Projects follow up

Dear James, Daniel and Emily

Well Last night your Mom & Dad were at their best. We had dinner then got to work. Sanding down what will be the toy boxes for James & Daniel, and also finishing the outside bench. Then we got some good cleaning done. We worked together as a team and really got some stuff done.

Now that bench has an interesting story. Lolly was married 4 times, first to grandpa Pete, then Herb, then Sam, and then Jim. Chances are you might see Herb, and maybe you will see Jim. But the likelihood of ever meeting Sam is very low. I won't go into details but suffice to say that while what your Dad got from Herb and Jim was memories, what he got from Sam was stuff. Sam gave me that bench before I went to college and I have kept it ever since then, using it as a coffee table, an entertainment center, and of course a bench. And now it will come back into regular use as a part of our outside furniture.

Anyway Kim & I got to work on those toy boxes as part of our on going new effort to regain control of your toys and play area. Our plan is to take some of your more prized toys and move them to your room, placing them in these 2 toy boxes. Then we will clear out a bunch of toys from the play area, making room for just a select number of toys, particularly ones that do not spread out so much and create clutter. Then some toys will move into storage, to be rotated out once in a while. The goal is to try and keep the play area cleaner and more presentable. And the only way to do that right now, until you get older and show more control over the clutter (especially Daniel) this is the best way to do so.