I can’t even think of a catchy title for today. I’m almost happy to go back to work tomorrow so I can get a break from sorting and cleaning for a few hours. It’s been a long, but productive weekend. Today we cleared out the storage room in our house and got rid of almost all of it. We kept the ski clothes, but shed the jogging stroller/bike trailer and the camping gear that has seen better days. Josh promised the boys that when (if) we go camping here, we’ll replace whatever we actually need. It feels great to get rid of so much stuff — but how and why do we keep accumulating it?! 
I am happy that the movers aren’t coming until Friday. It gives me more time to pack and sort the house into areas that should make unpacking easier. I’m hoping to avoid boxes of shoes mixed with pillows and lampshades packed with kitchen knives this time (never a good mix).
One more week of school! Either 4 or 5 days — we still don’t know when the holiday will begin and the school has published plan A and B schedules so we can function either way. Josh has reserved the space for his retirement ceremony for both Wed and Thursday and will pick up the cake on Wednesday so we can be prepared for either day. It’s so normal for here that we just have to laugh and roll with it.
Meanwhile, it’s Saturday and we still don’t have the official job offer on paper (it was supposed to arrive by Friday at the latest). Of course an email was sent from the office on Friday night that said, “I don’t want to wake you up, so do you want me to email it to you? Call me and let me know.” Um, YEAH. You think? Stop being a donkey and get on with it. It’s not like we’ve been waiting for this for almost 6 weeks . . . since it’s the weekend now, maybe Monday? I feel like the job offer needs its own countdown, but we’re well past overtime and have moved into sudden death territory. (On the plus side, none of this is related to the people he will be working with, it’s solely an HR issue.)
Sorting through our important papers file I found this stash of old passport photos. This crew looks like it’s up to no good!