All's Well That Ends Well - I Think

Well I had a topic that I was going to do for yesterdays blog post. Of course yesterday's post never happened because I got to go on a trip with the family. I was going to talk about our friend Dan and the wonderful furniture that he and his sister gave us. I'll have to save that topic for another day. Today I'll talk about how grateful we are for Dan's help in loading our moving truck.

So, DH booked a cube van for Tuesday from our local car rental place. It turns out that it wasn't a cube van, it's a cargo van - big difference. Since there's nowhere else to rent anything here, the next option is to load everyone in the van and drive about 4 hours to where our stuff is. The plan is to stay overnight in a motel (with a pool and hot tub so the kids can have some fun). Then first thing in the morning DH and our friend Dan will get the truck and the kids and I will head home to take care of the dogs.

Well, the place we were going to get the truck from needed to make some repairs so we went with U-Haul instead. Now, U-Haul can be pretty hit-and-miss but we got a great deal today. Basically, the dealer where we live really needs trucks so we got a big discount and a great big truck.

I helped pack a little bit but then needed to get on my way with the kids. I left the packing in the capable hands of my husband and our good friend Dan. Before starting to pack the truck DH was convinced that there was no way they could get the contents of a full 10x20 storage unit in a 26 foot U-Haul. Thanks to some awesome packing, he was pleasantly surprised.

I got home to find that the tie for both of our dogs had snapped. Our wonderful neighbour had taken care of one dog and the other dog must have just stayed in the dog house till she heard us at the house. At least we have a shed where they can be safe and contained. It's so not what I needed though. I guess we'll be looking for something stronger tomorrow.