#70 - In the pool with papa - Aug 11, 2012

This Saturday morning was a lazy, relaxed morning. We all got up between 9 and 10. The ladies (including Libby this time) left around noon to do some shopping at craft stores and things. While they were gone, I got some laundry done, went through some boxes, and dad and I hung the TV on the wall. He and the boys also got in the pool – it had cleared up nicely.  This shot is taken through the living room window.

When the women got home, they had brought some garage sale finds – bookshelves in particular. I brought them inside, and we loaded one of them in the dining room with miscellaneous kitchen items that we don’t really have a home for yet. The other went in the area with the laundry machines. We filled it with kitchen items that belong in the pantry, which is not built yet, of course. But that meant that we now had a dining table that was clear, and the main floor hallway was also clear. The house is looking less cluttered, and each minor step now feels major because it takes some area from the “need to do something to clear this up” list into the “done” list.

I’m accumulating more boxes to sort in the basement as we go through things, and that was expected. I’m glad I had it cleared up once. It makes this next phase much easier.

Saturday evening dad and the kids watched some Merlin, and mom read on the screen porch. I made sure everyone had church clothes ready to go and did some laundry.