The last day at JMF dawned this morning with a warm breeze and cloudy skies. It felt a little strange walking to the office in the Education building this morning for the last time. We recalled the first day here, the excitement of a new chapter and the adventures that awaited us in Cornwall. Little did we know just how full that chapter would become and how many (and varied) the adventures would be!!!
First up this morning were a few last minute admin functions for Charles to take care of while Belinda ran errands on the base. We met up for tea at the all-hands club and then Belinda left for a ladies lunch at St. Eval with some of the wives from the command. Charles in the meantime passed up the chance to be presented with a second Navy Achievement medal and just met with the commanding officer for an "out-briefing."
A stop at the medical clinic followed for Charles picked up the last of our documents from the clinic and then he left RAF St. Mawgan for the last time to meet Belinda back for a final night in Newquay at the Hotel Victoria.
Tomorrow morning, it is an 0800 pick-up by the taxi at the hotel for our ride to London...
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Our Last Sunday in Cornwall
We attended worship service this morning at the St. Mawgan Methodist Chapel in the village of St. Mawgan. It was a joint Benefice service of folks in the Church of England and Methodist congregations in the villages of St. Mawgan, St. Eval and St. Ervan. It was wonderful to see folks one more time before we launch back to the States this Thursday. Afterwards the Priest-in-Charge, Graham Shields, on behalf of the Benefice, presented Charles and Belinda with a lovely framed sketch of the military chapel that used to be open at St. Eval: What an awesome remembrance for our time there!
We enjoyed a scrumptious lunch at the Smugglers Den Pub (www.thesmugglersden.co.uk) , and then we returned to our hotel to relax by reading the papers and catching a quick nap.
Tonight we attended worship at Trelights Methodist Chapel, a place where Charles preached around once a month. It was so good to be with them one more time, enjoying the service, the music, the fellowship. Afterwards, like times before, we all headed down to Peter's (the chapel organist) home for a lovely supper of delicious homemade snacks, Cornish cheddar cheese, a variety of cakes and biscuits and load and loads of piping hot tea which is served from the Aga stove that warms the whole kitchen up to a lovely cozy temperature. All in all, a wonderful way to spend our last Sunday in Cornwall! Praise be to God!!!
We enjoyed a scrumptious lunch at the Smugglers Den Pub (www.thesmugglersden.co.uk) , and then we returned to our hotel to relax by reading the papers and catching a quick nap.
Tonight we attended worship at Trelights Methodist Chapel, a place where Charles preached around once a month. It was so good to be with them one more time, enjoying the service, the music, the fellowship. Afterwards, like times before, we all headed down to Peter's (the chapel organist) home for a lovely supper of delicious homemade snacks, Cornish cheddar cheese, a variety of cakes and biscuits and load and loads of piping hot tea which is served from the Aga stove that warms the whole kitchen up to a lovely cozy temperature. All in all, a wonderful way to spend our last Sunday in Cornwall! Praise be to God!!!
Saturday, January 27, 2007
The House is History
It is done. We turned over the keys to the house at 17 Pentire Crescent this morning and are now officially homeless!
We have enjoyed our time there. We moved in during the first part of May 2004, and over the following 32 months, we welcomed 31 American visitors (and Uncle Bob from Kent!) to the Alkula B&B on the Cornish Riviera for visits ranging from a day to nearly a month. All in all, it was a wonderful place to hang our hats. Now it is on to the next adventure.
After some time spent at the soon-to-be ex-office of Charles, we had a farewell lunch at the recently renovated Merrymoor Inn Pub in Mawgan Porth (www.merrymoorinn.com). This was as close to a "local" as we got and the changes they've undertaken this month were amazing. Sadly, Belinda ate some raw onions in the cole slaw (not Bill Miller's were her words) and so we cut-short our day out. After gathering our wits at the hotel,we went out for a walk in Newquay and ended up here at a cyber-cafe`. Now we're back to the hotel before the evening crowd begins to show itself on the streets of Newquay!
