Stop the Insanity

There have been a few insane things going on around here...

the playroom: Friday I mentioned I was going to the playroom to work on the yard sale... I didn't come out for two days. Seriously. I haven't purged toys in 4 years and well, I learned a hard lesson... it's a ton of work if you let the toys, babies, barbies, stuffed animals and puzzles build up. I got rid of a TON of stuff... mostly stuffed animals. Shhh... don't tell my kids they'll never notice. I will share after pictures later... but here are some befores... I'm sure I'll hear some gasps from across the country. And by the way, I am not responsible for buying these toys... the guilty shall remain anonymous.

And fortunately it's looking much more under control now! Here's a peek of the after...

late night: {this is a good insane thing} I had a girls night out last night! I haven't done this in months and it is so much fun to do so. We had a delightful dinner and then headed to the book store for coffee, books, and chat. I loved every minute of if, so much so that we closed down Barnes & Noble... yes, I closed down a book store at 11pm. If you know me, you will be shocked. Rarely am I up past 9 pm and if I am it's usually against my will. This was the opposite, it was the most delightful late night I've had in a long time!

croup: The girls both have croup. My children get croup in the winter like we get mosquito bites in the summer. They'll be fine we just have to work through interrupted sleep and keeping fevers at bay.

ceiling: While preparing for the yard sale my husband was ransacking the attic above the garage... and fell through the ceiling. Thankfully not all the way through. But enough to do major damage.

He's fine and I can see evidence that apparently he's not the first to step off the flooring and fall through... see the other patch job? Ours will be a little more involved. Good thing we have nothing better to do than work on the ceiling in the garage! :)

snow: Did you see any snow this weekend? I've never seen snow this far south... until now... this morning this is what our backyard looked like. A windy little blizzard! And to think that the girls were in bathing suits and water buckets on Wednesday afternoon.

That's Mom's dog, Chasey. She thought she was coming south to escape snow and blizzard like conditions. She apparently brought this snow with her.

Stay tuned a recipe to follow...