Busy Busy Busy

As we get ready to put our house on the market, we've been working like crazy around here.  We're trying to de-clutter the house before listing it, which makes trips to Goodwill bi-weekly occurrences.  The other day I attempted to donate a bag of infant and/or annoying toys that haven't been played with in a while.  I included the music set that every parent despises; the Parent Magazine drum set, with tambourine, maraca, and xylophone.  Not only is the set deafeningly loud, but the hard plastic drum sticks act like medieval maces when other children attempt to participate in the 'fun.'  Just as the gal was taking the bag from the back of the van, Anya cries out, "NO!!! You can't give that away.  I was going to start a band tonight!"  Her outburst led the donation volunteer to take the set out and handed it to Anya.  As of the writing of this blog, no aforementioned band has been created.

Last week we also had new carpets installed on the main level of our house.  We had to remove all the furniture from our living and dining room which meant absolute chaos in the rest of the house.  It's not like I don't have enough disorder already; its like watching Willy Wonka on Acid, the insanity of the movie is tripped out enough that you really don't need mind-bending chemicals to make it 'spacey'.  The carpet was installed and looks much better than our old stuff, no more make-up stains behind the table, no more hair dryer burns on the middle of the walkway, no more Sharpie smiley faces underneath the coffee table.  Hopefully the investment provides a decent return on our sale.

Scary thought of the day...We're driving down the freeway and Caitlin looks out her window to see a motorcyclist.  She turns to me and say, "Someday I'm going to drive a motorcycle.!"

Shortly after the comment, Caitlin asked Anya for a drink of water.  As Anya attempted to hand her a bottle, Reegan reached out her hand and tried to grab it, knocking it out of Anya's hand.  Within seconds I had a car full of screaming girls.  While driving I turned around to see if I could reach the bottle when Anya asserts, "Dad!  You worry about driving, I'll take care of the kids."

All the work around the house has us more and more excited about our move.  While there are many people we will miss, the anticipation of a new adventure is exhilarating.  We hope to have our house on the market within a week and hope to have a buyer for it in October.  We're not really sure how it's all going to work out, but we have faith that the Good Lord will take care of all the details.

Tip of the Day - Comet is the greatest cleaner ever invented.  I successfully removed ink, crayon, food, milk, and vomit from the walls in my girls hallway. Impressive.