Cleaning and Packing

Yesterday we decided to clean the car out. Since I have been using it as a storage unit on wheels, it took quite a time to even unload the car. My outside work area came in handy, as did the neighbor's too. Then HW2 and I cleaned and vacuumed and cleaned, and, you get the picture. It almost smelled like a new car when we were done, which is quite a trick for a car that is four years old.

My next job was to begin to locate all the stuff we need for the glass show, which meant getting into the storage bays under the motor home and adding that stuff to our outside work area. At this point we looked like the folks in Grapes of Wrath heading from Oklahoma to California. All we needed was Granny in her rocking chair tied to the roof of the truck, but I digress.

With the car cleaned, I put in the 2 x 4's we use to make a platform on which we hang our glass when we are displaying it at a show. There are 18 of them, seven feet long and take up a bit of room, but I got them in! We store them in two bays on either side of the motor home when not in use. Then putting a rug on top, more items could be placed in the car, but wait, there is more to this exciting saga.

In the middle of the cleaning we had gone to town to buy bikes for much-needed exercise, and the only way I could get one of them home was to have unloaded the car. So with 2 x 4's as a platform, we quickly drove back to the bike store and were able to transport one of the bikes here. The other is on order, and we will pick it up when we return from the show in Albuquerque.

We arrived back here, unloaded the bike, and returned to attacking our piles of stuff. Neighbors came by and wanted to know if we were moving. I think they hoped we would, so that they would not have to look at all our stored junk sitting outside on our work table and the neighbor's table. Fortunately, the neighbor had left several days ago, and so missed this wonderful show. Finally finished, we have clean work areas, lots of stuff packed in the car for our trip, and the rest stored under the motor home. Guess it is time for a bike ride. Happy wandering.