Well, it is 6:45 and I am wide awake and I have been since about 3:00 this morning. I laid there for about an hour before I decided to give it up and do something productive with my time. So I got up around 4 and I went to the room over the garage so my noise wouldn't wake anyone up. First, I arranged my furniture in my dollhouse back to the way it was (the kids have been messing in it) and I moved it to the top of the entertainment center in the playroom. That freed up some room in my office so I started cleaning it up. I am on a bit of a rampage...more about that later. I picked up lots of stuff out of the floor where Lily was "scrapbooking" one day with me. Then I organized my scrapbook table and went through my 12 X 12 paper and reorganized it by color (I know, I know...). The tummy was growling so I came down for a yogurt and noticed the sun was up. I decided it had been a while since I posted on here and that was about the only other thing I could do without waking everyone up. I mean, I need to hang a picture in the living room, but... you understand.
More about the rampage I've been on... I have so much junk in my house. So much stuff that NEVER gets used, NEVER gets played with, NEVER gets worn, etc. I had cleaned up the kids rooms last week and I had tried to go through some of their toys and throw away things that were broken or whatever. I went through Lily's closet and took out a bunch of clothes for my friend Olivia. I went through Sam's closet and got some clothes for Carmen. I cleaned out a drawer in Lily's room that had nothing but crib sheets and baby blankets in it. She hasn't had a crib in her room for well over two years. I started a pile of stuff for my sister-in-law, Mary, because she and Jeff are expecting a girl in October. She is coming later today to go through it. I mean I have a crib sheets, bibs, baby clothes, etc. Then last night, I got it in my head that I needed to clean out the playroom. I started throwing stuff out and although I feel guilty, I don't think I got rid of anything the kids will miss. I have a vanload of stuff to make "disappear" today. Brad even came upstairs and helped. I think he was amazed at what a mess it becomes after while. The good news is that I found two bobbys and three pairs of Lily's shoes. She is a packrat. She fills all her purses and boxes with whatever will fit and that is where I found the bobbys. So when the playroom was clean, I got Brad to help me get in the attic and get out some more baby stuff for Mary and carry it down. She's gonna kill me for sending all this to her house, but it really is good stuff and she will need most of it.
Are the Olympics going on right now? I just saw something on the news. I had no idea. I hate the Olympics.
Yesterday was fun. We played hookey from church and went to Katie and Greg's family house at Lake Norman. Becky and Daniel came and brought baby Eli. We swam and laid around in the sun until it started to storm around 1:30. We came on home, did some stuff around here and went to Challenger III to play putt-putt and ride the go-karts. We had Taco Bell for supper and Brad and I watched The Bucket List after the kids went to bed. It was good.
Wednesday we are leaving for our mini-vacation to Pigeon Forge. We're going to Dollywood and Splash Country water park. We are coming back on Saturday. Should be fun to get away, even if only for a few days. I'll fill everyone in one how that goes when we get back.
Ha! The Today Show is on and they just said that they are having a segment later about when to throw common household items out (like pillows, vitamins, etc.). Pillows are supposed to be thrown out every year. I guess my pillows are filthy because we've had them forever. I am sure my huggy pillow is gross. I drool and sweat all over it every night and you can't wash it because it's that foamy bead stuff. It actually is starting to stink (gross, I know) but I can't sleep without it. I guess I should at least start looking for a new huggy pillow.
I won't ramble for too much longer... Brad has continued to be the perfect husband this week. He put another storm door up on the front of the house and he replaced the screen door on the back proch too. The screen door had actually fallen apart and was hanging in two pieces on the hinges. We got one that has a pet door so the kitty cat can get on the proch whenever he wants. The he sent me shopping Saturday. I really need some clothes (getting fatter, sigh...) and he told me to go buy some thing for myself. I went to Hickory and I found a few shirts and believe it or not, a bathing suit. The GAP was having a sale (25% off their clearance stuff) and I got Sam some muscle shirts for $2.99. I love a good bargain! Anyway, Brad watched the kids and asked if there was anything I needed him to do while I was gone. I asked him to wipe down the ceiling over the shower. Some moldy stuff had started to grow and I can't reach it. I went to daddy's to flip burgers and when I got home Brad had surprised me by cleaning the entire bathroom. I mean he washed the rugs, scrubbed the floor, and everything! I am so spoiled.
Well, I guess I have carried on for long enough now. I suppose it will hit me in a little while that I've only had around two hours of sleep. Oh well, nothing I can do about it now!
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