Our return to Colorado has been loaded with medical appointments, visits with friends and family and a lot of sorting through drawers, closets, storage bins and trying to down-size our belongings from a 2500 square foot house into a basement storage room of about 300 square feet. The medical appointments are going well, but we have a few more for Karen here and then at least 2 for me at the Cheyenne, Wyoming Medical Center next week. One of those will involve a lot of drinking of not so pleasant stuff for a whole day, no food and a chance to see my innards on a computer screen. Boy, am I ever looking forward to that.
The work at the house has been trying in a number of ways. As anyone who has moved, downsized from a large home to a smaller one, or packed up the belongings of a family member or friend who has passed on, it is tough to decided what to keep, what to take to the shredder, what to put in the garbage and what to try to sell or give away to individuals or charities. We have accumulated so much stuff over our life together and from before that, and it is daunting to face the challenge and answer the recurring question, "what were we thinking?" But, the work is progressing and we should have the rooms needed for Cherie and Courtney to move in this weekend all ready before we leave for Cheyenne on Monday. The rest will have to wait.
It's amazing how many travel brochures we collected in our wanderings, the tremendous number of books, CD's, audio tapes, video tapes, clothes, church bulletins, Bible study notes, receipts and tax records, medical records, insurance claims, vinyl records, knick-knacks, athletic equipment, tools, less-then-full paint cans and so, so, so much more we have sifted through. And the memories flood us as much as the rainy May weather we are enduring. And we've only been here for eight days.
About the Miller Moths, that may be the next blog. For now, it's time to get some rest for the medical and memories tomorrow holds for us. Thanks for reading and your prayers for our journey.
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James & I, as well as your fellow cast members, miss you here in Arkansas!
ReplyDeleteReading about packing up your household things, deciding what to keep &/or where it may go lights a fire in our hearts to begin that process now instead of waiting!
Looking forward to your return! In His grace always, the Deans