I did not take any pictures while working hard on moving Ben and Martha's furniture and clothes on this unbelievably hot weekend - Saturday's high was 99 degrees and Sunday's high was 103 degrees, ungodly weather for Portland. Saturday morning was spent packing things into boxes and garment bags. Sunday morning was spent loading up both cars and the bike trailer. Ben rode his bike with trailer from Sunnyside to the new home, Martha and Patty went in the Subaru and I drove the Volvo. We simply cannot believe how much they have accumulated.
Sunday evening, we all went to the Airbnb rental Ann and Terry had - they have air conditioning and a decent sized living room, so a pleasant evening was had.
Monday was the big day. The movers arrived around 8:45, then Ben and Martha headed off for their vacation - leaving Patty and me to supervise the move. The movers were quick, getting everything out of the house by 11:45. Ann and Terry showed up with their luggage then because they had to be out of their Airbnb rental by noon. They left their luggage and went out exploring for the day, while Patty and I went to the new house and supervised the unloading of the truck. We could not follow Ben's carefully laid out plans for three reasons. First, landlords Sharon and Jeremy still have a lot of their stuff in the house. Second, Ben and Martha have too much large stuff (it was nice in the huge Sunnyside house, but not in a more normal size house). And third, the queen size box spring would not fit down the stairs so it could not go in the desired bedroom.
This means that a lot of Ben and Martha's stuff has been left out on the back deck - we tried to select things that would survive the weather until Ben and Martha return Saturday, after Sharon and Jeremy and family have left. And we had to swap the basement bedroom with the first floor bedroom, as that was the only place to put the queen size bed.
Patty and I got back to Sunnyside around 5:00, gathered up some of our stuff and went to our Airbnb rental. After resting there for a few minutes, we then returned to Sunnyside to meet Ann and Terry. We then took them to the airport for their return to South Carolina.
Sunday evening, we all went to the Airbnb rental Ann and Terry had - they have air conditioning and a decent sized living room, so a pleasant evening was had.
Monday was the big day. The movers arrived around 8:45, then Ben and Martha headed off for their vacation - leaving Patty and me to supervise the move. The movers were quick, getting everything out of the house by 11:45. Ann and Terry showed up with their luggage then because they had to be out of their Airbnb rental by noon. They left their luggage and went out exploring for the day, while Patty and I went to the new house and supervised the unloading of the truck. We could not follow Ben's carefully laid out plans for three reasons. First, landlords Sharon and Jeremy still have a lot of their stuff in the house. Second, Ben and Martha have too much large stuff (it was nice in the huge Sunnyside house, but not in a more normal size house). And third, the queen size box spring would not fit down the stairs so it could not go in the desired bedroom.
This means that a lot of Ben and Martha's stuff has been left out on the back deck - we tried to select things that would survive the weather until Ben and Martha return Saturday, after Sharon and Jeremy and family have left. And we had to swap the basement bedroom with the first floor bedroom, as that was the only place to put the queen size bed.
Patty and I got back to Sunnyside around 5:00, gathered up some of our stuff and went to our Airbnb rental. After resting there for a few minutes, we then returned to Sunnyside to meet Ann and Terry. We then took them to the airport for their return to South Carolina.
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