Not to be outdone by the rain.

I got this picture this morning of us standing among all the bins we had packed to bring home today.  We were assured it was going to rain, so we put all the bins we had into plastic bags and then loaded them into the truck.  We brought home 24 bins, a little college type fridge for Dorothy and a huge bag of Lee's shoes and boots.  We tied it all down and only one bag even got a rip in it.  We didn't lose a thing.  We didn't get home until about 9:30, though. We've got it all unloaded into the garage except for the fridge and all the shirts and coats we have hanging in the back seat of the truck.

Lee had a fasting blood test first thing this morning and then a check up with his urologist this afternoon.  It was pouring down rain, so we didn't want to load the truck and leave it sitting in the rain, so we waited until after we finally got done with his appointments and loaded and then headed for home.  One more load done!  In the morning we'll go first thing to Dorothy's to deliver the little fridge and give her a haircut.  She's leaving tomorrow afternoon for a week in OKC with her sister-in-law, so I want to get her off with a good haircut.  We haven't seen her in nearly 2 weeks, so we need hugs, too!  We'll pick up the mail and then get busy clearing out around here so there will be space for us to bring Lee's belongings (the rest of them) a week from tomorrow.  I've got to 'teach' band and music on Monday, and Trish and Rob and the kids are coming this weekend, so we've got to get a lot done tomorrow and Monday and Tuesday.  We'll head back to OKC on Wednesday and then move the rest of Lee's belongings with a mover on Friday.  What a schedule!  Next week I may have to take some days off from the blog because we may not be connected.  I'll post at MacDonald's if I can, but this moving is a pretty hairy deal!

Besides just being a tough moving day, today was emotional.  I had stuck these pants and shirt in my suitcase in case it turned cool.  Sure enough it turned cool and it's all I had besides shorts.  It's also what I wore at the hospital a year ago when we learned that Don would not survive; I think I wore it for at least 48 horrible hours.  So, here I was today going to two different hospitals with Lee and his appointments in this outfit. It was too close to very sensitive memories.   I thank God that Lee understood the tears I couldn't hold; he's 4 years away from losing his wife and he still has tears, too.  I guess some pains never quit, but I thank God for Lee to help me through the tough times and to share and create good times.  I also thank God for good appointments for Lee today; he doesn't have to see his urologist for another year and the fasting blood test was for his check up with his cardiologist next week.  He's all set for a good report next week.  The electro-cardiogram earlier in the week looked good, they said.