Also, I'm trying to write in my journal more....and I don't have time for both. Can't decide how to have the balance of the family journal and a personal journal.
Also, I spend the 2 weeks of the Olympics watching TV full time in the evenings! I am not at all a TV lover but the olympics really drew me in this year. I loved it. I watched as much as I possibly could with the lousy TV coverage they give us.
Also, I loved Downton Abbey on Sunday nights for the last 7 weeks. The ending this year was so sweet. Downtown fans, raise your hand! :)
I am also trying to clean for our move. Getting rid of lots of stuff. We will be moving into a house about 1/2 the size of our current house so we need to get rid of junk before we go. A lot of the junk is ours and some is leftover from when we moved in. Most will be donated or thrown away and a few items can be sold on craigslist. It feels good to be purging stuff we don't need and amazingly my house is much cleaner without so much stuff floating around. We have a big enough house that I often think I can have as much as I want/need to fit in here but really even if it all fits, it doesn't mean it's necessary in the house or makes my life better by being here!
As fun as it is to get rid of stuff it has also been bittersweet to get rid of ALL baby things...toys, cribs, clothes, etc. I had always wanted one more baby boy and even though Calvin is 11 and Jo is 2 when it came to giving away the last few baby items it was the baby boy things that were left. It is crazy to think we're done with the baby stage of life. I never thought it'd come so quick. boo. I am lucky to have the little loves that I did get. They are wonderful.
Lexey drew this darling family picture one day. She loves to draw and write. It is a fun new skill she has. She also loves to read. Anyway, I got such a kick out of this drawing since Dan is in it. The kids totally think Dan is in our family. And he is, but not in the way they think. Also, it is funny how she calls Tressel "cressel". I guess we don't articulate his name correctly. And of course, I love how JoJo has backwards J's. I have decided that 5 year olds are the most precious creatures on the planet. They are so darling!
We are Downton fans too! I started watching in the summer - finished the first 3 seasons quickly. Bob decided to start watching this year. He is now through season 3 and we are slowly making our way through 4 on Amazon. Not sure I love having to wait for him to watch the episodes but that is where we are at. We are clearing out clutter over here like crazy too. It is amazing how much accumulates in a few years (and I purge things regularly). I am tired of cleaning and organizing SO much stuff though - trying to simplify by getting rid of what we don't need, use, or have too many of.
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