not that it's at all related to this post, but here's a picture of waffle being waffle. computer work is just not complete without an invasion by hong kong's most nosey cat. random but related, i think waffle is trying to fry my computer. he likes the warm air that comes out of the fans on the back of my laptop, so he curls up right up against it. i keep having to move him when i start smelling overheated electrical components.
today was a nice slow day. we didn't do anything huge, which meant there was plenty of time to work on move-related stuff and finally get the pics from beijing up as well as the pics from our trip to the hong kong wetland park on saturday.
josh and the kids ran out to play and run errands in the early afternoon, which gave me some time to start clearing out the kids' toys and pack about 75% of them. we have so greatly reduced the number of toys that the kids have since we moved here...we moved here with at least five bins of toys. we are now down to two not-quite-full bins, and they include bulky items like games/puzzles in boxes and stuffed animals. i am pretty proud of us for paring down the insane collection. our goal, when we move home, is to keep all toys upstairs in a designated game room...no more of this house-looks-like-toys-r-us-threw-up-in-it crap. it helps that both kids are way beyond the bulky baby toy phase now and can manage stairs without any issues. it used to be that we kept a lot of toys downstairs in our house b/c the kids couldn't be upstairs by themselves...they were too young.
since our apartment is not very big, we are already about 3/4 packed. it doesn't take much to pack a compact space. the big issue for this move is going to be getting rid of our furniture. we bought almost everything second hand using local discussion forums (similar to craigslist), and we hope to sell/give away the furniture the same way. the trouble is that it's SUPER hard to transport large items here if you do not have your own vehicle. you have to hire a mover, which is what we did. hiring a mover is not super expensive, but it takes some coordination and arranging...it's just a PITA. large items, like the beds and entertainment center, have to be disassembled to be moved...big pain in the tuckus.
tomorrow, life returns to normal. livie is back in school this week, and josh will be back to his GZ schedule, though on different days this week due to canton fair, which is going on in china this week.
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