Tomorrow is church, come back to see where we went!
We have enjoyed our time there. We moved in during the first part of May 2004, and over the following 32 months, we welcomed 31 American visitors (and Uncle Bob from Kent!) to the Alkula B&B on the Cornish Riviera for visits ranging from a day to nearly a month. All in all, it was a wonderful place to hang our hats. Now it is on to the next adventure.
After some time spent at the soon-to-be ex-office of Charles, we had a farewell lunch at the recently renovated Merrymoor Inn Pub in Mawgan Porth (www.merrymoorinn.com). This was as close to a "local" as we got and the changes they've undertaken this month were amazing. Sadly, Belinda ate some raw onions in the cole slaw (not Bill Miller's were her words) and so we cut-short our day out. After gathering our wits at the hotel,we went out for a walk in Newquay and ended up here at a cyber-cafe`. Now we're back to the hotel before the evening crowd begins to show itself on the streets of Newquay!
Tomorrow is church, come back to see where we went!
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Thanks be to God for our local Chippery!
Another busy day of "fixing to move" activities! Charles mailed off those packages (things that won't fit into our 4 cases that will be going with us for the next 4 months). He continued to outprocess at the base. Belinda supervised the hedge trimmers and the carpet cleaners. She worked on cleaning the kitchen and laundry room. When evening came, we both were ravenous. There was NO way that we could wait for a 7:00 p.m. dinner start-time. So we popped round to our local fish and chippery. Praise God for nice hot fish/chicken nuggets and lots of lovely chips (french fries). Then we went back to the house to do a little more cleaning. We were so happy to get back to our hotel room. (Enough with the cleaning already!) Good news is that our room was not as cold as it was the night before. We both got a good night's sleep: Hooray!
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Day Two in the Hotel
After getting the boxes ready to mail (always something didn't get packed up!) and the suitcases in the car, we headed to the Hotel Victoria for our first night in Room 110.
First up was supper - in the hotel - starting at 1915, ending about 1 1/2 hours later!!! We are not used to eating this late and we paid for it during the night! If we were hotel inspectors or writing for a newspaper's travel section, we would not be giving many stars if the first night is anything to go by. All is not lost though, we are in a safe place, the hard part of the move is done and we are together!
Belinda worked very hard getting the house cleaned and arranging for the carpets to be cleaned and the hedge to be trimmed. Charles in the meanwhile returned the small appliances (transformers, etc), gave a new family some floor lamps and did more out processing at JMF.
Wednesday is another busy day, whoosh!
First up was supper - in the hotel - starting at 1915, ending about 1 1/2 hours later!!! We are not used to eating this late and we paid for it during the night! If we were hotel inspectors or writing for a newspaper's travel section, we would not be giving many stars if the first night is anything to go by. All is not lost though, we are in a safe place, the hard part of the move is done and we are together!
Belinda worked very hard getting the house cleaned and arranging for the carpets to be cleaned and the hedge to be trimmed. Charles in the meanwhile returned the small appliances (transformers, etc), gave a new family some floor lamps and did more out processing at JMF.
Wednesday is another busy day, whoosh!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Day One in Hotel
Well, we checked into the Hotel Victoria in downtown Newquay tonight. We arrived just past 6:00 p.m. We ended up looking at four different hotel rooms before we were happy with the room. Room #1 was on the third floor, directly over the next-door Bertie’s Nightclub: A “no-go.” Room #2 was on the third floor, facing the main high street, which can be quite noisy at times: A “no-go.” Room #3 was on the second floor, directly over Bertie’s. Room #4 was a free upgrade to a sea-view room… a large room facing the ocean (much quieter) and the largest of the four rooms. Hooray!
