May19, 2014 Artemas, PA The First Step

They came and went in one foul swoop. Signature Movers arrive just before noon, lumbering up the steep hill in a big, blue moving van. We were ready. They were supposed to be here at 10:00. Sara Lou, Rita and I had been chatting but we quickly showed Bill, the owner, our organization. It was complicated but they understood that the books stacked on the floor are to be packed as are all the paintings leaning on the walls. All the china and crystal piled on the counter must be packed and of course all the stacks of family photos, along with the clothes hanging in our closets. They system was the same for the lower level. Bill and the three young men began work immediately. When we returned from lunch at The Road Kill Café, they had finished all the china and the books and most of the art. They worked efficiently and they worked hard. Ken and Ian were off cleaning machines while we three ladies sat on the screen room and watched the young men load the truck. Bill made sure to have me walk through the house to be sure they did not miss anything. Lastly, they packed the objects from the farm house and again I checked the house to be sure that nothing was left behind. All our efforts in organizing paid off.. The movers left the farm at 6:00, heading back to DC to put our stuff in storage., of course not until I had paid the bill. Step one has been done.