Friday July 19th head to Rebecca’s she’s pregnant and moving from her apartment on the hill to the old Liberty Park apartment. I got there and we ran errands (stopping at Taco Time for crisp burritos). I drove the jeep so we could put the bed frame in it and I could take it home. As we were running errands I noticed it was running kinda rough but the air conditioning is powerful and blissful and it was 103 degrees F out there. Ended up at a baby store where they had the cutest clothes, the bank, another bank to change peso’s to dollars, Office something for boxes, Walgreens for snacks, and who remembers where else. In any case we’re waiting for our turn to turn left when I start noticing the heat gauge on the Jeep going up. and up. and danger, danger. We turned off the air conditioning and turned on the heat which brought the heat gauge back down. We then drove around a couple of blocks and ended up at the Big O Tires across from her current (soon to be moved out of) apartment. YAY for mechanics who will work on weekends. Hannah + her friend and CRH (Christie Red Hair) met us there and loaded all of our stuff into Hannah’s car and drove it over to the apartment. Rebecca and I then left the jeep in good hands and walked on over ourselves. Packing and packing and dinner of leftover caesars salad that Rebecca had purchased earlier in the week. Lots and lots of cookies. Eventually I went to sleep on my airbed.
Saturday July 20th, moving day is at hand. Rebecca hired a couple of movers plus their van, her friend Maria and Maria’s husband and brother, and we had CRH & Hannah too. I got to crack the whip and get things organized because Rebecca was overwhelmed. Poor pregnant woman who is used to being active and in charge had to just sit there. We managed to get it all loaded. Thank heavens for Maria’s troop! Maria then stayed to clean. CRH went with the troop to load up the storage unit. Hannah led the movers to the new place. Rebecca and I sauntered over to the auto repair shop where I shelled out the big bucks for a new radiator fan and mounts, new thermostat, new water pump, new hoses, and YAY a new back door latch. Then we drove back to Taco Time for food for the many, a service station for soda for the many and then on to the Liberty Park place to supervise the unloading.
Rebecca was of course worn out by the time everything was in the house. She was able to keep a positive attitude throughout which was most impressive, considering the stress. In any case CRH and I met Hannah and a couple of her male friends back at the old apartment where they loaded my jeep up with my bed frame, Rebecca’s marvelous big red carpet (which is coming to my house for awhile, another hollywood frame that Shanna wanted, and a box spring (also for Shanna). Thereby getting rid of stuff R doesn’t need and solving my bed dilemma. CRH lost her keys (including the one to her bike lock) so I drove her home, stopping for party supplies. She was kind enough to snag me a bag of twizzler’s and a big bottle of water. And I headed for home. YAY! Jessica and family had come back to town after her visit to mom in TX, and her car breaking down along the way. But she and I agreed that I could come back later in August to visit. I got home and Shanna and I unloaded the box springs from the top of the car. EEK, I should have covered it with a tarp. Along the front edge were a bunch of black flecks, the desiccated remains of a swarm of gnats. Thank heavens they were easy to brush off.
