Spring Break, 2018
Cleaning out Mom's house
During Spring Break, 2018 (Mar 10 - 17) David and his sisters returned to Denver to clean out their mom's house and put it on the market. During the drive back to Lubbock (Mar 16-17), David and Teresa recorded their memories of the week in that echoey way that siblings do. (A few pieces of audio were added later.)
Like Mister Rogers, our mom always told us to look for the helpers, and there were plenty of those throughout the week. Special thanks to Peter and Carol, who hosted us for the week, to cousin Rita, whose help was invaluable, and to Lynne's husband, Russell; Ruth's son, Ryan; and Ryan's friend, Marshall.
Like Mister Rogers, our mom always told us to look for the helpers, and there were plenty of those throughout the week. Special thanks to Peter and Carol, who hosted us for the week, to cousin Rita, whose help was invaluable, and to Lynne's husband, Russell; Ruth's son, Ryan; and Ryan's friend, Marshall.
- Saturday and Sunday. We travel to Denver, attend services at Littleton Church of Christ, eat brunch at Benedict's, make first trip to Mom's house, meet with realtor, and eat supper at Los Dos Potrillos.
- Monday. Lynne, Teresa, and Ruth pull clothes from Mom's closet, Ryan and Marshall clean out stair closet and garage storage, Ruth and Teresa find a box of dolls, we order pizza, say goodbye to Ryan and Marshall, and eat supper at City Pub.
- Tuesday. David meets with the lawyer and has a second meeting with the realtor. [Ruth told David later that he filled out a SPUDS --Sellers Property Disclosure Statement.]
- Wednesday. We order the marker, take flowers to Dad's and Mom's graves, have lunch and pie with Rosemary, deliver the car, say goodbye to Ruth, and meet with Mom's life group.
- Thursday. Lynne and Teresa go through everything in Mom's room and find lots of treasures, Rita helps pack the bathroom and the kitchen, Russell begins loading the trailer, and we have visitors from City Square and TRYAD. Ronda brings dinner, and Brisa and her boys help Ronda bring everything downstairs.
- Friday. We finish loading, enjoy a sweet ritual at the front door, eat with Rita at Village Inn, say one last prayer, and go our separate ways.