Week 8 - Running on Empty

The last picture taken at our house, yesterday:

I'm too tired to type, so this will be more of the pictures and less of the words, I'm thinking.  Remember a week ago when we were in Denver?  That was like, a high.  This past week?  It was like, a low.

This week can be summed up in three words:  Cleaning, cleaning, cleaning.  I was going to include an itemized list, but then I can think of nothing more boring to read about (other than math, or taxes) so I'll spare you.

Going...

Going...

Gone.

Week 8 - the LAST WEEK! - of the Move Prep included:

**Um, cleaning.  I could elaborate.  But I won't.

**G mowed the lawn for the last time.

**We said goodbye to our neighbors.

**Orca supervised.

**My brother celebrated a birthday.

**We moved in with G's parents.

**B's replacement started at work - the transition has begun!

**This UHaul is just a shuttle.  The semi truck would not fit in our driveway.

**Orca is enjoying her new digs.

**B started up training sessions at the gym with Ben today.  It was a significant emotional event.

**We bought our clothes for Africa.  T minus 5 days.  And counting.

That about sums it up.  We said goodbye to manual labor (for a few weeks, anyways) and hello to communal living.

Five days between us and the Dark Continent.  We just might make it.