Pre-Happy New Year to all who celebrate it

Yes, DECarn! I was "creating" a space for the King by moving something I didn't have to move (instead of letting the space occur "naturally" as someone said the other day)! Got it! Yea!! I guess I'm like the turtle~ slow, but I eventually get there (with lots of help!). Thanks!!

watch your moves at the end, it gets a little tricky, don't move that last king until you have to

Uh, oh! I thought that playing the 7 up as well as the 8 would get me 146 but, for some reason, I'm still at 147. Hmmm . . . Thanks, DECarn! You get to go to the head of the class!

It was the 7 straight up that got me 146.....and yes 5 first and 5 straight over, sorry if I wasn't clear!

O.K., I finally got it! In other words, the 5 first. Thanks, DECarn! I see you also made more progress ~ down to 146! Any more hints?

149 moves -- 3 off.

you play up the hearts first, by taking down that 5 and leaving the 5 in the pile

That sounded so promising, DECarn! But how do you make that happen when the 3 and 4 are under the 8?! Sorry if that's a stupid question! I'm probably missing something really simple!

I mean bring down the 5 NOT the 5, sorry