Now taking bets!

To make this blog more interactive, we are now starting a NEW GAME. You are invited to guess the number of boxes our entire move will ultimately require. This won't include any unboxed furniture or large objects that cannot be boxed, such as floor lamps. You can change your guess up until some future date to be determined (maybe the week before we move?) but any new guesses will replace your previous guess. There will be a prize for the winner, also to be determined. Maybe a photo BOX decoupaged by me (Emilie)?

Hints:

*Remember, we are moving in town, so some things may not have to be boxed but will be carried in our car. For example, the full-length mirror in the bedroom might be moved this way.

*Our current apartment is about 750 square feet. We also have an outdoor closet and a storage closet that is about 6 feet by 8 feet. Like all closets, they are both crammed.

*We do plan to get rid of some stuff, including outgrown clothes. (Gee, I thought I'd stop outgrowing stuff when I stopped getting taller. Why doesn't that work?) Any boxes taken to Goodwill do not count, only boxes moved to our new house.

*Helping us pack and trying to make the number of boxes match your guess IS allowed. Go ahead, stuff those boxes! Or bring us really big or really small boxes. Go ahead, make my day!

*You may post your guess by clicking on the "Comments," but then other people will be able to see what you guessed. You may also submit your guess in any of the ways you usually communicate with us: phone, face to face, e-mail, letters, whatever.

*If you guessed a number is already taken, too bad. Only one guesser per number. For example, if my mom guesses 300 boxes, no one else may guess 300 (unless my mom decides to change her guess to something else.)

*As you might imagine, Emilie is the final arbiter of all entries and disputes. If there is a tie, and only in the case of a tie, we will follow the Price is Right Rule: the closest guess without going OVER wins.

Good luck!