Exercise in Futility or Exercising Futility or Is Exercising Futile?

Is there a theme here? And which is it? My exercise in futility has 4 parts..
1. We are still not much more informed about this move then we were a month ago. The information is slow in coming and it seems that the procedure for us to move is being done backward and so any one that should know really doesn't and can only speculate and say "well usually they....." but since this isn't the usual thing then no one knows. We did have 2 appraisers come this week who should have their info back to the relocation company by tomorrow hopefully and then maybe someone will make a decision. We think that they want to know exactly how big of a hit they will take on the house with the way that the economy is in the toilet right now and once they know that then they will do something. Also we are hoping that they are working backwards because the house has been for sale already so to put it up while we sit here and wait is futile. Someone just decide already! School starts in 4 weeks.

2. Because we don't know very much about when, where, how etc about this move I can't do very much packing. We found out yesterday that usually they send in a company to pack, load and move you in one day. But again that is the usual way and we don't know if we are the usual way or the unusual way. If they do come and pack for us then that is great but that means I can't pack much on my own. Insurance crapola or whatever. Also since we don't know if they are buying the house now or later, we don't know if we are going to buy a house right away or if we will go to an apartment or hotel or freeway underpass. Because of the lack of information I don't know whether we should pack the whole house or 75% of it. We can't fit the whole house in an apartment. By the way, they won't move the boat or the plane or ammuntion or the dog. I guess the boat and plane will have to stay. Maybe the dog will eat the ammunition so we have less to move on our own.

3. Me and the kids went through their rooms yesterday and they tried on all their pants and long sleeves so that I know what to buy them for school. They really don't need much. Cody and Connor need a few pair of pants, but really that is all that they NEED. We filled 2 huge boxes of stuff for DI and it is hard to justify buying a bunch of clothes when you throw out so much. I want to go shopping but don't want to buy a bunch of stuff that we just have to haul to Texas not to mention the fact that it becomes a whole day event to go to Vegas or St. George, gas prices are excruciating and who wants to drag 4 boys through the mall all day? I don't hear any volunteers! I have not been to Costco for a month and then it was up in Provo buying stuff for my mom. I keep holding my self back from going there because we are trying to empty out the freezer and the cabinets so that we have less to haul. It is making me crazy and I feel less secure knowing that I only have 4 cases of water instead of 8 and the only thing that separates me from the loony bin is 1 large package of toilet paper. I have such a compulsion to have lots and lots of stuff on hand"just in case". I even have coupons for Costco that are calling my name. Who doesn't need the value pack of 600 napkins or 15 count of scotchbrite sponges. What if the end comes and we have to build a raft out of those sponges to get out and we don't have them. AAARRRGGGHH-maybe I should start smokin crack or something. Maybe that would take the place the addiction to shopping I have.

4. My experiment to see how long it would take for my knee start hurting again has reached a conclusion. That does not mean that I am doing anything to change that conclusion but it has taken just about 4 weeks for my knee to start bugging my again since I quit exercising. I was doing really good and I even was walking at my mom's in Provo the last week of June but alas, I chose sleep rather than exercise and have continued in that vein ever since. I totally need to start walking again but have yet to motivate myself sufficiently enough to do it. I really have good intentions every day but every day comes and goes and my treadmill continues to collect dust bunnies and my behind continues to collect cellulite. I feel much better when I exercise and my knee is much less troublesome but that is still not enough motivation to get off my behind.