More furniture moving...

Today we resumed our move. Not only did we resume it, but we were able to complete moving all of the big pieces of furniture.

The dining table was the first and easiest. The dining buffet (the bottom of the china cabinet) was next and also not terribly difficult. The next item was the china cabinet top. With all the glass, not only was this the most fragile piece, but also one of the heavy ones with very little in the way of good handholds. The rain also started to come down at this time. With Shelley helping out, there were four of us moving all these items. With care and plenty of hands, the china cabinet was successfully moved and placed atop the buffet.

Our digital piano was a bit heavier than we expected. Though again, we were able to move it out and in successfully. The neighbor across the street helped us with this item and the buffet.

By then it was well past lunch time, so Deloris returned home and we had some lunch. Elise took a nap (she works tonight), and the rain started up again. I called to say that we probably would hold off on moving the couch until tomorrow.

The children and I went to the church to pick up a few items, stopped at the hardware store to purchase a short utility hose to hook up to the dehumidifier in the basement, and then came home. I was down in the basement connecting the hose and routing the other end to the sump pump, and then worked to connect the phone jacks in one of the bedrooms to the junction box.

During that time, the kids must have gotten into a little argument, because when I came up to test the phone connections, Elise was awake. The skies had also dried up. I asked if she was up to moving the couch, and the answer was yes, so I called Deloris and inquired if she was willing to come and help us with the couch. She was, and not only that but our upstairs neighbor at the apartment was also willing to help.

I measured the door opening again and thought that we might be able to get away without taking off the doors. It would be worth a try, anyway. The refrigerator was on wheels, so after emptying it to lighten it, it was a simple matter to roll it into the middle of the kitchen.

We got the couch out of the apartment, into the truck, up the hill, and then out of the truck. The five of us made our way up the narrow path, crushing ferns, salmonberry canes, and skunk cabbage along the way.

We got it to the back door and began to make our way in. It was fine until the very end of the couch. We couldn't swing the couch about enough to get the legs inside. The screen door was fine, but the main door had to come off. The pins couldn't come off without first taking the door trim off. And then our neighbor suggested that we simply take all the screws off the hinge. (Duh...)

With that done, the couch again made it almost all the way again. It was caught on something -- the spring attached to the screen door. By backing up a bit and moving the whole couch down, it made it all the way in.

The next challenge was to get it past the wall and kitchen cabinets. Would it make it? With just a fraction of an inch to spare, it made it through and off to clear sailing. The only remaining obstacle was the counter that the couch had to be lifted up over. Just a few more steps, a few turns, and the couch was set down in place.

There are still plenty of items and boxes left to move, but the most difficult and challenging items are done. The washer is probably the only other difficult item. I did get the laundry room door unstuck, and discovered that it was not meant to be used. There is a plastic barrier sealed all the way around between the interior and exterior doors. In order to move in the washer and dryer, we will have to remove the plastic and then put it back after the move.

After all this, I don't ever want to move again...

Here is what the living and dining rooms look when furnished.