I probably shouldn't admit this because we moved into our house the end of last November...and I should have had all boxes unpacked by now...but I spent the day today (and by the day, I mean probably close to 4 hours) in Tommy's room getting the rest of his stuff put away. There were 5 boxes in his closet that had his stuff in them, still packed. Now, most of the stuff was game balls from baseball, trophies, etc. but it was all still in boxes. There were also a couple of boxes of books, some of which we had looked EVERYWHERE for (and like I tell the kids all the time, if you had looked EVERYWHERE, you would have found it by now.) Well, we had looked everywhere except in the depths of his closet for these books.
But, all books are accessible now. And all bookshelves cleaned and orderly (and that was a chore!). Caroline was the one so excited about that. Now she can take her "class" upstairs to the library so they can check out books. (She plays school every free moment she has. I have walked through the living room on several occasions and she informs me that I need to watch where I walk because I am stepping on her class. Being a teacher at heart, I smile and go around the imaginary students sitting in the floor.)
So, tonight I will lay my head down and be proud that all bedrooms are now put together. Does that mean that Tommy is sleeping in his room tonight, now that all his trophies, medals and game balls are so proudly displayed? Not a chance. He is in Caroline's room (where he sleeps every night), snoring away.
Next time you are feeling down on yourself for not getting something done, think of me waiting 10 months to unpack boxes. That should boost your self esteem! And I am just proud that it is finally done.
Congrats that is huge and something to feel good about! I love the story about Caroline thinking it is a Library! I miss you guys a lot!
We miss you, too. I am glad you enjoy reading the blog. I have pondered actually doing it for a while now, but wasn't sure. I had played through my head a million reasons why I should do it and a million why I shouldn't. The final thing that convinced me was you being so far away, it is a great way to let you know what we are doing. FB is a good way, but can't do many details there and I knew you would enjoy the daily details. We wish you were closer, but thanks for the inspiration to do the blog. I have found that it is something I really enjoy...and several people have commented to me about it. I really didn't think anyone would read it!
Um, only 10 months? I've moved packed boxes from one house to another, not ever having unpacked them. And it will probably happen again. Plus, Aaron has been in his (our) house over 2 years now and I'm still tripping over boxes that haven't been unpacked. So I'm impressed it only took you 10 months!
Well, Tracey, I have to admit that several moves ago (we sold that house knowing we were going to build...most everything except the daily essentials were put into storage. We had no idea it would be 3 YEARS later when we finally got into the built house.) There was stuff we had missed over time and some I had even gone and dug out of storage. On the other hand, there were boxes (mostly kitchen stuff) I had no idea what was in them and knew I had the kitchen set up with the stuff I needed. Those whole unopened boxes went straight to Goodwill. To this day, I can not remember what was in them, nor do I have a need for anything in the kitchen. Thanks for the vote of confidence that maybe I am not that behind after all! Because I'll tell you...some days I am just not sure!