Day 61

We experienced the first cancellation of the school year. School was canceled due to poor weather. S was very sad when he realized it was day 61 and he would miss going to the high school to do some baking with the "older kids." :(

The Clutter Gene

I now have proof that being a pack rat can be genetic! It does not help that Preston and I are both bad for it, we have two kids who also like to keep EVERYTHING. I had this wonderful idea that we would sort out the clutter in our house and start to purge. I got rid of a fair amount considering we only got through the kids room and the rec room. The kids give away pile remained fairly small. I could go through their stuff and do the purging myself, which they likely wouldn't notice, but this process is about teaching them to give away the toys they no longer play with. T tried so hard. She even put a Dora doll in the bag, but then put on the sadest face and said she would miss her Dora. Wow, did that ever make me feel like a mean Mommy...making my child give up 1 of her MANY stuffed toys (which she loves by the way). I'm sure I will take it out of the bag in the end, but we really are trying!

Besides decluttering and cleaning we had an opportunity to celebrate the holidays with Preston's coworkers with a banquet on Saturday night and a more intimate get together tonight. It was a wonderful weekend but now back to my panicky online shopping. We are STILL trying to figure out what to get the kids. S is certain he will get Cars movie stuff, this is what he told his Uncle Trevor on the phone today. Hope Santa follows through!