Digging out

We sure have been living in chaos since July when Mark and the kids emptied the basement while I was at girls camp. But the end is in sight, and it has been a good opportunity to go through all of our stuff and keep what we really need.

Last weeekend I took 4 van-loads of toys to the DI trailer. We really haven't bought large amounts of toys for any one child. It's just that between all of our kids we have had 62 birthdays and 62 Christmases. Things just pile up even when it is just a couple of things at a time. It's going to be so nice to have our game room finished with a place for everything. We emptied our "game closet" a couple of weekends ago and turned it over to Aubrey for an extra closet for her stuff. When you have a harp in your bedroom, there's not a lot of room for other things. The harp has its own dolly and transportation covers, too which need some space, so now Aubrey has room in her bedroom closet for clothes rather than that stuff.

Joel and Noah have room in their bedroom to walk around now. The lower part of their room was the toy storage area, and it was insane. We are all a little happier to start to see some order in our house. It's taking its toll, but the end is in sight.