Hubby 2 Lubby ~ 2 Days and Counting

It's had to believe that in 48 hours from now, Neil will be already well on his way to Lubbock, Texas.

It was just a week ago today that Neil got the job offer that he had been hoping to get. And for the whole week, he had been busy sorting through things, boxing them up, and putting others in garbage bags to be thrown out.

Already the side of the house is lined with about 20 filled garbage bags. There were more bags, but I had Neil put 6 of them out on the curb for garbage pick up. The rest had to stay where they were because it was hardly realistic to expect the garbage guys to take all of them.

While Neil was cleaning, sorting, and packing, I had been shopping for things that he would need to take with him on the trip. Yes, Neil is driving all the way to Lubbock.

In order to save money, Neil has been planning on foregoing roadside eateries and bringing his own sustenance.

So I stopped at Shaw's and picked up several cans of chicken (along with a can opener), several pouches of fancier chicken, a bag of bulky rolls, cereal, milk in aseptic cartons, a big jar of peanuts, a bag of Oreos, etc. Plus I had to make sure that he had some Halloween candy as well.

And should his tummy get upset from all that rich eating, there were several bottles of the generic version of Pepto-Bismol and a bottle of Tums.

Today's preparations consisted of bringing Neil to the Registry of Motor Vehicles so that he could renew his license before he hit the road. And after that, we stopped at Penske to put down a deposit on a rental truck and trailer.

Later on in the day, we had a couple of visitors, Ariana's friend 'Miah (short for Jeremiah), and his mother, Barbara.

One of Neil's massive exercise machines will find a home with 'Miah in exchange for 'Miah maintaining our lawn until winter.

I gave him my fish. And in exchange for more yard work, cutting back the wisteria vine, and splitting logs (which he could have and sell and make some extra cash for himself) he could have my 45-gallon aquarium, the wooden cabinet it's on, and all the aquarium accessories that go with the tank.

'Miah was going to take the fish home with him tonight. And catching them was quite the undertaking, especially since the fish were large and a bit feisty.

Water splashed everywhere. It must have even, somehow, gotten inside the cable box because the display started blinking like mad. And when we put the TV on, all we had was a blue screen. Guess someone will have to call the cable company tomorrow.

Now that the fish are gone, it is unusually quiet in the living room. After all, there is no more need to have the aerator going.

Sometime during the week, I will have to fill up the jugs with water from the tank and then drain the rest before 'Miah comes over to pick up the tank.

Barbara took with her the hibiscus that was studded with red blossoms and the small rue plant. After all, there was no reason why 'Miah should be getting all the goodies.