Thanks to two friends who volunteered to entertain Simon - Lennie took the morning shift and Lenore the evening shift - we managed to pack almost all of our stuff into the boxes we saved from our last move. Meanwhile Simon gave Lennie a tour of the complex - especially the sand area - and managed to run himself down to the tune of a more than three hour nap. When he woke up Lenore was here to play. They pretended he was a kitty-fan (not a fan of kitties but, rather, a moving fan and a kitty at the same time). Then he took her on his second bike ride of the day before we all shared a chocolate ice cream break. For Simon, it was the most fun he has had in a very long time.

Things are going well. The new house won't be finished but our landlady is secretly (shh, don't tell) allowing us to spend a final night in our apartment after we move but before we leave on vacation. We'll be sleeping on air mattresses Tuesday and Wednesday but will be somewhere familiar which, we hope, will soothe the "Holy cow you expect me to sleep somewhere OTHER than my home?" Simon.