Well, it's not all that bad really.  LOL  A few have been cleared out and are ready to put in our upcoming yard sale (amidst many protests from our oldest).  Hubby and I moved our entertainment center, which has bookcases on each end, back into our family room over the weekend.  We've had it tucked away in the back of the house for months and months now while remodeling has been going on (or I should really say not going on).  I believe hubby has finally given up on his former co-worker coming back to finish helping (and he owes us!).  Hubby declared that the wall the entertainment center goes on is "good enough", so back it is.  I've been loading the bookcases up with books and rearranging, and rearranging, and rearranging.  I think I've finally found an order I'm happy with (for the time being). 

I've claimed one shelf for next year's curricula.  I'm tired of it being scattered everywhere (a huge problem for us this year, but such is the life in a house that's in the deep throngs of being renovated).  I've also pulled out all the books I can find that our oldest has not read yet and have them on a shelf of their own.  These are chapter books that I really want to start reading through next school year (books such as Misty of Chincoteague, the Little House series, the Who Was series, the remainder of The Chronicles of Narnia series we haven't read yet, and many more).  Getting these together in one place (instead of spread out amongst various bookcases and other locations) is already showing me that I really can get by with using the library less and less.  Our oldest also has plenty of other chapter books that I consider "fun" reading in his room.  And of course I'll be on the lookout for more books at yard sales, thrift stores and such as I'm able.

Our other huge bookcase will remain in the back of the house for now (until we start remodeling that room and then I have no idea where we'll move it).  Hubby and I are both really leary of bringing it back into our family room yet as our youngest is quite the busy beaver and would probably try to climb the shelves and end up pulling the whole thing over on top of himself.  We don't want to bolt it into place since we intend to sell in the next year or two so it's better to keep the temptation out of the room.

As this school year is winding down (and I will admit I very much do need a break!), I find myself admiring how wonderful and inviting everything looks now so neatly lined up in the entertainment center and I'm really looking forward to next school year.