As
soon as we got out of bed yesterday the long and hectic day started. We had a
lot of appointments scheduled and, needless to say, a lot of work ahead of us.
Yesterday was moving day and that was not the only task that needed to be
accomplished… we also had an ADT consultation in the morning, Raymour &
Flanigan delivering furniture by noon, and the cable company coming out to the
house to get our phone, internet, and cable up and running by the end of the
day. While I was taking care of those tasks, my wife was at work, our son was
at daycare, and my parents were supervising the sluggish movers.
With
all of these things set to a certain schedule, my wife and I got up a little
earlier than usual, got our son ready for ‘school’ and were about to head out
the door when my parents arrived. Actually, while my wife was changing,
feeding, and generally getting our son ready, I was busy finishing up the
remaining packing around the house and making sure that every box we purchased
was being used. By the time I stopped to take a breath we must have had over
100 boxes stacked in the various rooms all labeled with their new locations at
our home.
By
the time I finished putting things aside, closing off all the rooms that the
movers didn’t need to address, and coordinating the day with my parents I was
already behind schedule and ADT was calling just as I was about to get in the
car and head over to the house. Fortunately, the woman with whom I was working
was very understanding of the situation and had the patience to wait for me
until I arrived about 15 minutes after our originally agreed upon appointment
time. Just before we completed the walk through of the house for the quote, the
furniture arrived and we officially began the transformation from house to
home.
ADT
left shortly thereafter and, just like it was planned, the cable company
arrived and began work immediately. Thankfully, I remembered to bring a television,
my laptop, and a phone with me that morning to test. By mid afternoon, all the
furniture was in place, the cable, internet, and phone were up and running, and
I already had the quote from ADT in hand. All that was left was waiting for the
lackadaisical movers to arrive.
Needless
to say, we were not happy with how long it took the moving company to get
things done. While I did get them to move a bit faster upon arrival it still
took them until 8:30 to get things done, close up the truck, and leave all of their
trash behind (I will be checking for damage over the next few days). Today was largely spend cleaning up after them and moving many of
the clearly labeled boxes into the correct rooms. But, the important thing,
regardless of the issues that we encountered, is the fact that we are now home!
Let the recovery begin.
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