I took this picture out of the airplane a couple of weeks ago. This is Bryce Canyon, Utah
I got the call at 9:30 am on Thursday that the delivery was headed to the house. Once I got there we determined that the semi was so large that our driveway wasn't going to be able to accommodate it, then managed to get it part way up over by the barn. Much to the drivers distress, the tailgate lift was malfunctioning and couldn't be used! Therefore, we had to unwrap and tear apart the shipment piece by piece from the back of the semi and carry it up to the house. B was dealing with an emergency at work, and so it was me and the Fed Ex guy. Who by the way was an angel. He happened to have been a furniture mover in a former life and we got the truck unloaded. He single-handedly got two very large pieces off by himself (keep in mind there's a four foot drop off the back of this thing and one of these items was Gram's dresser). Perfectly unscathed! We both worked hard for about an hour and fifteen minutes, and he even got the big pieces up on the porch for me. His job was to drop the pallets on the driveway and he went so far beyond! Thank You! Thank You! I resisted un-packing for a while and managed to caramel apples when the kids got home too.
On Friday, with a little discussion, and stories of how Uncle Billy and I did it several times, we convinced the kids to switch rooms. This allowed Charlie to keep the bunk-beds that he won't part with and Sidney to get Gram and Grandpas bedroom furniture. So, with one kid at B-Ball camp and the other helping clean at the stables, we got the rooms switched. Wow, that was hard work, but so worth it, everyone is happy and everything fits! We still have some fine tuning to do but the bulk is completed.
Friday evening and all day yesterday I spent at the Dekoven Center preparing the Great Hall for our technician Stephanie's wedding. Needless to say, my head hit the pillow last night and I was asleep. So, what's on taps for today?? Well it's Halloween of course! So since, I've neglected a few things this week, we'll carve pumpkins this morning, head to Fright Fest at Six Flags this afternoon and get home in time for the last hour of trick or treat....
See why my posting week has been sparse ;-)
How exciting to get your Grandmother's furniture and have it in your daughter's room for her to enjoy! I can't believe you had to unload it all with the driver. He did seem to go way over what he was hired to do. It so nice to find out there are still such generous people in the world! (Few and far between, unfortunately). Hopefully, he didn't get in trouble for spending too much time at one stop.
ReplyDeleteHave a great Halloween!