The empennage kit that I ordered in January was delivered today by Old Dominion freight. It looks like everything arrived safely without any damage. There were two things backordered in this kit (one of the bags and the VA-140 trailing edge extrusion). I started by performing an inventory of the small parts bags and organizing those small parts into my drawers/boxes. The rivets were organized and combined into the appropriate jars if I already had one for that size.
I'm still trying to decide whether I should get some more shelves so that I can organize these large parts, or whether I can make things fit on my current shelves with better space management.