Where is Zippie-Kat when we need her?

Sorry, this does sound desperately like one of those puzzles where some things MUST be put together and some definately not ... the ones that give me headaches. Zippie's quite good at these, if she's on these days?

Your proposed solution sounds like it's an excellent one. Good luck on the move. Fingers and paws crossed here that all goes well for ALL of you.