We like to eat dinner earlier, say around 6:00 p.m. Dinner and breakfast are included in the hotel room rate. Dinner is served between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. It is quite the formal affair; translation: it takes a long time in between courses. If you have to eat earlier, it turns out that the fellow who owns the hotel, also owns Senior Dicks Mexican food restaurant next door. When staying at the Hotel Victoria, the front desk folks will give you a coupon for 10% off the bill at Senior Dicks. We went to Senior Dicks, had an appetizer and then returned to the hotel for dinner. After an hour in the dining room, we were tired, and a little bit irritated, so we left before they offered us the dessert menu.
We returned home for one more night on the mattresses on the floor. The house is warm. The computer is on. The TV is on. It is a comfortable abode, even if it is camping out in virtually an empty house.
Tomorrow, we will actually take our suitcases over to the hotel and settle in there. This week is devoted to the final cleaning of the house, getting it ready for turnover to the owners on Saturday. The carpet cleaner comes on Wednesday. The hedge trimmer comes on Thursday. The folks come to retrieve the large appliances on Friday.
Now it really does feel like we are moving out… moving on!
As Charles always says: “Hold on to your sombrero, kid!” Yep… tonight at Senior Dicks, I grabbed my sombrero!
More to follow…
We like to eat dinner earlier, say around 6:00 p.m. Dinner and breakfast are included in the hotel room rate. Dinner is served between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. It is quite the formal affair; translation: it takes a long time in between courses. If you have to eat earlier, it turns out that the fellow who owns the hotel, also owns Senior Dicks Mexican food restaurant next door. When staying at the Hotel Victoria, the front desk folks will give you a coupon for 10% off the bill at Senior Dicks. We went to Senior Dicks, had an appetizer and then returned to the hotel for dinner. After an hour in the dining room, we were tired, and a little bit irritated, so we left before they offered us the dessert menu.
We returned home for one more night on the mattresses on the floor. The house is warm. The computer is on. The TV is on. It is a comfortable abode, even if it is camping out in virtually an empty house.
Tomorrow, we will actually take our suitcases over to the hotel and settle in there. This week is devoted to the final cleaning of the house, getting it ready for turnover to the owners on Saturday. The carpet cleaner comes on Wednesday. The hedge trimmer comes on Thursday. The folks come to retrieve the large appliances on Friday.
Now it really does feel like we are moving out… moving on!
As Charles always says: “Hold on to your sombrero, kid!” Yep… tonight at Senior Dicks, I grabbed my sombrero!
More to follow…
Sunday, January 21, 2007
The Move, Last Chapel Service
"So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish" was the title of today's sermon (for the last chapel service here @ JMF). The inspiration came from the book and song of the same name by Douglas Adams. I also used the endings to each of the four Gospel accounts (just in case you'd thought I'd lost my mind). We had 12 there this morning, not a bad way to close the book on this chapter.
Karen, the organsit at JMF for the past 10 years or so, gave Belinda and I a lovely framed copy of the music to "A Cornish Blessing" with Cornish tartan around the border. It will take a special place of honor when we settle down in Nebraska.
http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/games/dolphin.html.
"It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than the dolphins because he had achieved so much -- the wheel, New York, wars and so on -- whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man -- for precisely the same reasons.
"Curiously enough, the dolphins had long known of the impending destruction of the planet Earth and had made many attempts to alert man to the danger; but most of their attempts were misinterpreted as amusing attempts to punch footballs or whistle for titbits, so they eventually gave up and left Earth by their own means shortly before the Vogons arrived.
"The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated double backward somersault through a hoop whilst whistling 'Star-Spangled Banner,' but in fact it was this: "So long and thanks for all the fish."
-- Douglas Adams
SO LONG & THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear
You may not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that grow (around you)
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
The world's about to be destroyed
There's no point getting all annoyed
Lie back and let the world dissolve (around you)
Despite those nets of tuna fleets
We thought most of you were sweet
Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
If I had just one last wishI would like a tasty fish
If we could just change one thing
We would all have learnt to sing
Come one and all
Man and mammal
Side by side in life's great gene pool
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
Karen, the organsit at JMF for the past 10 years or so, gave Belinda and I a lovely framed copy of the music to "A Cornish Blessing" with Cornish tartan around the border. It will take a special place of honor when we settle down in Nebraska.
http://hitchhikers.movies.go.com/games/dolphin.html.
