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jennlkHuh. I don't have an icon appropriate for packing. :)
I've been helping Mum pack. She's moving to NC this weekend, and has finished sorting stuff into go/not-go piles, and while the movers will pack most of her stuff, she doesn't really want them messing with her tchotchkes, many of which have sentimental value (the teacups her mother collected, pictures of her parents shortly after they got married, stuff she and Dad bought on their travels) or otherwise make her happy to look at (the cute rat, the angel made out of silverware, the grumpy bluebird). And I've been given a few things, like the dining room chairs which go with the table we got from her 10 years ago, and the garden bench Dad built when I was a kid (it used to be green, but LilSis painted it red and beige 10 years ago), and the cutting board that Dad built in HS shop. And Grandmother Anastasia's china which is supposed to go to LilSis at some point -- I already have Grandma Mildred's (nearly the same pattern, just different colors (1930s Montgomery Ward)). She's nearly done - movers come on Friday - and my part is even closer to being done. I will go over on Saturday am (unless I hear otherwise) and get the last chair. I thought it might be nice to leave her something to sit on other than the rollaway she's borrowing for Friday night. :)
Not much else going on here. The redwinged blackbird flock is about a hundred strong. I saw a bird poking around one of the birdhouses a couple of days ago.
Monday evening was the FCB On the Education Stage. Those are usually fun, if only because we get to play in different venues. This particular concert was very short - the HS band only did two short pieces, so I was out of the building by 8:30. Franklin's new auditorium is very new, and quite nice. And teeny! my HS auditorium is bigger than it is. It's quite a live space, and I think we may have blown away the people sitting up close to the stage....
I've been helping Mum pack. She's moving to NC this weekend, and has finished sorting stuff into go/not-go piles, and while the movers will pack most of her stuff, she doesn't really want them messing with her tchotchkes, many of which have sentimental value (the teacups her mother collected, pictures of her parents shortly after they got married, stuff she and Dad bought on their travels) or otherwise make her happy to look at (the cute rat, the angel made out of silverware, the grumpy bluebird). And I've been given a few things, like the dining room chairs which go with the table we got from her 10 years ago, and the garden bench Dad built when I was a kid (it used to be green, but LilSis painted it red and beige 10 years ago), and the cutting board that Dad built in HS shop. And Grandmother Anastasia's china which is supposed to go to LilSis at some point -- I already have Grandma Mildred's (nearly the same pattern, just different colors (1930s Montgomery Ward)). She's nearly done - movers come on Friday - and my part is even closer to being done. I will go over on Saturday am (unless I hear otherwise) and get the last chair. I thought it might be nice to leave her something to sit on other than the rollaway she's borrowing for Friday night. :)
Not much else going on here. The redwinged blackbird flock is about a hundred strong. I saw a bird poking around one of the birdhouses a couple of days ago.
Monday evening was the FCB On the Education Stage. Those are usually fun, if only because we get to play in different venues. This particular concert was very short - the HS band only did two short pieces, so I was out of the building by 8:30. Franklin's new auditorium is very new, and quite nice. And teeny! my HS auditorium is bigger than it is. It's quite a live space, and I think we may have blown away the people sitting up close to the stage....
