Packing Part 1

Well, this morning began very early with Manga rolling around in the hallway and snarling at her ball and used-to-be stuffed duck.  When told to lay down, she ran into the room and sat panting expecting to be called up onto the bed, but that didn't happen, so running around the room and hallway began again.  Thus, we took Manga to her favorite place, Wadi Degla, where she ran around, up and down cliffs, and stared at us from the bottom with a look on her face which said we weren't moving fast enough.  After returning home, she sat on the porch watching the people and street below while Michael and I began the arduous task of packing/cleaning out the house.

All I have to say is that it is amazing how much stuff can accumulate in a place that had been cleaned out two years earlier.  We began with cleaning out the clothes in both rooms.  However, that is not as easy as it may sound.  Michael and I have to have enough stuff to wear for the next two months, yet we also have to box enough so that there isn't too much left to pack.  I knew that moving required planning, but overseas moving is in a league of its own.  Just as an fyi, packing clothes is the easy part.  Next comes the toiletries and accessories because those get divided into packing, use and leave behind, and give away.  Same sort of process goes for books, papers, and anything else in the house.  

It's a big job and we had a great first day.  In addition, there are some people in Cairo who will be very happy with the Lutfis cleaning out the house.  It feels good to know that there are people who benefit from the smallest of donations.