"It is an important and popular fact that things are not always what they seem. For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than the dolphins because he had achieved so much -- the wheel, New York, wars and so on -- whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man -- for precisely the same reasons.
"Curiously enough, the dolphins had long known of the impending destruction of the planet Earth and had made many attempts to alert man to the danger; but most of their attempts were misinterpreted as amusing attempts to punch footballs or whistle for titbits, so they eventually gave up and left Earth by their own means shortly before the Vogons arrived.
"The last ever dolphin message was misinterpreted as a surprisingly sophisticated double backward somersault through a hoop whilst whistling 'Star-Spangled Banner,' but in fact it was this: "So long and thanks for all the fish."
-- Douglas Adams
SO LONG & THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH
So long and thanks for all the fish
So sad that it should come to this
We tried to warn you all but oh dear
You may not share our intellect
Which might explain your disrespect
For all the natural wonders that grow (around you)
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
The world's about to be destroyed
There's no point getting all annoyed
Lie back and let the world dissolve (around you)
Despite those nets of tuna fleets
We thought most of you were sweet
Especially tiny tots and your pregnant women
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
If I had just one last wishI would like a tasty fish
If we could just change one thing
We would all have learnt to sing
Come one and all
Man and mammal
Side by side in life's great gene pool
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long, so long so long, so long so long, so long so long
So long so long and thanks for all the fish
Saturday, January 20, 2007
The Move, Day Eleven
Here it is Saturday, 20 January - the last Saturday we'll spend in our house on Pentire Crescent! The blustery wind and rain of the past few days continues tonight, we did get a bit of a break this afternoon but it was short lived.
This morning, we ran an errand in St. Columb Major, a nearby town with very, very, narrow streets! Belinda left the driving to Charles!! In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to meet at long last a distant cousin of Charles' mother, Jeanie Harding and her husband, Bill, who live here in Newquay! We met via another cousin's website. It took a long to time to get together but it was a wonderful chance to meet some great people.
It turns out that they are preparing to move to Missouri in the next year (Jeanie is from Arkansas originally) so we won't be all that far apart (unless we get sent to western Nebraska!).
Tonight we are resting up for the last service at the JMF Chapel tomorrow morning. It will be sad to leave there but exciting to be able to look to the future with each other!
This morning, we ran an errand in St. Columb Major, a nearby town with very, very, narrow streets! Belinda left the driving to Charles!! In the afternoon, we had the opportunity to meet at long last a distant cousin of Charles' mother, Jeanie Harding and her husband, Bill, who live here in Newquay! We met via another cousin's website. It took a long to time to get together but it was a wonderful chance to meet some great people.
It turns out that they are preparing to move to Missouri in the next year (Jeanie is from Arkansas originally) so we won't be all that far apart (unless we get sent to western Nebraska!).
Tonight we are resting up for the last service at the JMF Chapel tomorrow morning. It will be sad to leave there but exciting to be able to look to the future with each other!
Friday, January 19, 2007
The Move, Day Ten
The garage is clearing out, finally! The moving supplies were picked up by Jay Stanley from the command's Housing office so that is done. And then Belinda and I took all of the paper and glass recycling to the base to get that taken care of. We've been really good at recycling and were truly miffed when the Council crew missed us this week! All that is left now is the plastic and the cardboard which we'll take care of next week.
We've also got a few odds and ends to give away, some folks are going to be very happy indeed!
This morning we woke to a much calmer world, the gales of the past few days had departed leaving us no worse for the wear. The little birds were gratedful I'm sure to see food back in the feeders!
After getting ourselves sorted, we were off to the Mt. Joy/Colan Methodist Chapel. We had been invited to give a talk and to share in the monthly meal of a group comprised of older folks from several churches. Charles gave a talk about our journey in the Navy starting with the message he gave to the class of '99 at Osmond & Winside based on the Dr. Seuss book, "Oh, The Places You Will Go."
