Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Big Move

This time we're lucky, I guess.  Our move from one house to another is only 2 doors away!  Yes, we're moving from No. 14 to No. 20 (bracketed by No. 24 and 28A - go figure)!  Guess the folks who built 24 and 28A didn't know that our new house is No. 20.  I'd guess it had been there a while.  And the street number is not displayed, so you can't really complain about those who numbered their houses later.  Well, you can, but it would do no good!

And the big move is only 2 days away.  We've been moving a room a day for the last week and a half (okay, so some days we didn't move an entire room). But the day after tomorrow is when we make the 'official' move.  The movers are coming to move the big, heavy stuff: washer and dryer on the rooftop, fridge and estufa in the kitchen, some chests of drawers from our bedroom, the king-sized bed, the guest room mattress, the living room sofa, and those three umbrella bases, which probably weigh close to 250 pounds combined.

We've moved practically everything else ourselves, and will move the office computers, faxes, scanners, phones, and desks ourselves.  The day to transfer our cable/internet/telephone service will also be scheduled for Thursday, if we're lucky.  IF not, we'll work in two locations for a while. After that, the old house at No. 14 will be virtually empty.  But we'll have a few days before we leave on vacation for any last minute things.
Readying the new house for occupancy has kept us busy.

Although the lease states that the condition of the new house is 'perfect' it was far from that - and we've got the pictures to prove it.  We've removed the upper kitchen cabinets from No. 14 and they are being reconfigured for the new kitchen.  The backyard has been scalped and we're waiting for it to spring back to life. (See comment later about a weed whacker.)  The additional kitchen cabinets should be in place by this coming weekend.  Cabinets and drawers have been lined (shelf lining paper is hard to find in Mexico).  The maid's room has been turned into a storage bodega, with the extra kitchen cabinets installed there.  The muck on all the windows in the house has been cleaned off (2 days for that); the house has been cleaned from top to bottom (another 2 days).  We have installed purified water for the house (you should have seen me scaling the ladder to reach the tinaco and then hanging through the cupola's window to change the light bulb over the stairs).  Paint has been chosen (Michael gets to paint while I'm in Indiana for 6 weeks painting a house).

The propane gas line has been extended into the utility yard for the dryer and the BBQ.   Planters still need to be selected and planted to keep Fiyero from trying to walk the ledges of the terraces.  Sixty-plus pictures have been distributed through out the house (we need to arrange their hanging; cement walls are not the same as drywall in the US). Moving the drapery rods from No. 14 to No. 20 plus a few new, longer rods has been arranged - also for Thursday. We've tried our hands at using a weed whacker on the back yard. Locks have been re-keyed.  Lower closet rods have been installed.  Chandeliers from No. 14 have been moved to No. 20 and installed.  Additional lighting fixtures are being shopped for. We're also looking at some ceiling fans, outside light fixtures, additional blinds, and a combined microwave and exhaust fan unit.

Whew!  Hope we're ready when it's time to shuttle to Mexico City for our flight to Orlando!

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