Laundry stories remind me of when my oldest did the laundry. She was an early teen. Didn't use soap--only fabric softener. The clothes and towels were folded and put away--no way to tell which clothes they were.
Sue

What would we do without our Dads??

No kidding! I am blessed; both of my parents are still alive and raisin' hell. :thumbup:

You are so lucky. I miss my Mum every day. I catch myself thinking "I'll have to call Mum and tell her that" before I realize that she is gone...

I'm thinking dad's a pretty smart cookie! You'll probably think long and hard before you ask for moving help again! :-D :-D My dh brags he does his own laundry when I'm not here...he washes one pair of socks, or one shirt, or one pair of underwear at a time. He's a nut!

I've sworn I didn't get a few bills, too. I was being honest, too. Months later I found them...in the "safe place" I put them in so I wouldn't lose them!

Your Dad sounds like a great guy who loves you very much. You can't ask for too much more from a Dad.

You might be right. My older daughter, who is very smart, used to screw up any household task I asked her to do. She knew how to do every one of the things I asked her, but she didn't want to do any of them. So she always screwed up.

I called it 'planned incompetence'. She figured if she did something wrong often enough, eventually I would stop asking her to do it.

She really didn't know her mother very well...the word stubborn was invented for me. Of course, I use the word 'persistent' to describe me.

Lesson learned! :thumbup:

Especially since he is 81 and we had to make 5 trips from central Oregon (Bend) to NE Oregon (La Grande). He is a trooper.

So very sorry. I know it is going to tear me up when that day comes. :(

HEY Dad is not crazy...pack it anyway he can...you don't ask for him to help pack again..LOL way to go DAD

I'm still laughing!! :-D :-D

What fun! It's like a new bride opening the cans of food with the outside wrappers removed. Bet Dad didn't know what a fun-filled surprise party he was preparing for you.

This is so funny, but I just read your post to my DH and he said it all made perfect sense to him. The fabric makes perfect packing material for those more precious items like green beans, beer and cat toys, etc.

You might be right. My older daughter, who is very smart, used to screw up any household task I asked her to do. She knew how to do every one of the things I asked her, but she didn't want to do any of them. So she always screwed up.

I called it 'planned incompetence'. She figured if she did something wrong often enough, eventually I would stop asking her to do it.

She really didn't know her mother very well...the word stubborn was invented for me. Of course, I use the word 'persistent' to describe me.[/quote]

"Planned Incompetence" I love it! that describes an assistant I had a several years ago--she didn't last very long. LOL
Rose

He was even grabbing handfuls of "rags" (my polar fleece-Ack!) to stuff in around breakable items. :XD:

That is "priceless"!!!

Very funny!

What a great story to tell over and over. You have a wonderful dad.

Every man I know packs like that. And all the dishes get put into one box unwrapped. My son brought his grandmother's crystal stem ware-wrapped thankfully-- in a box with no lid in the trunk of his car. Fell asleep, rolled the car down a hill, had to be pulled out by a tow truck. Thankfully not hurt. The trunk has to be opened with a screwdriver and not one piece of stemware damaged! Go figure!!

That is amazing! Glad your son was okay, and grandma's stoneware as well; in that order.

I watched that too. Can't believe what they were paying for those, not to even know what they were buying.

Thanks. I enjoyed reading your post. I hope you unpacked that box and with a smile on your face. Actually, I think that some men purposely 'mess up' so that they will never be asked to help again! The upside is that you are probably looking forward to unpacking the boxes he packed and will put that close to the top of your list.

That's how the gov't packs to move military and others. They don't even put the crock pot and the lid in the same box. It's pretty hilarious listening to my kids tell where they find different items. They have learned to clean out all boxes asap.

OMG will you have to wash them all over again? You poor woman. Oh well like you said it is like going to the store all over again. Have fun hunting..I would

Thanks for the laugh!!!

My FIL packed his house like that and wonders why he couldn't find anything at the other end.

One of our friends, on a military move, got to the new house and discovered a box labeled 'records and weights" yep! You guessed it ..the weights were on TOP. (only a couple records were broken...go figure!)

This is the best "quilt" story I have heard in a long time.
NOT a time to complain but enjoy!! It is one of those stories that can be told to family members for generations to come. ENJOY

that is just to funny

I move from north to south every year, and after the first time,,,,,,,,,,,I do all the packing. LOL

I love that show, I wish I had the nerve to buy like they do. I'm referring to the show where the guys buy the storage units.

Be sure to let us know what you find in the other 4 boxes!
Did the garlic salt do a job on the fabric? I've heard you can use salt for special effects when you dye fabric - I hope your dad didn't get his own special effects ~ ~ ~

Our last move was an adventure in unpacking. The guys who packed our things were very poor spellers and most of the boxes
were marked, "Misc". It took us forever to find the lid to the crock pot, they'd put in box marked "grils room". lol Dh is now retired from USMC, its kinda odd to still be in the same house 16 years later.

ROFLMBO!!! At least your dad put several items in a box. Anything my husband packs is packed so poorly I can repack it and get three times more stuff in it. Needless to say I try to do most of the packing. :roll:

I have a sister who packs like that. While my daughter was on bed rest her aunt packed for her - no labels on boxes, nothing packed by room just done willy-nilly. Daughter said it was an adventure unpacking.
Same sister did my mom's filing system - no rhyme or reason. I've worked in offices and done huge and complicated systems so I redid mom's recently.
Dad's you gotta love them. Mine had a weird sense of humor. I still want to call him when something happens that he would enjoy. He's been gone for 15 years now.

Hysterical...also applying this to the garbage can someone mentioned was packed with garbage in it too.

When my husband got a new job about 10 years ago, the company paid to move us...as we had never had such a service before I had no idea what to watch out for. Since we lived in temporary housing for over a year with everything is storage, it would have been too late for any claims by then; I think many moving company people know this. I never found my grandma's box of silverware (real antique silver). But among other things we had many dishpacks (you know about 24" square x 30-36" high)...with a layer of short items (about 3" high) then just filled with wads of paper. They were truly "padding" the bill; lucky for us the company paid it. Once we bought a house, it still took over 6 months to unpack as I tried to put everything in it's place as I unpacked. When it was over, I never found half the parts to my food processor (including the lid to make it work), & blender. What possesses people who are packers from separating things that were together on the counter. I had always hoped the parts would eventually pop up; never did. My brother was a mover for a few years & never did such things...so there good guys out there as well; you just never know.
Looooong story...but I'd rather have my relatives help me pack no matter how odd the arrangements...at least you know you still got it all.
Great job dad...good attitude daughter!

What a great post Tonnie Loree!! I am roflol!! Craving spaghetti -- sounds like something I would say!! You must be a nut case, too!! Love ya!