Blog: Vicki Batman - What to keep? What to toss?
Usually with a move, people clean out their stuff. The boxes in the closet. The old clothing. Toys. Books.
Several years ago, we remodeled our 1946 home. It still had the 1946 bathrooms and kitchen which didn't work for the family. The living room was tiny. The adjacent bedroom was large. We decided to make it a family room and open it up to the kitchen.
I went through so much stuff and we sent it to storage while we lived in our standalone garage with an apartment.
But now, #1son and #2son have places of their own. And did they ever leave stuff behind. Plus, I have a two-year-old granddaughter and she needs toys to play with when she visits.
IT WAS TIME TO CLEAN OUT!I removed four large bags of trash which contained old school work, bank statements, broken toys, old computer parts and cords which I swear multiply like rabbits. Old books were boxed. Anything I didn't want was donated.
However, I especially wanted to find a few things I saved on purpose--the Legos. Only I didn't find them. We had special Lego boxes, bases, Duplos, Lego Star Wars kits, etc. Scads of the darn things.
My granddaughter is building and experimenting and I know Duplos would be perfect for her. So imagine when I finished the closets and did not find any. Nope. Nada. Not a one.
I sos-ed my sons--no idea. I cried in a text with my sisters. They sympathized.
My recourse?Since I really wanted duplos for her, I had to replace what was missing. And my sister gave me the ones she had saved.
I filled the toy room with the treasures from mine and my sons childhoods and added lots of new goodies. I'm glad the closets are clean now. And the mystery of the missing legos will probably never be solved.
After all that hard work, now what? Time to read.
Reviews:
-I loved it! It was a very entertaining and a fast read that kept me engaged throughout. The pacing was perfect. My only complaint is now I'm craving M&Ms and enchiladas. And donuts. And wedding cake.
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-Between a new job at a bridal shop, serving as her sister Tracey’s maid of honor, and learning to tango with hot cop Allan Wellborn, Hattie Cooks has her hands full. But when Tracey becomes the primary suspect in her ex-husband’s murder, Hattie knows it’s up to her to ensure her sister a happily ever after. Temporarily Out of Luckis the perfect pairing of romantic romp and cozy mystery.
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