Unfortunately my parents are getting older, and couldn't do much in the way of moving, especially in the heat. My mom needs to rest a lot from some surgery she's had, and I was itching to just throw stuff in boxes and get it all moved. They were running the show though and I found the slow going frustrating.
They wanted me to eat lunch with them and their friends downtown, and I hated the loss of time, but agreed. Nice people - I can see why they like it here so much. A little freaky to sit down to a table full of images of my Mom and Dad. They took great fun in teasing my Dad about having a daughter better looking then him. Haven't decided yet how to take that. One thing I want to remember to do for them is make some CD's of old time radio. I'd lately gotten into some podcasts of Jack Benney shows, Burns and Allen, the old comedies mostly, and had taken my ipod and speakers to share some old radio podcasts with my parents. I heard him tell some friends about it, and they thought the residents at the assisted living facility might enjoy it. I'll have to pick a wider variety than I'm used to.
Didn't get much moving done. Tomorrow (Thursday) the guys with the pickup are coming to move the big stuff. Until then, my parents are staying at the apt. Today was the cable guy appt. Turns out my parents wanted digital for the music channels. Much to my parents dismay, they discover later that with all the new technology, they are told they can no longer watch one tv show while taping another unless the cable guy comes and runs another line in for it, and my Dad told him no way.
In one of the last moves of the day, we were trying to move the jungle of plants my mother has. Thought it would be good in the cooler evening. That was right about the time a big storm hit. With hail. Brief torrential downpours. We were soaked. The plants liked it though.
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