... or has it just begun. After a week I've finally gotten everything moved out of my old store. the landlord was fine until the last week then he got all weird on me. He was obsessing over whether or not I would be out by the 1st which didn't really seem like that big of a deal since he isn't doing anything in the space until Monday anyway. He came in at about 5:00 pm on Thursday and looked very upset that I wouldn't be out by the end of the day. I told him I would need an extra day and he said, about 5 times in 30 minutes "but you will be out by tomorrow night right?" I got the last stuff loaded on the truck at 1:00 am in a downpour last night. The only thing that gives me a little solace is the fact that it will cost him thousands to renovate the space. Moldy insulation in the walls and ceiling and the next prospective tenent knows all about it so he won't be able to cut corners.

Anyway, so the storage unit is packed and unfortunately so is the new place. I can't find anything. I can barely get the critters fed. No big sink so I am dealing with a tiny bathroom one for now. This is the first time I've been on line in over a week. Today, I went to a show to buy crickets, it seems the fed ex guy saw the big "we're moving sign" but he failed to see the even bigger "please leave all deliveries at the hardware store sign" Got back from the show, went over to where I had dumped all my old combustible materials, started a huge bonfire, sat back, had a few beers and relaxed.

Tomorrow I get to start trying to sort everything out and clean some cages. Then I've got two days to get a little work done, I'm going to the Brewers/Cubs game on Wednesday then I take a weeks vacation. After that the work starts big time. There's probably a little more that needs to be done here than I thought so it might take a couple of months to reopen but my current landlord says several people in town are already waiting for me to open so that bodes well.

For now, I'm off to bed and I hope I can sleep in tomorrow.

It's good to be back though.

Later all