Charles blended our experiences in the Navy, the relationships we've had along the way and the places we've seen with the role being played in that little chapel and the ministry we're looking forward to when we return to Nebraska. It will be sad to leave this place and these people but as Charles pointed out, God is already at work where we are going next and there are stories to hear and share when we get there!
Cheers!
We've also got a few odds and ends to give away, some folks are going to be very happy indeed!
This morning we woke to a much calmer world, the gales of the past few days had departed leaving us no worse for the wear. The little birds were gratedful I'm sure to see food back in the feeders!
After getting ourselves sorted, we were off to the Mt. Joy/Colan Methodist Chapel. We had been invited to give a talk and to share in the monthly meal of a group comprised of older folks from several churches. Charles gave a talk about our journey in the Navy starting with the message he gave to the class of '99 at Osmond & Winside based on the Dr. Seuss book, "Oh, The Places You Will Go."
Charles blended our experiences in the Navy, the relationships we've had along the way and the places we've seen with the role being played in that little chapel and the ministry we're looking forward to when we return to Nebraska. It will be sad to leave this place and these people but as Charles pointed out, God is already at work where we are going next and there are stories to hear and share when we get there!
Cheers!
Thursday, January 18, 2007
The Move, Day Nine
Yesterday got away from us! Here is a brief update:
With Beater IV back on the road, life returned to "normal" in the Alkula-house. Moving errands occupied Belinda's day with all those little things that have to get done. There always seems to be one more tasking!
Charles meanwhile helped get the command's new test control officer (TCO) up-to-speed, doing a turn-over of the proceedures and requirements for that function. Charles ran the program at the command that helped personnel take CLEP, SAT, and other exams and now it is time for someone else to take on that happy task!
More to follow on Thursday!
With Beater IV back on the road, life returned to "normal" in the Alkula-house. Moving errands occupied Belinda's day with all those little things that have to get done. There always seems to be one more tasking!
Charles meanwhile helped get the command's new test control officer (TCO) up-to-speed, doing a turn-over of the proceedures and requirements for that function. Charles ran the program at the command that helped personnel take CLEP, SAT, and other exams and now it is time for someone else to take on that happy task!
More to follow on Thursday!
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
The Move, Day Eight
Beater IV is back on the road, thanks to the good folks at RAC (who have been able to redeem themselves). With that taken care of, Belinda was able to focus on the house today, taking her newly-found energy out on the floors!
Charles in the meantime completed another portion of his separation physical and some necessary paperwork in the office.
Two weeks from today we'll be going to bed in Cornwall for the last time!
Charles in the meantime completed another portion of his separation physical and some necessary paperwork in the office.
Two weeks from today we'll be going to bed in Cornwall for the last time!
Monday, January 15, 2007
The Move, Day Seven
Well, here we are, seven days since this started and it feels like we are actually getting underway! We spent the morning dealing with closing down some accounts, insurance, and so on for the move ahead. There is so much that people take for granted - the old "out of sight, out of mind" thinking. Getting your mind around a life-changing event reminds one of just how much detail our lives consist of.
We spent some of the afternoon dealing with Beater IV, the brake shoes on the right front tire seized up last week. Fortunately, the RAC (the UK version of AAA) can fix it tomorrow, long enough to get us through the end of this month.
Back to work tomorrow for me, and onwards towards the 31st!
We spent some of the afternoon dealing with Beater IV, the brake shoes on the right front tire seized up last week. Fortunately, the RAC (the UK version of AAA) can fix it tomorrow, long enough to get us through the end of this month.
Back to work tomorrow for me, and onwards towards the 31st!
Sunday, January 14, 2007
The Move, Day Six
Sunday, 14 January - Chapel service went well today with seven faithful people and two dogs in attendance! Two of our stalwart members are leaving in the morning for a funeral in Illinois, so this was the last Sunday we'll have them with us in chapel, a sad time as we wind-up the program that has been a part of so many lives over the years.
