All the furniture to be moved is now at M-‘s present address, ready for pickup Monday morning.<\/p>\n
A few more boxes will be packed today.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SO glad we’re moving a twin bed and not a double!\u00a0\u00a0 I was able to get mattress and then box springs into the hall myself, while the guys moved the red chair from the old big van into M-‘s present address.\u00a0\u00a0 The bedframe had to go out through the window (very wide windows in front of this house) and no panes were broken.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It was a tricky maneuver, as the side rails of this bed do not come off with the tools we have, so the whole bed–with its headboard and footboard–had to be moved in one piece.\u00a0\u00a0 R- thought out how to do it and he was right.<\/p>\n
M- is\u00a0 still excited and at the same time apprehensive…perfectly normal feelings for someone in his situation.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Although I have done some of the work, and R- has helped muscle the big stuff here and there (the two of them are a formidable pair on that front!)\u00a0 M- has done the most,\u00a0 much of it independently.<\/p>\n
Though if you’re going to have your inexperienced young person help with packing up–be sure they understand that painters’ tape will not hold a box together. \u00a0 It can be interesting (!) when the bottom of the box comes apart.<\/p>\n
Of course we’re thinking of hundreds of things we haven’t thought of before that he needs to know.\u00a0 Don’t—but always do–but never do–but sometimes do, if it seems reasonable…\u00a0\u00a0 Too late now.\u00a0 We need to let go and let him find out for himself.\u00a0 Ultimately, when we’re long gone, he’s either got the ability to figure things out…or not.\u00a0 And if not, better to find it out now, than later.<\/p>\n
Best get back to it.\u00a0 I still need to get the Elfa closet organizer out, the baskets nested, and the frame in the car.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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