sometimes i get in a mood and i want to get rid of the clutter. usually i can clean out a closet and fill a box with castoffs and the mood passes. this last one, though, has been going on for several weeks.
a few weekends ago, i emptied the workroom. rolled the shelves out, stacked all the boxes in the hallway. emptied it out, cleaned the floor, and then started putting things back. that weekend five boxes were moved to the garage (there's getting to be quite a pile of boxes down there, waiting for a garage sale in the spring).
the workroom looked great! the table was even cleared off so there was an actual place to work! that lasted until the next weekend when i decided to clean out my bedroom.
anyway, in the workroom i found a box labeled "Cassie" that had old school papers and sketchbooks, etc. i plopped the box down between her and the t.v. and asked her to sort through it. she founds lots to amuse her, pausing occasionally to read aloud from a journal entry she'd written in elementary school. in fifth grade (2007), she was describing her bedroom and how she'd like to redecorate. she describes the colors she'd like, and things she would want to have in her room. she then went on to say she'd have to wait to redecorate because we would probably be moving because 1) our house is falling apart, and 2) we can't afford it. Cassie made a list of things that were in need of repair in our house at that time. there was rot at the back of the house, the dryer was broken, the washer was old and unbalanced, the microwave didn't work and more.
as she was read aloud from this journal entry we both laughed until it hurt.
how far we've come. everything in cassie's list has been repaired or replaced, the house is in much better shape than it was four years ago with lots of work done and a new roof this year. God is good.
we have so much to be grateful for. i'm not going to make a list, but if i did, my family would be at the top.
tomorrow we depart on our third annual pilgrimage to Disneyland. can't wait to see Arnold and any other Gillespie's that might show up.
a happy and blessed thanksgiving to all of you!
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Sometimes it really slows the process when I find a box of things like that to look through. It is fun though. I love to get rid of clutter!
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