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Destination #4: Where in the World is Living With Lindsay?

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Our few days at the beach sure came and went quickly!  I was pretty tempted to just ditch the rest of our destinations and stay there for another week, but my conscience got the best of me since there were still more people and places to visit.

So we loaded up the car (again) and hit the road (again).  By then, I was feeling pretty old hat about driving for hours and hours alone with two kids.

This time, we headed up the Interstate and into a large city.  I was so thankful that we were going on a Sunday, because you’d have to be seriously committed to BRAVE that traffic on a weekday!

My grandfather and aunt live in a nearby town, so we spent Sunday evening/Monday morning with them.  My grandfather drove us around some wooded areas at dusk so that we could see if any deer were out (we saw 12, including 2 babies), and all Emma could do was scream, “TREES!  TREES!”  I had never really thought about it, but trees where we live don’t grow as big and tall as they do there.  She had never seen such large trees in her little life.   Note to self:  Take her to Redwood National Park to really blow her mind.

The next morning, we headed out of town, but stopped to visit one of my dear blogging buddies for lunch.  You may know this gorgeous lady.

I got to see the house that she’s remodeling (OMG, it is AMAZING!  She’s really talented, y’all!) and we went to a cute little sandwich shop for a bite to eat.

While we were there, Emma managed to empty an entire shaker of salt (Salt! Salt! Salt! If you get that reference, you and I are kindred spirits) on the floor while we were visiting.  Awesome.  I did my best to clean it up and the employees were dolls about it – another reason why I love the South.

Any guesses as to where we were?  The largest nearby city is a good enough guess for me.  😀

Moving Furniture the Lazy Way

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After years of huffing and puffing while pushing my giant ugly sofas, various brightly colored dressers and who knows what else around my home, I finally broke down and bought some of those furniture sliders.

I’d seen them on TV for a while, and then the started popping up everywhere from Home Depot to my grocery store.  They are packaged under various names, but they all basically do the same thing.  I found a package of four for under $10 and figured they were worth a shot.

Y’all.  I’m not exaggerating when I say that they have changed my DIY life.

Believe it or not, they work fantastically.  All you have to do is lift each corner of the piece of furniture you want to move and place a slider underneath.  There is foam on the top to protect your furniture and the bottom is slick plastic to help you glide the furniture across carpet. What used to be hard work now feels like pushing a baby stroller.  Honestly!

My set even came with these little furry “slip cover” type things that you can put over the plastic portion so that you don’t scratch up hardwoods, laminate, concrete or tile.  I haven’t had to use that part yet since the plastic part does just fine on my tile.  I bet they would make the resistance a little bit less if I used them on the tile, though.  I’m just to lazy to change them when I transition from carpet to tile.

Have you used furniture movers before?  Love them or hate them?