another day in the war zone...

a rooster to wake me up...

but this is what really works...

a nice hot pot of tea in the mornings...

butternut squash blooms and morning glories...

DH and I went out to to pull the green beans and they were loaded with blooms again...

so no replanting them yet...

we pulled weeds and the morning glories out and picked a few cherry tomatoes...

its amazing what you find when  you clean and purge...

Lester and Charlie...

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and this one I want to frame...

he's so cute...

2 more bags left yesterday and there's one more in the hallway from this morning for DH to haul out when he gets home...

Craig is off tomorrow to help with the next few totes- too big for me to be dragging around...

pretty darn sore and had a terrible time yesterday...

I was done by 9am, and then it all hit like a ton of bricks...

but doing better today...

trying not to over do it...

but its hard when you get going on something...

I am running into so called projects that never got done...

things I bought at garage sales and will never use...

had good intentions at the time, but I ain't no spring chicken anymore...

and some of these ideas are no longer in...

been asking myself these questions as I sort...

am I really going to do this?

nope...

did I miss this?

nope...

will I miss it?

will the world come to an end if I let it go?

nope...

and before ya know it, another bag is full...

ta da...

its that easy...

just keep me home and away from the clearance isles...

and we will be ok...

Susie- glad you keep coming back and hope things are going for good for you guys...

it does feel good when another bag goes out the door!

have a blessed day...

It's so much cooler...

we are at 75 right now...

nice day and so cloudy...

we have had 4 good showers since noon yesterday...

about to head in and take a nap before the guys start coming home...

and supper has to be cooked and all that fun stuff...

but I did want you to know that a full bag if stuff went out of the play room/storage room yesterday and another went out today...

that's 5 now...

and I am not done...

just watch a couple of those hoarders videos on youtube and it will scare the socks off of ya...

its not happening here...

my grandmother made a clean sweep when she hit 70...

the thought of someone going through her crap stuff didn't sit well with her...

there wasn't much left for us to do when she died...

except the butter tubs and the unused return envelopes that came with all her utility bills...

why she ever saved those is beyond me...

so if you need motivation...

just look at something and ask yourself...

do I want someone else finding this when I am gone?

or worse yet...

while you're still alive and someone has to come in to take care of you...

and you have to answer their questions about certain things...

yeah- its not pretty when you put it that way...

I really don't have a hoarding problem...

my problem is that I underestimate the size of my house...

yep, that's my story...

sticking to it...

:O)

have good days...

ugh on this heat...

tis nasty and humid outside during the day...

pretty humid at night...

the a/c is not keeping up with all of it...

need to dig out our dehumidifier...

butternut squash and turnips in the wheel barrow...

laundry today and more tomorrow...

dishes and not one step in the play room...

DH can help me some in there tomorrow...

hope you have a good weekend...

have you missed this place?

I'll give you one hint...

I love this old jar...

I have had it for years...

its an old Ball...

and with a zinc lid...

a good place to store the small contact paper left overs...

just in case I need it later...

I love the details...

and a little wipe and its clean again...

do you use trays?

I really love them and they are all over the place...

a great place to store a couple of big die cuts...

and a little wipe here and there and these look good again...

even this came out cleaner...

how do I do it, you ask?

with these...

and what are "these"?

ta da...

cheap baby wipes...

they are quilted and really pick up all the dust...

AND...

they work wonderful on wood without taking off any finish...

AND...

they make your hands look great after all that hard work...

(people will think you have a maid)

yep, they will...

:O)

cheap?

how cheap, you ask?

well, you won't believe this one...

but they are 1.85 for 72 butt wipes...

that's a lot of dusting and cleaning in that pack...

you can thank me later...

you're welcome...

now onto more serious things...

wait- don't go...

it's HOT...

we have a warning now until Sunday night...

not an advisory...

a WARNING...

all animals are inside and not happy about it...

not one bird or bug to chase inside!

but they are safe...

I AM INSIDE!

also, an update on my progress...

another bag sitting by the door to go to the landfill...

I hate doing that, but have no place for some of it to go...

just not nice enough to pass on...

I only got a half of bag yesterday afternoon...

so much sorting and reorganizing, though...

but this morning, between breakfast and lunch...

I topped that bag off...

so I am still behind my plan, but another bag is another bag...

I am  sure I will make up for it later when I get to the bigger things...

so, stay inside, if you can...

stay hydrated...

keep an eye on pets and neighbors...

pray the power stays on!

until next time...

locked in for a awhile...

I really like the new foxglove plants in front of the deck...

and the morning glory that comes up every year now...

I made a wreath from the morning glory vines out by the field one fall and that's all it took...

the ferns are doing great in this weather...

did you know that willows grow extremely fast?

I had no clue...

more roses...

well, we ate pizza last night instead of the green beans...

Craig had picked up a couple marked down at Walmart and we just added to them...

so tonight's supper is done...

I need to get my butt moving...

need to put dishes away and grab a garbage bag and fill it...

that means play room time!

can you believe July is over half way over?

freaky, huh?

Craig and I made a trip to Family Dollar last night before supper...

and we grabbed just over $100 of cute things for the toy drive...

mostly for teen girls...

did you know that they have 10 packs of socks for $5?

that's a deal...

and they are so cute...

I need to find room in the play room to put it all, too...

get rid of one bag and bring another in...

must be my motto...

:O)

BUT...

its not staying here for long...

and some kids are going to love this haul...

was looking at their lamps, too...

may have to go back..

love finding things that will make their rooms rock...

we do not buy hygiene items of cologne sets until right before the toy drive...

I want them fresh and new...

so for now...

we shop for things that don't have an expiration date..

would you believe the windows are steamed up on the outside?

nasty out there...

holed up in here...

mama didn't raise a dummy...

have good days!