Moving Week

We made it through a chaotic week of moving boxes, tubs, crates and having over half the office without a place to sit from Tuesday afternoon on. They had to take down the cubicles Tuesday afternoon in order to wire them and install them into the new space. We set up five work stations in the conference room, but it was hard for everyone to work with telephones ringing and just the bustle of a busy office. I had 6 people working from their homes. We also had to clear out the entire space in Rancho Cordova including two wood desks, file cabinets, file shelving and assorted paper, files, binders, metal organizers, etc. I took two truck fulls of trash to the dump on Wednesday and the movers took a bob tail full of electronics, a desk, the leftover file shelving and a bunch of desk floor mats that are not needed (nor allowed) in the new office.

We finally made the physical move on Friday night. Bekins arrived at 5:00 PM and left with the truck for Roseville at just before 7:00 PM. I went over to the new site and watched them unload and deliver the furniture to the office. They finished up just before 9:00 PM and I took the two IT guys and the Property Manager from HO out to dinner at Fat's, an Asian Restaurant in Roseville. We ate a huge repast of dim sum and Asian dishes and topped it off with two big slices of banana cream pie. I got home about 11:45 after a LONG day.

Saturday, Bob Hand had asked me to play in a two man best ball tournament with him in Antelope. I really wanted to get into the office and get my desk set-up, but it was an 8:00 AM shotgun and the course is a par 58. Bob and I shot a combined 46 and finished in first place, three shots clear of the field. Neither of us shot great. I shot 66, but it was right on my handicap as the slope there allows me only 8 strokes. Bob shot 74 and again it was right on his 16 stroke handicap. We just ham and egged the scoring and it all came together. We had a big barbecue of polish sausages and salads and Bob and I took the first place prize of three rounds of golf at the course each(3??).

I then went into the office and spent four hours setting up my office, pictures, files, desk, and computer. The IT guys had all of the computers already set up and running and the Property Manager had a list of items for the builders to touch up. I did get two new flat screen TVs for the office, a 42 inch in the front lobby and a 55 inch in the conference room.

Darla met me back at the house after her three days in Monterey and Pacific Grove with her family. She had a great time with her brother and enjoyed watching Lucas play on the beach and chase the deer in the park. I would certainly have like to have gone, but the move took precedence. They did sort of push to get us moved in and we were lucky to get the system up and running as Verizon initially told us they wouldn't have our network up and running until Monday. We also had our coffee service taken out of the old office and then they couldn't install it in the new office because the counters weren't in yet because the materials were ordered from Canada and got hung up at the border. They finally installed the sinks and countertops on Friday. The bar area is still not complete as the pedastals had not come in and the contractor just jammed another piece of countertop under it to hold it up and they will finish it tomorrow.

I did play golf today and was very pleased to have Bob in town from San Jose. We played in the first foursome with Neil and Boyd and Darla even came over and hung out with us after we finished and I ran the skins for the tournament. We had $495 in the skin pot and I birdied number 17 and won $38 from the total. My score was a 45+40=85 and could have been better. I struggled on the front side and only had one par to go with 7 bogeys and a double. The back was better highlighted by the birdie on 17. It was great seeing Bob.

Darla and I bought a used spa that will hopefully be installed this week. I have another two days of golf Saturday and Sunday next weekend and will need it. Steve was supposed to install the 220 lines for me, but he is out of town on a fishing trip and leaves for San Diego when he gets back from that. Charlie from the club is also an electrician and will do the work. He has to install a 50 Amp breaker and make some room in the box by putting some twin breakers in. It's all Greek to me, but he will do the work for much less than the $800 the spa shop's electrician wants to charge me. I'll meet Charlie tomorrow morning at 6:45 here so he can get a scope of the work and he will install the lines this week. The spa is a Vita spa and is a four person unit.

Well, I will likely add some photos later to this as Darla has some shots from her trip to Monterey. The boys drove up from Cal Poly as well and hung out with the whole family. I hope you are all doing great and enjoying God's gift of Springtime. Be well. Ciao.