Belinda and I enjoyed a carvery lunch on our way home, strange that our days of eating like that are drawing to a close. Picking up the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph completed the afternoon ritual followed by a nap!
I just realized that I don't work tomorrow! A US holiday (we also get the UK holidays too) which means another chance to get ahead of the chores.
More to follow.
Belinda and I enjoyed a carvery lunch on our way home, strange that our days of eating like that are drawing to a close. Picking up the Sunday Times and the Sunday Telegraph completed the afternoon ritual followed by a nap!
I just realized that I don't work tomorrow! A US holiday (we also get the UK holidays too) which means another chance to get ahead of the chores.
More to follow.
The Move, Day Five
The blustery weather continues today and we are glad to be able to stay indoors! We're sitting on the floor with pillows and duvets for cushions though on Sunday friends have promised chairs for us to use this coming week.
Our travel plans continue to shape up nicely, a few more confirmations were made on yesterday and we've a better feel for the who what when where why and how!
Tonight we went out to eat in Truro with friends at a Thai place they found around the corner from the Cathedral. Was a treat just getting out of the house for a spell and talking with other people too. I love Thai food, though this was a tad safer than what I had a few years back on my deployment to Korat, Thailand!!!
Tomorrow is church, see you there!
Our travel plans continue to shape up nicely, a few more confirmations were made on yesterday and we've a better feel for the who what when where why and how!
Tonight we went out to eat in Truro with friends at a Thai place they found around the corner from the Cathedral. Was a treat just getting out of the house for a spell and talking with other people too. I love Thai food, though this was a tad safer than what I had a few years back on my deployment to Korat, Thailand!!!
Tomorrow is church, see you there!
Friday, January 12, 2007
The Move, Day Four
Well, after the excitement of the pack-out the past couple of days we thought today would be a bit slower. Part of our down-time was due simply because Beater IV died in the parking lot as I was leaving the base yesterday!
So, today we worked on travel plans for the 2007 Road Trip which looks to be shapping up nicely.
Tonight we went to the JMF Wardroom's Hail & farewell event at the Smuggler's Den, www.thesmugglersden.co.uk/smugglers.htm, had a great time saying goodbye to some of the folks we've known for three wonderful years. I got a beautiful Cornish slate plaque with the command logo on it and a Cricket bat that was signed by the members of the Wardroom (the officer's and senior civilians).
It is late and after a seemingly full and restful day, it is time for bed!
So, today we worked on travel plans for the 2007 Road Trip which looks to be shapping up nicely.
Tonight we went to the JMF Wardroom's Hail & farewell event at the Smuggler's Den, www.thesmugglersden.co.uk/smugglers.htm, had a great time saying goodbye to some of the folks we've known for three wonderful years. I got a beautiful Cornish slate plaque with the command logo on it and a Cricket bat that was signed by the members of the Wardroom (the officer's and senior civilians).
It is late and after a seemingly full and restful day, it is time for bed!
Thursday, January 11, 2007
The Move, Day Three
Praise be to God that the stuff is gone! And super praise to God that when the very day (yesterday) when they were packing all our worldly possessions on to the truck... it did not rain.. the sun was shining... it was a lovely day! All days surrounding yesterday have been rainy with lots of wind! Today is like that, in fact! Whew: good news, indeed! Didn't want all our things all wet in the crates.... to stay in the crates... growing mold... for the next 5 months!
Now we have our suitcases packed and a few other things in the house, so we can live here until we check into the hotel on 22 January. We are going to be staying at the Hotel Victoria in downtown Newquay. The Government pays for us to stay nine nights here in Newquay... and then it will pay for us to stay at a hotel around London on 31 January, near the airport from which we will be flying out on Feburary 1st. We are still waiting for our airline tickets (then we'll know which airport it is from which we will be flying).
For now, we have some cleaning to do!
