Thursday, October 18 to Saturday, October 20 – helping my sister move!, part 1

We actually met up with my sister, Dee Curran, on Wednesday afternoon. We traveled from Clearwater to Dee’s office in Wesley Chapel. We had to pull her away from her desk, but she was motivated because she is planning to move and we were here to help!

We started out at her current apartment and spent an hour helping do some packing and putting things in her car and our camper to move to the new place. Don took her electronics apart and we were able to put all of that in the camper.

We left everything, including Don and the camper at her new apartment in Port Richey, and Dee and I went to choir practice! Dee plays in the bell choir, so I got to listen to them practice. Then they have choir rehearsal, so I got to sing and Dee played the flute. It was so much fun – I really do miss it when I don’t get in a lot of singing.

Thursday was the big moving day and Dee had it very well organized. We stayed at her new apartment and were able to park and stay in our camper. We went out for a quick breakfast and then stayed in the apartment to let people in and out. The movers brought her furniture about 11 a.m. Dee had stayed in her old place to get them organized and brought another load in her car. Then the cable guy came and spent a couple hours getting all that stuff organized. Then the washer guy came to deliver and install her new washer and dryer. Just when we thought we could go out to run errands, Dee’s daughter, Colleen Curran, called and asked for directions from her home in Wellborn FL. So, we waited while Dee talked her in to the new location. She was coming to help with the move and to do some work in Dee’s office.

Colleen eventually arrived with her big Labrador mix dog, Ghost, and we had a great time organizing animals before we could go out to eat and do errands. We finished the day by going back to the old apartment, finishing the packing and a little cleaning. Needless to say, bed looked pretty good that night!

Friday, Don and I stayed around to do little jobs for Dee; Dee and Colleen went to her office to do big jobs for her company; and cat and two dogs stayed in their respective spaces. We all met up for dinner with the Dombroskis at 6 at The Gathering Place in Lutz FL. We had a nice visit with my niece, Christy, her husband, Chad, and their three boys – Jake, Logan, and Joshua. After dinner we went back to the Dombroski’s lovely two story, 4 bedroom house in a gated community in Lutz. The development is very woodsy, with many lakes and streams. Mickey had a great time with the boys and we adults enjoyed playing Apples to Apples. Oh, I should mention that we were also celebrating Don and Dee’s birthdays!