Week In Review - April 29 - May 5

Well, here it is. The last week!

I should be up and finish up clearing and packing the kitchen except for the very, very basics. Start a box marked 'dirty clothes' as the washer/dryer went to a new home Friday.

The moving van comes Monday and leaves on Wednesday so I have a busy, busy couple of days getting all the boxes and bits on the van. I have some young men coming to help with the heavier stuff on Tuesday.

Texter is finishing up her last week of school, taking a couple of finals and doing her presentation before a panel on her Capstone project. Not only did she and her partner do the required event, but she went and did a second event during the Spring Art Walk Friday night. 

While looking for donations for their event in April, Texter stopped by Aizada Imports on the Downtown Walking Mall. Since the theme of her Spring Art Walk was 'pets', it was a natural fit for Texter and Dani's Capstone project. She offered them the opportunity to serve the refreshments she would normally provide at the Art Walk and to ask for donations for the Lewis and Clark Humane Society.

Texter is now a margarita expert, having made many, many pitchers of them during the evening and collecting another $150 for the project. She had a ball.

Then Saturday morning, we got up and out to Helena Reservoir for the annual Migratory Bird Day celebration.

It was a bit cloudy but pleasant. Not the wind we have had in past years.

Someone made her third birdhouse which will be going with us to North Carolina and will probably be gifted to a set of grandparents. 

Face painting was a must. As was decorating a cookie. One must keep their strength up.

And then making a couple of masks...

She also made a 'bird feeder' for the yard (which we will leave behind).

She and I also went on a bird hike. I was thrilled to be able to see the Great Blue Herons nesting across the lake.

Otherwise this week...

• Managed to finish up 5 books....well, one was abandoned as being too stupid to read further
• Texter and I got simple wills and a couple of other legal documents made up (for free!) thanks to Helena College
• Haircuts for Lady K and I in preparation for our departure.
• More trips to Goodwill and the Humane Society to drop off a TON of blankets and other 'extra' stuff we no longer needed
• Hamburger lunch at Helena College thanks to the TRIO department as they celebrated their graduates and Texter picked up her cords
• Turned in all my items at the library (so sad, I had to remove holds I still had on several items!)

This coming week will be frantic! (at least it will be in my mind)

• Load the moving van and send it on its way to arrive in Charlotte on the 18th (so I can then unload it!)
• Reasonably clean the house 
• Pack the car for our departure
• TEXTER'S GRADUATION!!!!!!

But for now, it's more coffee and a bit of 'feet up' before I get started on more packing!