toys, Toys, TOYS

this week i have been in charge of sorting, separating and rotating some of Brody's toys from the "secret stash" in his closet. Maybe it is because he is a boy and all his toys have small parts, or that each set is not related to the next, but I was overwhelmed at first. The job got done, but I decided that if our children(none on the way) ever get to the point of needing to rotate toys and i have to worry about storing them, I think it will be a sign that WE HAVE TOO MANY and it might be time to donate or trash some.

It could be I am fooling myself, maybe all those Barbie pieces I had were just as frustrating to my mom, but maybe they could all be thrown in to one container.

Do people with kids feel overwhelmed by the volume? can toys push you out of your own house? How do you weed out the not needed toys without feeling guilty?

our weekend away

We went to D.C, in September and stayed with cousin Jess. Walked hundreds of miles, she was an excellent tour guide! And we learned some too.

Our weekend away in October was a visit to central Pa. Hershey Chocolate world tour, the Antique Automobile museum, and Gettysburg. I was wonderful and relaxing and quite the learning experience.

boys antics

So here is just a few strange things that we have had to deal with lately.

climbing out on the front roof from a bedroom window to have a cig,

climbing the neighbors pine trees for a cig,

breaking the bathroom window just playing catch,

the boys toilet was flushed today and started leaking in to the kitchen,

we had a kid run away for the night and had to file a police report and they picked him up in philly 18 hours later,

we have been told we are too young to be married, and are just in the job for the money,

which is totally an angry judgement.

because we all know how much Darren and Kate and angry, mean, and vindictive people.

hahaha

so when one of them said jokingly that dinner was bad for the 3rd night in a row, as he took huge bites and tried to take it back, I(kate) whipped an asparagus at him, but sadly missed by a few inches.

Not supposed to stoop to their level, but it felt good and would have been really funny if it had hit him.

oops

Kate's Birthday

I worked that day, but arrived to a beautiful card that Brody made for me with a Fire truck on it. Darren got flowers and wine and cheese and yummy dessert for me when I got home. We got the night off so we could take a wine tasting class and then went out to dinner at a Cuban restaurant. It was wonderful! I felt very loved. Here are some pictures from the vineyard we went to.

Our house

This is our house. The crazyness!!

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