Single figures... 9 days to go

Today, our lovely friend has entertained Tiegan and Rowan for the day. This has been a godsend and has meant that David and I have had a chance to think, make phone calls, complete paperwork and do a bit more packing.

Finally all the glass and china is packed and most of our cupboards look like this....

In an endeavour to cut down on the time spent by the removal men in trundling furniture we are moving as much as we can downstairs. This means our hall now looks like a furniture warehouse.... like this.....

The cats are obviously not going into storage... but are singularly unimpressed with the disruption to their peaceful lives!

Nicole has had her last day at school and said some goodbyes to the staff and children of Beech Class - although she is going back to show them her rucksack before we go. David is getting slightly concerned that the amount of "stuff" we have outweighs the amount of available space!