bindermoore episode 1 : the moving menace

so here's our prequel post! (i know, i know, by now, who really cares? but when we say we're gonna post a prequel post, we're gonna post a prequel post! just to keep you interestedish, if you read on to the end of the post, there's a picture of frankie and james in their new home.) (actually, even if you don't read to the end, the picture is there! funny how that works...)

frankie and james' last day of work was tuesday before our departure (on sunday). our offices were very nice to both of us. frankie and james both cried at some point during their final day. yeah, they're softies. what can they say? but they both had some pretty nice work environments. thanks, folks.

so on wednesday, frankie and james began the final packing push, aided by our 6 x 7 x 8 U-Pack Relocube and by james' brother Richard who showed up of his own (welcome) accord at 10 am with delicious sesame almonds, bread, and, naturally, two six packs of beer. oh, and the aforementioned fuzzy dice and highly functional compass. he was just the push we needed to get running.

here he is with the table he has been working for...a long time. Richard? anyhoo, he finished it just before frankie and i left and gave it to us! it will be gracing the room in which i'm typing right now and will be used as a writing table. in the patterns of one of the swaths are the handprints of both Richard and his son, Graydon. a nice little touch of home to have in our new home.

so we began packing while Tessa looked on from one of the makeshift pieces of furniture frankie put together each time we moved a new piece of furniture into our Relocube. the cats really took to these little nooks, and i think frankie could have a sidebusiness making box furniture for animals whose people are preparing for a big move.

the next picture is frankie and i going through our cd's, separating those that we want to have in the car (and therefore in the house in the three days between when we arrived and when the Relocube arrives!) and those we are going to pack in the cube. it was quite the intensive process. luckily frankie and james pretty much share the same brain, so there were very few shouting matches over what to take. though sadly Tiffany's debut album did not make the "in the car" cut. boo...

below, you'll see the stages of the packing of our Relocube. picture one is the first step of day one, then day two, and then day five, after a last minute repacking of the second half of the cube (we had one of those "oh WAIT! here's what we could do!" moments, probably brought on by our cold-based delirium), and right before locking the doors for good. while we didn't pack non-stop for five days, that third picture is basically the result of five days of packing.









and on the other end, when we unpacked the U-Pack Relocube in Vermont, how long did it take to undo the five day packing extravaganza? 90 minutes. one and a half hours. ridiculous.

here are frankie and james after the contents of the Relocube have been moved into the house....
and then the madness really begins...
in another post...
at another time...

oh, and of course, no episode one is complete without this:

you're welcome.