Here We Go Again!

 As mentioned in a previous blog, Molly moved in with us during the first week of May 2020.  She started looking for a job right away while enjoying her first Iowa spring and summer.  She would have an interview now and then and even got one offer, but it didn't feel like the right fit so she declined.  She  had a little dry spell this fall season but then all of a sudden three interviews in two days, and then two offers in one day! She had to make a decision, but it was obvious which one to take. She chose Cedar Rapids, Iowa, an hour down the interstate from us.  She had two weeks to find a place to live.  This task is not as easy as it was when Mike and I rented more than 30 years ago.  We would look in the paper, call the number in the ad, meet with the owners and then rent!  Now you search the  internet, fill out an application for the rentals you like that will also accept a cat, pass a background check, meet at the rentals with a realtor, find out you will be put on a waiting list, find out the rental isn't available for another month, stress out over this, etc.    Molly found a place in a small town between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.  Expensive, but available now until the end of June.  She started packing.

We moved Molly three days before she would start her job. It was nice to have everything already packed up in her storage unit at Uhaul.  This building used the be the Kmart I worked at in high school in the 70's. Her unit was the household and paper goods aisle.  I worked in the patio department which brought up the story of me getting a fork lift license and unloading semi trucks.  Boy, did I get a lot of marriage proposals! Those truck drivers couldn't believe a 17 year young woman could unload trucks. I think it is pretty cool Uhaul buys the empty large buildings and puts them to good use.

We left Poppy at home while we moved all of Molly's treasures.  We took three vehicles on move in day. Mike drove my car, Molly drove her car, and I drove the truck.  Of course it was one of the windiest days and my hands felt like they were glued to the steering wheel when I got to her townhome.  That truck was all over the place, just like the semi trucks. Scary.

Molly and I were busy moving her items into the townhome when she mentioned that most Uhaul trucks have a U.S. state on the side of them.  We had the whole country!

We came out of the house and finally found Mike.  After his nap, he went home to watch the Georgia game. Kidding!!!!! He worked hard and didn't take a nap, but he did leave after we were done unloading the truck.  

Molly and I moved things around for awhile and then headed back to Davenport in the truck. Luckily, the wind had died down.  The next day, we moved Poppy to her new home.

Binx was sad and wanted to go too!

Poppy had a great time exploring everything!

I stayed for two days to help unpack and to be there when the internet guy showed up. This is Molly's first day of work.

I was a little worried when it started snowing on her first day October 19th.  She has NEVER driven in snow and it seemed like it wasn't going to stop! I kept checking the road out front to make sure it wasn't sticking and luckily, it wasn't.  She made it home just fine after six inches had fallen.

Molly and Poppy have settled in.  We will have to do this all over again in June, when her lease is up.

Before Molly moved, we did something I have been wanting to do since we moved here.  We rode the Channel Cat, the river taxi.  We were able to see the Interstate 74 bridge construction and all kinds of fun river things.  It was about an hour ride.