For the last few weekends, we have been going thru our home and spring cleaning, organizing, donating, recycling and pitching "stuff". It has been liberating, a pain in the ass, and tiring all at the same time.
Today, we can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
We went through the kids rooms and went through their clothes- handed down the stuff that was too small for J and gave to O, and then the stuff that was too small for O, we either donated or I put it in a bin to save. This pains me, as part of me really would like to donate the clothes, but the other part of me, wants to wait, since we are not 100% sure we are not going to have any more kids.
I kept all the stuff that is in good shape- as the boys get older though, their clothes get dirtier and they do not look as new once they are grown out of it.
We did manage to fill 2 garbage bags of clothes.
It was stuff that I either bought at a garage sale, or were not in the best shape, but still "donateable".
The only thing that is left to do- is the loft, the kids bathroom closet- and these are both jobs that are not too bad. We are hoping all of this work is all worth it in the end.
It has been a real challenge for us and of course it takes our time away from spending good quality time with the kids so I am glad to have this done very soon.....
Along the way, we have come across some funny stuff..... check it out above- and I am trying to find my incense burner, but can not- I may have already donated that before???
Eileen- the one we bought at Phoenix Traders- is awful- we couldn't take it- it burned the incense so fast we might as well been taking a direct hit off of it..... in fact, I really think, that is the true use of the "wine glass incense bottle" kind of like Trails in Tempe- you know, the thing Dad asked for ( or maybe we tried to get him to ask) and was corrected by the sales person????
Anyhow- enjoy some pics and Owen- I think he has looks on his face- thinking "how did I wind up with these kooky parents and crazy brother" His look above says it all......
3 comments:
WOW is all I can think ... AMAZING.Wish you could come help me do that! Rob I will print you in the Buc jacket .... I am sure/hope so anyway that I have a high school shot of you in this jacket to compare :)
If you have a picture, post it on the blog if you can.
The pic would be cut up in a collage in an album but let me discribe .... In school Rob only buttoned the bottom two snaps .... the jacket was "roomier" and was open to display his chest in those days :) And he would have the shoulders pulled back, the shoulders of the jacket would not be on his shoulders but resting more on his back shoulder blades .... I will see if I kept any and when you are over, show you 'the dude'!
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