Monday 17 January 2005

Awake 7:13 am Temp downtown 5 6 hrs 36 min daylight

This was our 3rd night sleeping on the air mattress. This time in our
living room.
We have a 9:00 am appointment with the American Title Company this morning
for the closing on our house. I forgot to mention that they called on
Saturday & asked if we would like to close on Monday or Tuesday....so we
picked Monday. Woody & Chong will close on Tuesday. Closing was the easy
part...took about 30 mins. We are to receive our electronic check on
Wednesday morning.
Leaving the Title Company, we make a stop @ our storage unit, then a quick
visit to Costco & back home @ 10:45 pm.
We quickly write & sign 4 birthday cards & head to downtown Anchorage to
Sullivan's restaurant where we meet for lunch, in a private room, with 25
of our buddies from the Alaska club. This was a planned rendezvous to see
everyone before we leave town & to celebrate the birthday people of
January. It was a nice occasion & we're not sure when or where we'll see
the gang again.

Back home, I gather trash...including that 30 gal barrel & 5 gal bucket &
make another trip to the refuse center. 50 mins round trip. During my time
away, Kathy shanpoos more of the den carpet. Later she continues clearing
out the kitchenware.

About 5:20 pm we call the Louis & Clarissa family in Nicktown & offer our
condolences on the passing of their mother, one of my favorite aunts. Age
96, a super great lady, she will be talked about & missed for yrs.

After that phone call, I change the house water filter while Kathy
finishes shampooing the den carpet.

9:10 pm Dinner: Filet steak with baked potatoes. After dinner, I take the
electronic pre-filters & filters into the lower garage for cleaning. I
told Woody I would do this as well as change out the water filter & clean
out the central vacuum canister. While I was cleaning the electronic
filters in a large plastic tub in the lower garage, I hear voices outside.
It's Woody & his friend Delmar...they just brought a large enclosed
trailer of boxes & furniture for unloading tomorrow & parked it outside
the lower garage. Those guys are ready to move it, no question.

Upstairs, I empty out our file drawer & start going through yr 2004 tax
papers. Meanwhile Kathy addresses FedEx boxes to ship to the boys in
Seattle & our boxes to ship to AZ. tomorrow. No movie tonite.

Lights out: 1:00 am