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Yikes

The first one arrived yesterday.  In case you were wondering, yes, it’s quite mundane packing it up.

But then, out of the blue, some ducks landed in my pool, there were three before one flew away.  Were they taking a break or looking for a new home?  I guess we’ll find out.

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  2. or maybe they are saying their goodbye. ;0)

    I love seeing wildlife…although I have to admit, for me seeing them in a pool is different! Everything around me here is so country.

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  10. At least the PODS look pretty nice and clean. When we moved, we used ABF trucking. You load, they drive. That part was nice, but their truck was DIRTY and actually really made a mess of some of our stuff. Oh well, I got new couches out of the deal. 😉
    Cute ducks!

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  15. Hmm, packing, moving, I know exactly what you feel.

    Beautiful duckies. I had this experience few years ago, it cute when the first time we saw them, then it became pests, lol. Thanks goodness they never came back up to now.

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  16. I have to know . . . the ducks. Were there two males and one female? Around here we are seeing a proliferation of males with only a sprinkling of females. Does this mean the Mamas are all sitting on eggs and the Dads are out playing?

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  20. That is so cool, great pic……. Yikes is right, but you’ll be saying Yippee soon when it’s all done, and BEST thing about moving is you lose weight!

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  25. Ah, but those are Oregon Ducks coming to cheer you on while you fill that storage container! Be forewarned: Once you move to Oregon, you are going to hear more “Oregon Ducks” and “Beavers” references, jokes, and anecdotes than you ever imagined! The Ducks and Beavers are mascots of rival colleges here in Oregon, and lordy, lordy take care as to whether you were green or orange during football season! 🙂

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  30. I came here feeling a bit peckish — looking for a bit of food photo to inspire my brunch. I left with a tear and a prayer as you prepare to change it all. I know the work and the exhaustion, but also the delight and anticipation of taking the next step toward “dreams come true” along the avenue of happily-ever-after. (I think that’s a tear of joy on my cheek.)

    ; D

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  31. Wow, the move is ever that much closer!

    Love the ducks in the pool!

    I wanted to tell you that I got a picture of my food on tastespotting – my rainbow tostadas made the cut! 😀

    Have a good, if not busy!, weekend!

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  34. Wow. That really does drive it home. Massive undertaking!

    Back in the old days when I lived in a basement apartment in a house with a pool, my landlady was having a hard time getting the pool to be clean and clear (she had moved in over the winter and this was her first season with the pool). A pair of ducks seemed to take up residence in her seemingly-perpetually green water. As she struggled to get the water to clear out she said, “I don’t mind the ducks, but if one of them pulls up a fish out of the water, I’m going to be scared.”

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  36. We’ve had ducks in our pool every spring for the last ten or so years!!! My brother and I named them and most years they would make a nest and raise little ducklings! It’s pretty hilarious to watch the mother duck trying to convince her ducklings to jump into the water for the first time, they squawk and quack like crazy but then one does and then they’re all in. They are very cute and we don’t see them as pests at all, but don’t let your boys get attached because they only roost for about 2-3 weeks. This year, instead of our usual momma and poppa ducks, we just had the poppa duck and several other males. Very curious.

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  38. We moved all the time when I was a kid (I went to 6 different grade schools) and I knew how to pack a whole house when I was ten (yes 10). I am fortunate to be in a home that I will not leave for several years. I would help if I could! I am pretty good at it. Take care.

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  40. It’s going to sound silly, but I’ve always wanted one of those pods! 🙂 (that said, i never really think about the work involved… just the cute name)

    Ducks in the pool, huh? Somebody told them the space was for rent!!

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  49. The only good thing about moving is you go through all you stuff. Amazing how many of the items you thought were treasures never to be parted with, become really unimportant!

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  50. I don’t know, but sometimes I think moving would actually be fun. I know there is tones of work involved… but it just seems exciting to me! Maybe when I get around to doing it myself I’ll search this post in the archives and take it all back! Nice cake though, glad you can still enjoy it when it didn’t go exactly to plan!

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