Addendum Addressed
It is done. All of the issues that were identified by our buyer’s inspection of the EP house have now been addressed. We are ready to go. Well, only in respect to those details. There is still the issue of preparing the entirety of our possessions to be picked up by a moving company and transported to Wisconsin.
Yesterday, while I was stuck working at the day-job, Cyndie took on the massive effort to move all the things that had been stashed into the crawl space in the basement, out onto the floor of the finished section. She needed to make room for the worker installing a radon gas mitigation system. I hope the ugly contraption will give the new owners peace of mind.
There are boxes and furniture and 25 years of stuff filling the rest of the basement. All the things we stashed out of sight to stage the house for showing. I no longer need to live in the mode of “leave no trace” in my own home. Now I need to pull out every last thing and weigh the question of whether it is worth paying to move it in order to have with us at the farm.
The distance between the two locations is long enough that we won’t be making a variety of miscellaneous trips back and forth, where we could haul odds and ends on our own. We will be paying a moving company to carry most everything and load it into their truck for the single trip to the farm. Then we need to know where we want each piece to go, because they will carry it off again. My degenerating disks leave me limited in carrying capacity.
We will be taking the large flat-screen television and our computer equipment ourselves, and probably storing them with friends or family, until the time is available to move them to the new house. Maybe I should consider the probability I will be off-line for a spell in October.
For each item that gets addressed, two more pop up.
I welcome them all. Our destination makes the effort well worth it.
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I don’t think I have read your blog since Elysa’s Birthday video so imagine my surprise reading how much has been happening with you and yours!! How wonderful. The new place is overwhelmingly beautiful and Elysa’s lovely words make it even better…and Cyndie home! Icing on all of your cakes! I started reading at 10:30 and here it is 11:31 – you have kept me up too late but like a good book I couldn’t stop turning the pages and scrolling backwards. So many tosses and turns in the story, an exciting read, esp as the last time we were in touch you were putting the finishing touches on the house. It may have seemed long and worrying to you but for me it was a snap of the fingers. Where in Wisconsin is this gem?
Congratulations to the two of you for having survived a year apart and for making fast work of moving towards a wonderful dream. xo Pam
Pam Knutson
September 9, 2012 at 11:35 pm
Thank you for checking in, Pam! As things started to play out, since Cyndie arrived home, it has been a whirlwind for us. I’ve lost track of who I have informed, and who I haven’t. I’m glad you found this. I didn’t realize I hadn’t reported the location. We will be very near Ellsworth, and about 9 miles from River Falls.
johnwhays
September 10, 2012 at 9:20 am
I have to admit after moving ourselves at least 4 times over our lifetime, we enjoyed every minute of watching these strong young guys wrap and load our belongings, then just watch and point at the other end! Worth every penny!
Mary
September 9, 2012 at 12:56 pm
I have no concerns that this will be money well spent. Especially if we are successful in purging unnecessary items before they arrive to pack us.
johnwhays
September 10, 2012 at 9:21 am