Ok, since I'm so bad at remembering to blog, I'm gonna give you declutter friends the whole weeks list.
spice cupboard, refrigerator, office desk/drawers, and nighstand drawers.


My daughter is sick, I have to go

For those following the declutter plan - today is your bedroom dresser drawers, and this includes all the stuff on TOP of your dresser :)


So this weekend the sweet young couple got into their first "disagreement". He has been harassing her about A&M, calling it a lousy school, etc.., basically trying to convince her she doesn't want to go there. (because it's too far away from him in Waco) Well she finally had enough of it and let him have it. She said this is where I want to go, where I need to go for her major, and he needs to be supportive. After a kind of rough weekend, he went back to Waco in a foul mood. He called later and apologized, saying he was just scared of losing her. So he's decided to follow her down there. He's going to check into getting his MBA at Rice or another Houston area college. That way he can be less than an hour from her in Galveston.  But his dad will not be happy, and he's the one writing the checks. However, his mom adores Jordan and will hopefully convince his dad to support the move.
Pretty heavy stuff they're having to deal with so early in their relationship. They have to make huge decisions about their future together. I think it really finally hit him that if he wants to be with her he will be living on the beach somewhere most of his life. His previous plan was to take over the family business in Georgetown, which he doesn't want to and can't do anymore if he wants to be with her.
I don't envy him right now, but I think Jordan's worth it. Apparently he does too.

Ok, sorry guys about the week long absence. This garage sale business really messed with my progress. I am so glad it's over. I promise to start up on the second half of our declutter party Monday morning. We need to finish getting our house in shape for the holidays. Tomorrow I'm on camera 1 most of the day, then we have to try and find a way to get this bird out of our house. It flew in friday night and has been stuck ever since. We can't ever find it long enough to try and catch it...

Jor and Michael took some cute self portraits this weekend

Well our sale got rained out. We'll try again next Saturday, and in the meantime enjoy the rain!
Texas Fight!!

Garage sale in the morning 8:30 -1 , Shadow Valley cv, Cedar park. All proceeds go to fund Jordans senior trip to Thailand.

Another legend has passed. He changed the world of technology forever.

“Here’s to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes… the ones who see things differently — they’re not fond of rules… You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can’t do is ignore them because they change things… they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.” Steve Jobs

I am starting to get addicted to this decluttering thing. There is something freeing about purging unnecessary things from your home. And I'm not sure why this is, but I haven't been shopping since this started.
Today I worked, so I wasn't going to do a bag today, but tonight while Josh and Hannah were at practice I couldn't resist and cleaned out the 2 pots and pans cabinets which were on tomorrows list. So there's your assignment, while I work on organizing garage sale stuff.

I just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird. Great book. Now starting The Great Gatsby.  Jordan is hooked on reading the classics; she has inherited my mothers love of books, and talks frequently about her desire to have a big beautiful library in her own home someday. Her enthusiasm has spread and now I'm reading them. I'm sure I've read a lot of these, but I just don't remember them.  Her most recent accomplishment was getting through Moby Dick. I don't think I'm gonna follow her on that one..

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If you or anyone you know homeschools, this is going to be the garage sale for you to come to. Lots of stunning, beautiful DK books, and lots of comprehensive childrens encyclopedia type books, as well as teachers manuals for popular curriculum, and some basic texts as well. Basically an entire large bookshelf full of resources. Plus some educational board games, etc..
Oh, I might even sell our beloved talking smart globe that we have loved so much. Maybe..
Saturday morning, 1005 shadow valley cove in CP. I might do a friday morning too, I'll let you know, or you guys can let me know if a private hs showing would be helpful.  I have collected sooo many books over the last 15 years, and most of them are in near perfect condition. So many hs resources, and I want to sell them to other hs families, not just garage salers looking for a bargain..

On a completely different note.. I was reading this today and it made my heart happy, so I thought I would share..
Isaiah 57:15,16 "... I live in a high and holy place, but also with those who are contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the heart of the contrite. I will not accuse them forever, nor will I always be angry, for then they would faint away because of me - the very people I created.
18 - I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to them creating praise on the lips of the mourners in Israel."

Such a beautiful picture of our God, the father.

Today - clean out the closet under the stairs. Another scary place.. If you don't have one, then pick another scary closet..

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Today's project - the front hall/coat closet. This is probably the one I have dreaded the most, surprisingly enough. It is jam packed with sports gear and old coats and hats and scarves, gloves, etc.. I have been trying to figure a way out of doing this one today, but it needs it, and it's next on the list. I figure the only way it's going to get done is if I post it here. Accountability.
..1 hr later..
DONE!!!! That wasn't so bad.

I found the most wonderful thing in my closet today. A love note from Josh written 19 years ago this month. Before we were married. It was like 10 pages long in this otherwise blank notebook. What a treasure to find. Had to share a couple of pages..
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