Much thanks to

kevin_standlee, drewkitty, murphymom, and tetralizard for all their help. In the Pit of Despair we went from this:



To this:



That doesn't count the amazing work done in the living room. All four bookcases have now been mostly cleared, things are boxed up, we filled my truck with Goodwill donations, and the neighbors are going to hate us when they see the dumpster. We're not ready to move yet, but we're much closer.

Thanks again, everyone! Not just for the hard work, but just having people around helped keep things moving.

We were going to go see an apartment tomorrow, but the listing has been withdrawn. Poo. We've applied at one place, and called two others.