July 15, 2010

moving on

we have had all our stuff in storage for almost 2 years while

living in roatan.

we don't foresee us leaving the island anytime soon so decided

to auction the big stuff off.

what a huge job.

tonight i am so tired that i can't even get up the energy

to talk!

for those of you who know me that is tired!!  :-)

we thought about shipping all of this to the east coast so

the kids could have it as they set up their apartments but

it would have cost too much so we are getting rid of it

here and will help them out when we get to the east coast.

i have kept

personal things like

photos

the kids artwork and stories

christmas ornaments

china that has been in the family for awhile

momentos that the kids will enjoy looking at later

or give to their own kids.

i probably kept too much stuff but that is me

i did pretty well with the whole process until at one

point i dropped a hand painted plate that belonged to my Mom

i just brought down and wept...

bob, the sweetie, came and wrapped his arms around me saying

'i know it's hard...'

it is bittersweet.

it feels ackward and strained at times but 

for the most part it feels liberating to be free of all that

stuff.

our friends betty and george took us out for a nice
drive
the views were breathtaking.