A moving experience
Oct. 27th, 2011 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
maverick_weirdoIn case you didn't know, my grandfather (who I am currently living with) has sold his house, and is moving this weekend. (Yes I do have someplace to go, that is not the issue).
My grandfather has lived here for 25 years. Before 5 years ago my grandmother lived here also. For the past month we have been sorting through the accumulated contents of the house. (For those who have helped me move in the past, multiply that times five.) Last weekend we cleaned out the three outdoor storage sheds my grandfather has. We filled a dumpster with junk.
We have donated several boxes of "rummage" to charity. We had an antique dealer come in to see if she would take anything. We had an auction-house pick up a van full of furniture. I claimed a set of cast iron pans, and a couple of clay figurines painted by my great-grandmother. The major discussion has been:
We can't let that (item) leave the family.
Does anyone want it? No one speaks up.
Does anyone have room for it? No.
We can't let that (item) leave the family.
Some things are being stored for a yard sale this spring. My uncle suggested we take a bunch of stuff, rent a storage unit for one month, then leave it there and let the storage company claim it. I've been sneezing on dust most of the month.
It has been a month to remember, and I can't wait till October is over.
My grandfather has lived here for 25 years. Before 5 years ago my grandmother lived here also. For the past month we have been sorting through the accumulated contents of the house. (For those who have helped me move in the past, multiply that times five.) Last weekend we cleaned out the three outdoor storage sheds my grandfather has. We filled a dumpster with junk.
We have donated several boxes of "rummage" to charity. We had an antique dealer come in to see if she would take anything. We had an auction-house pick up a van full of furniture. I claimed a set of cast iron pans, and a couple of clay figurines painted by my great-grandmother. The major discussion has been:
We can't let that (item) leave the family.
Does anyone want it? No one speaks up.
Does anyone have room for it? No.
We can't let that (item) leave the family.
Some things are being stored for a yard sale this spring. My uncle suggested we take a bunch of stuff, rent a storage unit for one month, then leave it there and let the storage company claim it. I've been sneezing on dust most of the month.
It has been a month to remember, and I can't wait till October is over.
