I’m baaack – visiting the parents. No, they haven’t moved out of their house yet. But they have spread out every box and closet all over the floor in an attempt to
“organize.” Nothing can be discarded without an analysis of how it might be useful one day.
AT&T stopped supporting my father’s dial-up modem last week and as a result, he has stopped getting email. I’ve been on the account remotely from Seattle – the man has 130 unopened messages, 128 of which are coupons and 2 are from me. I brought my laptop and showed him the backlog so he could see what great deals he’s been missing. In order to get a wireless connection I have to sit on the driveway in the dark and hack into a neighbor’s modem (thank you, G Belkin, whoever you are).
We all watched family movies from 1959, which were originally on 8 millimeter film reels. I just had it converted from a VCR version to DVD format with an updated music track. In these movies I’m 3 years old and totally adorable. It makes me cry every time I see it. It makes my friends go all goofy. What did my parents do when they viewed it? They argued about which relative died of what disease.
Here’s the cleaning plan for the weekend: I’ve brought post-it pads to place on every item. Green = goes. Blue = stays. Yellow = goes back on the floor and my mother trips on it. There has been some progress in the last month. Dad sold his stamp collection and is getting $50 for his 200+ albums (a quarter each, and the vintage classics you would expect).
Tomorrow we get to have another free lunch at the retirement community! Looking forward to seeing my buddies again.
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too funny! Belkin is a computer device manufacturer.
Okay, I have a ton of 8mm that needs to be converted to DVD for relatives. Did you do this on your own or have someone do it for you? I helped a friend with her exneighbor's films. Took the better part of a day to transfer everything, but it's doable and a lot cheaper than some of the places I've checked out. Gotta tell you that your blog really hits home. So glad you have a plan and your parents are working with you, unlike my former siblings who thought it would be a great idea to railroad my parents into a retirement home. This blog is great, wish I'd read it five years ago.
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