Now we have our suitcases packed and a few other things in the house, so we can live here until we check into the hotel on 22 January. We are going to be staying at the Hotel Victoria in downtown Newquay. The Government pays for us to stay nine nights here in Newquay... and then it will pay for us to stay at a hotel around London on 31 January, near the airport from which we will be flying out on Feburary 1st. We are still waiting for our airline tickets (then we'll know which airport it is from which we will be flying).
For now, we have some cleaning to do!
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
The Move, Day Two
On Wednesday, two of the packers went to Charles' office and packed out his things there; it took them about three hours. The third fellow showed up at our home around 8:30 a.m. All of them left, with our things packed up in ten crates... around 4:30 p.m.
Wow, they were great packers! You never know what you are going to get! They were so professional, friendly, courteous! I have been so sick with this cold and so much coughing. I have not been sleeping well at night. Yesterday (day 2 of move), I just sat on the couch, dozing most of the morning. I was so tired from lack of sleep the night before. I was all wrapped up in a duvet on the couch. From time to time, a packer would be "mother" and make the tea for a tea break. Whoever was "mother" would always ask me if I would like a cup of tea. How considerate is that?!
Charles came home after seeing his office packed with steak and potato pasties. Yummy!
Praise be to God that the stuff is gone! And super praise to God that when the very day (yesterday) when they were packing all our worldly possessions on to the truck... it did not rain.. the sun was shining... it was a lovely day! All days surrounding yesterday have been rainy with lots of wind! Today is like that, in fact! Whew: good news, indeed! Didn't want all our things all wet in the crates.... to stay in the crates... growing mold... for the next 5 months!
More to follow tomorrow!
Wow, they were great packers! You never know what you are going to get! They were so professional, friendly, courteous! I have been so sick with this cold and so much coughing. I have not been sleeping well at night. Yesterday (day 2 of move), I just sat on the couch, dozing most of the morning. I was so tired from lack of sleep the night before. I was all wrapped up in a duvet on the couch. From time to time, a packer would be "mother" and make the tea for a tea break. Whoever was "mother" would always ask me if I would like a cup of tea. How considerate is that?!
Charles came home after seeing his office packed with steak and potato pasties. Yummy!
Praise be to God that the stuff is gone! And super praise to God that when the very day (yesterday) when they were packing all our worldly possessions on to the truck... it did not rain.. the sun was shining... it was a lovely day! All days surrounding yesterday have been rainy with lots of wind! Today is like that, in fact! Whew: good news, indeed! Didn't want all our things all wet in the crates.... to stay in the crates... growing mold... for the next 5 months!
More to follow tomorrow!
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
The Move, Day One
The packers arrived on Tuesday around 9:00 a.m. They worked very hard (the three of them) until 5:00 p.m. Wow, they were great packers! You never know what you are going to get! They were so professional, friendly, courteous! Charles brought us all fish and chips home for lunch. (Belinda had chicken nuggets and chips.) We also had a bunch of American snacks available for them to munch on throughout the day. Gotta take care of the happiness and wellbeing of the packers, if you want a good move, don't you know!
Charles got the day started early by dropping off the Toyota at the base to be shipped back to the States. Now we are relying on Beater IV to see us through the end of the month.
The weather kept everyone indoors and the packers got most of the stuff packed. Tomorrow they complete the packing and pick up Charles' office.
Charles got the day started early by dropping off the Toyota at the base to be shipped back to the States. Now we are relying on Beater IV to see us through the end of the month.
The weather kept everyone indoors and the packers got most of the stuff packed. Tomorrow they complete the packing and pick up Charles' office.
Monday, January 08, 2007
"So Long, and Thanks for All the FIsh"
The final service at the JMF chapel will be on Sunday, 21 January @ 1100. Please join us as we celebrate this community of faith and share the Lord's Supper.
Worship at the chapel this week (14 January)
On Sunday, 14 January @ 1100, we will gather at the JMF chapel for a time of worship and fellowship. Please join us for the next-to-last service at the chapel.
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