The Calm Before the Storm - Hurricane Irene

 The skies deceive us this morning.  The blue skies teasing us with an innocent looking rainbow.  The promise of peace....

By Tuesday of this week the shelves were getting bare at the store as we stocked up for the worst.  This is just a sneak peak at the supplies we gathered.  We've printed off our evacuation directions.  We are headed off to my aunt and uncle's home in Georgia.  Hopefully our preparation will result in nothing happening!

Little Pink Beach School

 

Juliet has been dying to go to the Pink Beach School since the day we arrived in Florida.  Her big chance finally came.  Cougar was so excited for his sister to start school with him that he ended up late to class so he could walk her to Kindergarten.  So sweet!   

We figured out that this will be the only year the two of them will get to go to the same school so they are going to try to really enjoy it.  They are so excited that their lunch times cross over so they get to see one another during the school day.

Clutter update: I'm still getting a bag a day out.  I have gotten out all I want to throw out, and have moved on to donations. 

30 day clutter clean out

Daddy don't look.  You can't handle it.  My goal is to get rid of a trash bag's worth of clutter everyday for a month.  Starting with video tapes.  I have a ton and no VCR = clutter.

I'm attempting a hard reset.

Everything I have will have to be moved to DC in a year.  I have no money to move with and will likely have a home so tiny in DC that I would have no place to put anything.  So the goal is to seriously par down.

I want to get rid of ALL clutter items and sell all of my someday I will need this tag-a-longs.

The 25 Year Quilt

This quilt has been in the works for 25 years and today it is complete!  My mother started making this for me when I was a little girl because I loved purple.  After a while she gave it up and I picked it up.  Whenever we would have a car trip or I'd come to town I'd pull out the quilt and work on it for a while.  I am proud to announce that the project is finally complete!