Today is the one year anniversary of Alison’s passing and our condolences and heartfelt love go out to Tom as it is such a difficult day. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year already. I was scrolling through texts deleting spam and I found a text thread from Ali- Ali gave my mom a doll for Christmas in 2020 and mom named her Ali. I was texting Alison that mom remembers that she received the doll as a gift at Christmas from Tom and Alison and that she loves that doll. Tom and Alison were/are always so kind and inclusive with my mom….I am forever grateful.
The new owners of mom’s home will be moving in tonight or tomorrow…sad day for me. I spent the last four days cleaning out what looked like a foreclosure home. When I arrived at mom’s I was shocked at the state of the home as there were greasy boot prints on the hardwood floors and carpet, dirt clods, broken glass, leaves, clothes, and miscellaneous trash throughout the house. let me say, and estate sale is a fancy word for a rummage, indoor garage sale where people have no respect for the belongings of others.
I started upstairs boxing up what I feel mom may still remember and things that I will eventually need for her memorial service as well as some key pieces I’d like to have at our house. Rolling and wrapping 2 10 x 16 rugs alone was so hilarious, I wish I would have thought to set up a camera to make a TikTok video. I rolled the rug which was not the most difficult part, wrapping the rug was the hilarious part. Suzanne Somers would’ve been proud of my strength. I had to hold the rugs with my knees and wrap it with a plastic roll an inch my way backwards until I completed the rug. It doesn’t seem so funny on paper.
Oh I was really happy that mom and Don installed their slow elevator as I loaded it with boxes to get down to the basement for the moving company.
I used it for the big potted plants to transport the pots downstairs so I could get them over to Marcy’s. I took mom big orchid plant that she’s had for 15 years to Marcy to hols for Anneete. The orchid blooms giant yellow orchids every year in April and again in November and I’m so happy Annette will get to enjoy the blooms!
My flight this morning was supposed to leave at 8:04 and at 6:30 AM I got a text from United that my flight was delayed until 2 PM and my connecting flight to Eagle would be leaving at 7 PM getting me in at 8:05. I quickly got online and found a Southwest flight that would get me in at 1:20 so I could potentially make my 136 flight. However, the southwest flight went to Sacramento to Long Beach sat for 45 minutes and then on to Denver. I booked a one-way ticket from Denver to Eagle with the 1:36 PM departure. I had planned to cancel it if I didn’t make it to the gate on time… Option number two was taking a cab to Tommy’s and driving Ty’s car up to Eagle. Thankfully, the Southwest flight was a little bit early and I was able to run from the C gates to the train and take the train to B and run from B37 to B59.
I made it with one minute to spare. I had Don in my tote and I was terrified I was going to trip and fall and break the urn. actually, when I got on the escalator my wheel caught and jerked my suitcase which turned my tote and Don sideways. He came out and I caught hold of the velvet bag he was in…crisis overted.
We, Don and I, made it to Eagle and our neighbor Brian picked me up at the airport and now I am off to get Harley.
I am saddened by the anniversary of Alison as well as the end of my mom’s reign in her home on Walnut Road.
