow on Sunday and go through clothes and other things with Liv and Tristan. Nicole, Jordan Avery and Mila are coming also to look through the belongings in the house.

At 1:30 Leaa and Jesse left to get Publix subs and get Dylan, her friend and the friends mom to take to our home to change and put on make up before their final dance. They loved Ginger once Alyzabeth left, let her out of the bedroom. They stayed at the house until almost 4 PM and then brought a Publix sub to Larry‘s house for Terri and I to eat. We raced over to watch Dylan dance a solo to a Dolly Parton song, she looked lovely and dance her best. During the show, waiting for Dylan, I rubbed Ford’s shoulder, reaching over AA. I briefly rubbed AA’s arm, sitting next to her. I teared up when I saw her reach for her Dad’s hand.

Once we got home, we baked Ford’s spaghetti pie for dinner. We were all tired and dragging, so Terri spoke to mom as usual in the evening and we all finally headed to bed around 9 o’clock. 

Mila had a horse showing at GCS Fair grounds:

Tomorrow will be another day at Larry‘s house with the family members arriving to look through anything they would like to have.

Sunday: Back at Larry's home, Leaa arrived and then Nicole, Jordan, Mila, Avery and a friend. Another very cold frigid morning. We continued to pack and clean the house. I worked on opening the unopened cards that Charlotte received from her grandmother and found more five dollar bills and money orders in them for a total of $321 total in letters and cards that were unopened from 1988 to 1993. 

Leaa arrived at about 9 o’clock and we chatted. Nicole, Jordan, Mila and Avery and Friend arrived at 10:15 and they asked what they could do to help. They offered to take all the laundry baskets full of things for Goodwill and pack them in Jordan‘s truck bed. It was such a great help to have them haul all that stuff out of the house. The girls, three girls went about the home discovering different things, Mila's friend took a bandanna, Mila took a letter opener and they had fun just playing outside and looking at all the different belongings and treasurers. Jordan also took the living room air conditioner out of the window and packed it up in the box for us, was glad to be able to get that window closed and locked. Jordan also worked on the lock on the trailer that has Charlotte‘s mother’s belongings in it and was able to get the door open for us to see the contents.  Contents were buried with two toilets, roof shingles many boxes, a couple pieces of furniture, some windows and other things. We did not crawl through the entire trailer. It is leaking and has a bucket in the center to catch water when it rains. Ford and Alyzabeth came over for a short visit to see family and then left (Ford's back/hip always bothers him) and went home. 

Larry's albums and his wood album stand at Leaa/Jesse's home:

Once Leaa left to go get Dylan for lunch and the Wilhelmy's left, Terri and I cleaned off the pool table, the beds and the couch is getting ready for the Junk 904 guy, coming Monday morning. 

Terri and I went home and we had a late lunch, bought sandwiches from Publix that morning but had not had time to eat them. Got a quick Wendy’s burger for Alyzabeth and Ford ate leftover wings. We watched the NFL football game and saw Tampa Bay lose. The second game today is Kansas City Chiefs against Buffalo Bills. I am going to watch Miss Scarlet and the Duke and All Creatures Great and Small new episodes on Sunday night. We had leftover spaghetti pie for dinner and are relaxing.