My sis came up for a few days and we ventured into the foreign world known as the Dump...aka my garage. Now to understand why it is called the Dump...you must imagine a black hole...things go into it...and NEVER come out. Until today, there were clothes tossed out there that fit no one, boxes from the last 3 years...if it came in a box, the box was in the Dump...in case we "needed it some day". There is a washing machine that I spent way to much on and burned out the motor just AFTER the warranty expired, assorted gardening tools, my son's old bed...he wanted a "real bed" for his birthday and not a futon, and years of just plain old JUNK. She needed to get away from her husband for a few days....more on that later....and I told her if she gave me a hand...she could stay with me. I don't know how she has the energy but together, we got it clean. My honey helped too...and the kids flittered in and out and helped some...but the point is.. it's CLEAN~ That leaves one more project I would like to complete this year, painting my bedroom. We've been in this house for over 8 years and it is the only room in the house that we've not worked on. I come home so tired from work that it falls under the "nobody sees my room, let's not worry about it right now" category. If I manage to get the rest of my room picked up tomorrow, we'll paint on Thursday.

Things to do before I go on vacation:
Clean the garage......Check
clean the house........Check
Clean my room........Tonight
Miata to garage for recall...tomorrow
Van to Firestone for routine work....Thursday
Paint my room........Thursday
Pack........................Friday
Relax with Family and open gifts...Saturday

AND, though not before I leave on vacation...learn how to write part of this and put the rest under a "more" option so the blog isn't so darn long...anyone able to tell me??