pack and clean

i have recently come to terms with the fact that i still have a lot of stuff. the twin mattress must now be strapped to the top of the car. previously, i was under the mistaken impression that i could fit that, plus all the rest of my stuff inside the car. i am no longer in denial. moving is so not fun when you have more stuff than you thought.

we are also in the process of cleaning. we love the salvation army. we hope they love us too.

we looked at the front of our lawn earlier tonight and the reclining sofa/couch was gone. someone must have decided to take it afterall - and just after we scheduled a pick up with the seattle garbage removal peoples. our hope is that it does not reappear back on the curb, the way one yucky grill did, which did later get taken by another.

i think we're all just super tired. packing, moving, and cleaning is hard work.