No kidding, no one is more shocked than me. Um, yep, a motorcycle is on the list somewhere. We’ll see how that works out, you know the details will be posted here natch.

Betcha never thought you’d end up with all that in such a short space of time upon your return to TO didja?!

All in all, a big congrats to you and Lisa!

Now you just gotta convince her that a motorcycle (new or old) will fit into the new budget!

I love books. I can’t give up books. Even 1970’s electronic manuals.

Greg: Mmmm, motorcycle. Another item on my to-do list, especially now that I am close enough to my Dad to annoy him for assistance, advice and general counsel.

The books? I hear ya brother. I had about three boxes of books still packed from our last move, and Lisa had made it clear we were not filling the rooms with books. This was the motivation behind the wall units you see above. I love my books, and especially love being able to grab a reference book when a question pops to mind and looking up the answer.

These shelves are outstanding. They held all but two boxes of books (that is one box better than the apartment) and leaves a nominal footprint in the useable space. Dad really outdid himself here, and some applause is in order. He drilled over 800 holes (the shelves are adjustable for height; 8 feet tall with two holes every inch…lotsa holes).

This may serve as a temporary reprieve for my collection (it doesn’t bode well for additions however).

I’m also envious about the bookshelves: I’ve recieved e-mails from home advising that a garage sale has happened, which culled a large amount of books from the Wool Suburban Compound. While She Who Must Be Obeyed assured me that no history books were sold, there is that nagging fear that sometime after I get home, I’ll be looking for a certain book and be told “That one? I think it might have been sold. Was it important?”.

Once again, congrats.

So what does Jilly get first swings? Slide? Bouncy Castle? Pool? Very, very, tiny pony?

I am glad everything is going well. FYI you know the whole clan is dropping by in a few days with Rita? I will be there and I apologize in advance for interrupting the unpacking.

Ian: Hey man, no…sadly no range. I’ll bring you up to speed on the plans next time I see you.

Ted: Oh seriously. This will be the third move where we have plunked down the cash for movers, and you gotta trust me.

IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY!.

Figure we’re entitled to a bit of a break here, we’ve packed, cleaned and culled. Let someone else move and then we’ll resume our duties.

(and this way I’m not harrassing every able bodied person within earshot to assist with the move.)

Radmila: Ooops. West. Kitchener-Waterloo. Nice place, housing prices are much more reasonable than here in Toronto, and it’s close to my parents.

Most importantly. Jillian gets a yard.

-GRIN-