these iron bars can't hold my soul in
Okay, final post before we pack the computer. I'm already listening to music on the dinky computer speaker 'cause the fancy speakers are disconnected. We're really down to the odds and ends for packing - some kitchen items, some papers, etc. UPS came yesterday to pick up the first fifteen boxes. They will arrive in Ottawa next Wednesday, so that's reasonable travel time. I keep going back and forth on whether we should leave today or tomorrow. Might be tomorrow morning, might be this afternoon - depending on how things go with the final packing and clean-up.

Poor Salsa is a little confused about where to hide. She's resorted to climbing up on the little shelf underneath the bathroom sink. No more beds or couches to tuck under. She's in for a bit of a shock when we load her up in the car and don't let her out for three days or so. Eep!

Time to shut things down. Not sure when I'll have internet again to post updates, so could be a week or so. Everybody try to play nice with each other. Talk to you from the other end, people. And to keep things exciting, here's a picture of me with a balloon on my head, and looking pretty amused with the whole thing.  | ¶ 12:36 p.m.