Packing The Pod

Captains Log Star Date Summer 2009:


Scene 17: The Almost Empty Casa: Now this is truly one of the most interesting days of my life.  The whole crew is here today, Nana, Pa Dukes,  Grandma and Bubba, Rog and Flo with all their kids, Ed Hughes, Nemesis and their kids, man it was like a small family reunion.  We have a lot to pack in a short time, because Rog and his crew are coming from down south and they were gracious enough to come up.  Once again, I have been chosen to become supervisor of this operation.  This is a heavy burden for me to bear so I must grab the reigns and take charge.  Why have I been blessed with such a gift?  We have a lot to pack and I must lead these troops to VICTORY, so give me LIBERTY or give me DEATH!!!!  Oops, wrong story.  Man, do I kill me!!!  Besides, what else am I gonna do?  I can't walk, lift, carry, or haul anything, but boy can I crawl on the floor. 


Scene 18: Packing & Saving Lives:  We all look like little ants now, working like a well oiled machine.  Packing, stuffing, boxing, wrapping, labeling,  etc... Even the kids are helping, we are rolling.  I got Flo in the kitchen, kids helping with toys, and I have Rog with adults moving the heavy stuff into the Pod.  I even have my Nemesis working, I told you she thinks the world of me.   As I crawl around doing my rounds I notice that Rog, my Boo, Nemesis, and Ed are in trouble.  They are bringing down a heavy armoire from my bedroom, Rog is pinned to the wall, and Ed had it on his FOOT.  My Boo was at the top of the stairs trying to keep the weight off Rog and Ed, while my Nemesis was at the bottom, off setting the weight.  I felt helpless, they were struggling to get this big piece down.  Think, think, think, I said to myself, they need your leadership now!  So like any other superhero would do, I summon all my incredible strength to my index finger, and lift it off Rog and Ed and I tell the ladies to step aside so I can set this monster down.  With pure strength and accurate balance, I set the beast down on the floor.   Whew, you saved our lives Mr incredible.  If it wasn't for you, we'd be goners.  Don't mention it, I said, it's what I do. 


Scene 18: Headway:  Man, we are getting this pod packed, and packed tight.  My boy Tunk thinks he can move any piece of furniture in the house like a man.  He told Uncle Ed to grab one end of a couch and he would grab the other, and he meant it.  He is all man, and only 4ft tall, and maybe 35+ lbs soaking wet.  Now Uncle Ed is all about using some straps to move furniture.  He and Rog were strap brothers that day.  This dresser needs to go down stairs, "Get the straps", couch, "Get the straps",  kitchen table, "Get the straps",  pillow, "Get the...", do you see where I am going?  It was hilarious.  The funniest part was when there was a (empty) dresser in the foyer ready to go to the pod.  Rog was getting ready to lift one end, and he thought Ed would lift the other.  No sir, Ed said wait!!  I have to get my straps.  So as Rog waits,  My mom (Grandma) told my Boo to come here.  Boo, said Grandma, are you ready to take this dresser to the pod?  Yes Ma'am, let's do it!!!  Move over Rog, we ladies have work to do.  If you could have seen the look on Rog's face when that dresser got moved!!! It look like somebody stole Christmas, but it wasn't Christmas that was stolen, it was called a MAN card.  I felt for him, I would have liked to help, but all I could do was laugh.  If that would have been me, I would have felt the same way.  Ed came back with the straps, and the dresser was gone. Seriously, they got the job done straps and all.


Scene 19: Wrapping it Up.  Nothing else can fit in this Pod, I said.  My Boo and crew said wait, watch this.  Some how they added about six more things in that unit.  When it closed, the door was rolling on the wheels of an office chair.   You guys make me proud, and have learned so much through me teaching you. Through my keen ability to lead us into tightly packing the pod, you have done well.  I will continue to show you the ways of the FORCE if....  Oops, I did it again.  Well, let's eat.  I treated everyone to Bo Jangles chicken and Bo Berry biscuits.  What a day,  we are almost done.  It's really sad though, I did not think that when I moved it would be because I was going to lose my home.   Will I keep my job?  Where will we live?  I try not to think about it, but that is hard not to.  God said he would never give you more than you can handle.  So I have to stay positive or I will I will lose focus.  Greater is He that is in me, than he that is in the world.