It was a whirlwind weekend, packing up my son to go and saying good-bye. I got an email last night that they have safely arrived.
I spent all of Saturday helping out -- watching the baby, picking up things that were needed, even hauling trash and carrying a few boxes. (They did hire movers, though). I spent $15 on pick-up food, and $7 on supplies for the kids. That evening I went home tired and sad.
On Sunday morning they left at the crack of dawn. I said my good-byes the night before, because I knew I would be a mess on Sunday morning.
They ended up giving me a console table they decided not to take. It fits wonderfully over the radiator in the dining room. It needs to be painted, or something, but it's definitely a nice addition to the room.
On Sunday I spent the morning cleaning and doing laundry ($4.50), and then shopped at Aldi. I'm really trying to stick to 10 items a week -- for the sake of finances and my knees (since I have to carry everything up two flights of stairs). This week I bought eggs, lettuce, tortillas, cat food, cat litter, granola, cheese, croutons, cookies and almond milk. It was $27. Still had to make two trips, as the cat food and cat litter were heavy.
In the afternoon I went to my other son's house and we played games. Then, as it got near dinnertime, we hatched a plan to combine our resources and have dinner at my place. DIL brought leftover chili; I made cornbread and salad, and mac 'n' cheese for the boys. The boys were introduced to the fish and entertained themselves with some new Goodwill toys I had bought. It was a good evening.
Still, my heart is a little heavy today.
Heavy heart
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