one step forward, two steps back...

The storage unit is 2/3 cleared out, and most of the other stuff will be staying here in my parents' house for a little while longer (until the upstairs in Linthicum is carpeted) and so it just has to be moved a short distance. And my father found us 4 metal shelving units for free, from an estate clean-out. My shoulders are much less sore, and I've done, well, some things useful, although my motivation for the week is trying to coast to a stop, and there's a lot still to do. We shall see.

HOWEVER, according to the Post they're still talking about banning used children's books. Not all of them, but everything indiscriminately that was published pre-1985, due to the possibility of lead inks. ( yes, I feel strongly about this; I suspect you sorted that out by now... )

I'd feel slightly better about it if I knew where I could write that would actually help complain about this. I can try my congresspeople again, but my impression is that it's out of their hands at this point, and the CPSIA website is just as unhelpful as it has always been. (If anyone has other suggestions, do please let me know.) I am half-tempted to go to the rally on wednesday, except that grauwulf and I were planning to go and get our permission slip marriage license that day.