We just wouldn't have thought it possible, a week ago. Geoff's Mom's house is emptied out and on the market. The realtor held an open house, today. Just about the only thing we have left to do is to pack up the stuff we're taking back from the house and head east. We'll do that on Monday. Between now and then, we'll have a relaxing Father's Day and visit Geoff's Uncle.
Photos of the house are are on Geoff's flickr page - the link is the left.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Michigan, Day 12
Saturday, to be exact. We did the flea market last Saturday, but today the realtor is having an open house. Mom and I have to go by there this morning and do some clean up. All our boxes of stuff to take should be put into the garage and we need to run the vacuum sweeper around. Also, I need to make some copies of the photos I took yesterday onto a disk for the realtor.
Susan has been great help getting the house cleaned out, also with the help of her boy-friend Craig and his truck. The garage is totally empty. I had some trouble parting with Dad's stuff, but then I realized it was the man who defined the stuff, not the other way around. With him gone, it was just stuff again. I have a few of the tools which I could use but the rest are gone to others who may be able to use them. I found the odd "created" tool, like the C-clamp, cut and welded to pipes to make the opening deeper.
Update: Monday, 6/22- Leaving Michigan. So we headed out today for Vermont to take Mom home. The house is safely on the market and we have removed everything we want from it. The rest is gone except some furniture items. Susan the Realtor told us today that a couple from a local trailer park are talking to their lender and we could possibly have an offer before we get Mom to Vermont.
We stopped off near Detroit to visit with Ken Hafeli and his wife Josie. Ken and I were fellow "Lounge Rats" at Michigan Tech in the 70's.Now were are grey haired old fogies with married children (all 3 of his, just one of ours). We had a great dinner at a local diner and then played Ladder Horseshoes in their back yard (Ken and I won over Ellyn and Josie).
We are staying at a campground in Monroe, MI and will head into Ohio tomorrow.
Susan has been great help getting the house cleaned out, also with the help of her boy-friend Craig and his truck. The garage is totally empty. I had some trouble parting with Dad's stuff, but then I realized it was the man who defined the stuff, not the other way around. With him gone, it was just stuff again. I have a few of the tools which I could use but the rest are gone to others who may be able to use them. I found the odd "created" tool, like the C-clamp, cut and welded to pipes to make the opening deeper.
Update: Monday, 6/22- Leaving Michigan. So we headed out today for Vermont to take Mom home. The house is safely on the market and we have removed everything we want from it. The rest is gone except some furniture items. Susan the Realtor told us today that a couple from a local trailer park are talking to their lender and we could possibly have an offer before we get Mom to Vermont.
We stopped off near Detroit to visit with Ken Hafeli and his wife Josie. Ken and I were fellow "Lounge Rats" at Michigan Tech in the 70's.Now were are grey haired old fogies with married children (all 3 of his, just one of ours). We had a great dinner at a local diner and then played Ladder Horseshoes in their back yard (Ken and I won over Ellyn and Josie).
We are staying at a campground in Monroe, MI and will head into Ohio tomorrow.
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