Saturday, May 16, 2009

Is it Saturday?

I'm SOOOO tired....but honestly....in a week this will be a funny pcs story. It's already fairly funny.

The painters refuse to wait until next week to paint. We'll spend tomorrow trying to empty closets and furniture from the younger bedrooms.... and then WHAT? Put it back for the packers. Grrrr.... Honestly, if we lived in a town with lots of options for contractors, I would be very tempted to tell these guys they were coming AFTER the packers or not at all...and I'm tempted anyway - but I'd like to spend a few days relaxing when the girls are here and not painting. ::snort::

We had a funeral this a.m. - for Jerry. Yes, it is a home going...but shoot....it's hard to say goodbye. I think it's a testament to Jerry that both Chaplains (who are used to speaking at funerals) choked....as for me... watching Jerry's mom simply did me in....way before the funeral started.

Arielle and I went through our scrapbook hoard and thinned things down. I'll take it to church and PWOC and that should take care of it.

I talked with a friend, who I've not talked to for far to long, today.

Mike and Jared are rewiring the garage. UM......didn't we all KNOW it would NOT be as simple as tearing a "non-weight bearing" wall out????? ::snort:: We have this jinx thing going on....so Mike discovered stuff that needed fixed....and we are ethical; so we fixed it...maybe they can tear the room out tomorrow.....

I loaded out all the office supply stuff. Surely, we can buy office supplies in Japan and there is no need to lug it across the pacific. (This is the same thinking that allowed us to pare down our massive sticker collection).

Now - I'm thinking about two big things....will the packers pack my spices that are in Tupperware? I plan to tell them NOT to pack any food except some rapadura, spices and 400# of wheat berries.

Will my beautiful memorial painting, to our babies waiting in heaven, get ruined in the move? Should I have sent it to storage? NO, that's not safe. Should I leave it with the girls or Mom? I really want it with me. Joneille and Mom gave it to us with the idea that we'd have something we could take WITH us of our babies.....I don't want to leave it...but I really don't want to find a big tear in it when I unpack it. Anyone moved art before?

I worked on THIS today....because it made me feel more in control to do something pretty for the house and take my attention off the killer West TX dust bunnies that were lurking behind the hutch, the bookshelves and the piano. ::snort::

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Heather, my sister in law, called. THEY are moving to China around the same time WE are moving to Japan. They are finishing the last bit of moving out of their home today. Soon - we'll be there soon.....hopefully by next Friday night.... I swear I'm about ready to rent a bulldozer....

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9 comments:

Deja said...

Regarding moving art...I'd go to the ups store or uhaul and get a special box for artwork. Bubble wrap the piece, then put it in the box and FRAGILE all over the box. I would not trust the packers to pack that treasure for me. FWIW, tears in oil paintings can be repaired by professional art restorers...I guess the movers would have to foot that bill ;-)

Deja said...

Just thinking about this more...maybe you could take it to Hobby Lobby, have them FRAME the treasure and have THEM wrap and box the painting for you.

Paula said...

De'Etta,
Physical bumps aren't the only danger to paintings--they can also be damaged by heat in transit or storage. I would call an art store or museum to ask how to ship--or maybe take a nice photo to put on your computer or make a print of--and leave the original safe with family.

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

Ack - so much to think about before Tuesday.

I don't think you want to put an oil painting behind glass....but I could have it framed. I did ask the packer how they would pack it and it seemed to be safe.....

but the heat and such would be an issue.... What to do...

Renee said...

We have a large framed Stiver print; it's gone on every move with us.... typically the packers make a flat style box for artwork.
I just read the above comments; dh's aunt painted an oil scenery for us for a wedding gift. It has gone through every move with us for 20 years but it is framed (although not under glass)

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

Maybe I should get this framed but I can't figure which type goes with it....and Joneile painted the sides of the canvas so that it can be unframed...which is a style now too.

Cynthia said...

Since you've already gotten opinions on framing/packing, I'll just toss out another suggestion for something else to consider. Is there anyway you could consider living with a photograph of the piece while you're in Japan? You have a nice camera so you could take a picture that would give a nice poster size quality. That could be easily rolled up and transported while the original resides safely somewhere else (at your mom's or the kids') until you return. Just a thought.

Janette said...

Art? We have moved over 20 pieces- we don't do furniture- we do art.Watercolors, oils, pen and ink...all framed though. Let them do it. IF you do it - YOU are liable. They take no responsibility. They will not even pay for the box. Hover and make sure they make a box and wrap it.
Oils should not be under glass- they need to breathe (from my art collecting grandfather years ago).
Tupperware? They will do spices except pepper. It throws off the drug dogs. Some will not do cinnamon. I always moved spices.
PS- the one piece of art that we left with mom years ago got moldy...never again:>) We did take a picture of one piece that my daughter loves and blew it up at Walmart.Now she has a copy in her house as well. Love those Chinese and English pieces!

DeEtta @ Courageous Joy said...

Thanks, Janette, invaluable info. We've never had any art of value to move....and I wanted to hear from someone who had....I've asked each of the two packing crews that have come in how they'd do it, now I'll hover and make sure the 3rd crew does it right. LOL