It's all too Much

Thanks to my Wonderful BIL and SIL aka... Pilot and Needles I bought myself something that I had been wanting, but not really wanting to buy for myself. I bought this little beauty from Amazon. Here is where I wish I knew how to hide this link with the word Amazon, but alas I am computer challenged. Amazon

ETA: Rudy is Da bomb he showed me how.

I can't wait to get it, and I realize that I am a geek for liking organization books, but it is going to be a new year soon, and I want to live with less, and have more.

Cleaning High?

I am on a cleaning high... or was I high to think that I could clean this mess.

We live in a smaller home. I really love our little house, but with two kids that have endless, and I mean endless amounts of toys, clothes, books... well you name it and they have it, as a result we are busting at the seams.

So... We, aka, I decided to do the great room swap of 2008. We have a small bedroom right off the living room that has always been Yin's room since her arrival. We decided we would make that our bedroom. Really a bed, dress, TV & fan and we are good to go. Mind you this room was lime green and pink so... it needed a paint job. Three hours, and viola a beautiful room the same color as the living room.

We asked the kids if they wanted their own rooms or share. They are 9 & 4, and boy & girl, but they opted to share for now. So we moved both their beds into Yuri's old room one side is Star Wars, and one side is pink Princess Ponies. Hey, it works for them. I don't need anyone to tell me that them sharing a room is emotionally scarring them. I shared a room with one of my brothers until high school, and I am normal. I think? Anyway, it won't be forever, but now they are enjoying it.

We are making our old bedroom the playroom/computer room. It is big enough to house the mess, and then when it is trashed I can shut the door never to see the mess again. :) Right. Anyway we have cleaned out 4 huge bags of trash and are working on number 5. I currently have 8 boxes and 2 bags for the consignment store or a garage sale, and 2 bags for goodwill. I still have the organize the play room and sort two of three closets, but they 4 main rooms are clean and neat as a pin.

Tomorrow we are taking the entire day off from the project we are heading to E'ville, and taking the kids to play at Chuckie Cheese, we don't eat there but we like to play. We are NOT going to be dragging home any junk. Maybe, some food from Sam's but really we have no need for anything else.

I will post some before and after photos soon. I am not sure if I have any before one's of Yuri's room, but the after looks nice.

I am a Sub Machine

Okay... I don't think that was exactly the right lyrics, but...I have been very busy subbing at the school.

I really, really enjoy it. Last week was in the Junior High. I was 7th grade English two days, and 7th Math one day. I loved the Math so very much, and my brain felt smarter just exercising it.

On Tuesday I was third in the Am, and in the afternoon I was Yuri's teacher. It was odd in a funny way. He said Mommy, Mrs Mommy, Mrs Our Last Name... What am I supposed to call you? I said Mrs Our Last Name. There is a boy that is Special needs in his class and he said at least 30 times. Yuri you mom is the teacher. Your mom is the teacher. It was funny. He just could not get over it.

I really enjoy subbing, and was very excited to get my first check!! Next week is the Christmas program for both Yin and Yuri- they are at separate schools so it should I will be busy. Rudy will not be able to go because... well his work is a PITA about certain things.

He will be on vacation starting the 19th, and we are heading to his parents house for 4 days. I am sure that the kids will have a BLAST.

One more odd observation- in all of the the junior high class at least 40% did not have pencils and paper? What the heck? I could not even imagine going to class without a pencil and paper. I asked the teachers if it was just a joke on the sub, and they said, no. I was just floored.