The girls and I arrived at the house after dropping Graham off at school and waited patiently for the movers to arrive. We had to borrow a chair from our neighbors so that we had at least a chair to sit in. The wood floors got pretty hard after a few minutes.
The container was curb side by 8:30 am and the guys were ready to start loading it up. They will fill it from top to bottom and front to back and as tightly as possible to prevent any movement or shifting of the items while floating across the vast ocean.
As they started to bring everything out and load the truck I began to have a slight anxiety attack. It looked like not everything would fit. I had to make a pile of things to separate of things that would stay behind just in case. They kept telling me it would all fit but that it would be VERY close. So, of course, I went into panic mode and freaked out the girls would not get their doll house, table and chairs, pink rocking chairs and Graham would miss his book shelf and video rocking chairs. There were other things I pulled to the side but I was willing to let all my stuff go so the kids could have theirs. As it got fuller and fuller, I thought no way is it all going to fit but what do I know...I am no professional!
At the end of it all, EVERYTHING fit. Genius, I tell you! It was like shifting boxes here and there like a puzzle. I could not believe it. If you look closely at the picture, you will notice that the mattress is on the very edge of the container. The container was packed tight! They did tell me I even had room for more if it was the right size and shape! I was just happy that all the stuff I intended to go to Singapore made it on for shipment.
So we said good bye to our things and and we will see them on the other side of the world.
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