Physical pursuits

Well, well.  Midway through the month of June already.  Bwah!

Spent the early part of this weekend engaged in physical acts of sweatiness and grunting. Oh, for Heaven's sake...get your minds out of the gutter!

After correcting another egregious attack on my meager financial holdings at the bank (which took forever, by the way), I headed north to help a friend begin the nitty-gritty cleaning chores of a property she hopes to sell.  Because of the long line of loan customers (who receive preferential attention AND can make appointments, which supersede those of us already in line waiting to speak with someone regarding our account issues), I was later arriving than I wanted to be. 

And, I was not the happiest camper.

When I arrived, Jean was hard at work in the bathroom and had already mopped the breezeway floor to within an inch of its life.  I cleaned out a portion of dishes from the cupboard and whatnot, then suggested that maybe a fresh pair of muscles and aggravation should set to work on the stubborn stains in the tub.  That seemed to do the trick.

After annihilating the country rust, we divided and conquered other areas of the house.  The wood living room walls and ceiling are dust- (and spiderweb-) free, thank you very much, and I managed to irritate (then kill) a few residents of the creepy crawly sort along the way.  SCORE!

It wasn't long before we called it a day and headed for a more lazy posture.
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Jean showed me all of the surg hats she managed to create on her school break; an astounding number of really cute hats that will sell quickly at the hospital!  We ordered a pizza and watched a little TV before turning in for the night.
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Saturday morning found us bushy-tailed (if not bright-eyed), and we readied ourselves for a long day of driving and moving furniture.  Her lovely doctor daughter (or, is it daughter doctor?) was moving from her groovy residency residence to Maine for work, so we were heading to K'zoo to help her get rid of the items not traveling with her to lobster-land.

Had the chance to meet her boyfriend and a sweet doctor friend - both very wonderful people, much like Carrie (doctor daughter)...so no surprise there.  We actually kibitzed our way through lunch at a great GREEK diner in K'zoo before getting started on the heavy stuff.  Too much laughing - more so than eating - but no complaints.

We all loaded a small moving van; chit-chatted a bit; said our goodbyes and parting 'nice-to-have-met-yous,' then; off we went one more time.  The road was our mistress yesterday, without a doubt. 

Once back on the expressway, we headed first for Lansing to drop off a heavy piece of furniture, then proceeded to Jean's home to unload the rest into storage.

~ I want to thank Dr. Carrie for the dining table and chairs.  They are going to fit perfectly in my dining space at the end of the kitchen!  I simply need to paint the walls before making that happen - but I am more than incentivized!!  Currently scheming of the perfect design for your wall hanging, girlie.   ;)
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This morning I am stiff but very eager to remain in any non-sitting positions as much as possible.  Don't know what the day has in store exactly, but I'm thinking it'll be something to do with finishing priming the dining area walls and hanging the planned art for the arrival of the 'new' table and chairs!  It's supposed to rain later this afternoon, so I will have to work somewhat quickly. 

So, I guess....more physical pursuits.

Thanks, again, Carrie and Jean!

More later.  Photos when I can.   :)