TIME OUT IN OUR LIFE

I'm trying to find things to do during this time out in our lives.   Holding Clara is easy.  It means I can just stop and rest and kiss her head.

We visit the vet, we go outside, we sit on the porch.   We walk around the yard-- all of us.  All the dogs.  Clara just has her own pace.

Callie Hound is entertaining, wiggling and happy.  She's so excited when I get her toy to throw. 

I know there are things I can get done, since I'm not doing the normal things.  For one, this could be fixed.  (Done.)   Overuse! 

I can paint some things.  This is a highchair/chair,table that I'm going to fix up.  It's great for little ones, but we don't need it anymore.  I'm painting it up for another child.    Matt reorganized the garage, too-- but that wasn't by choice.  The shelf fell, with all the nail and bolt cabinets.  What a mess.  Now I can find all the things I need to use.  LOL   Paint brushes, screwdrivers, wrenches...

During this time, though, I wanted to do some bigger things.  I'm not home schooling right now-- school is out-- so I have some extra time.  So, I looked up these stairs, to the room over the garage.  It has attic access.  There are three walk in attics, so they are easy to get to.  One is small, so I don't use it, but the others are huge.  There's another attic above the second story, but you have to have a ladder for that, so we've never used it.  It's too hard to get to.   (I know we are lucky to have so much storage.)

I went into one of the attics and pulled out all the "paper" boxes.  The boxes that have paperwork that has dates on it like 1983 (I know some of you weren't born then), 1995, 2003.....  You get the picture.  This is old stuff that probably doesn't need to be saved at all.  I pulled out SO many boxes.   I even found two boxes of school things from when I taught third grade.  That was a long time ago.  Why were they even there??   I wonder if I can use some of it if we do partial or full home schooling in the fall.  (My grandkids here will be in 4th grade and kindergarten, so I need fun things to do.) 

I quickly went through all the boxes.  Some could be tossed because they had no personal information in them.   Old college books, notebooks, things that made me wonder, "why did we save this?"   The boxes of "junk" went to the dump yesterday.   And I was lucky-- someone came over and offered to throw the book boxes into the huge containers.   How nice!!   I was in my yard clothes, ready to mow the yard, so I must have looked pathetic.  I didn't think going to the dump required getting dressed up.  LOL  Now, I just have the shredding to do.  Or maybe I can burn it in an old grill, a few things at a time.  I can roast marshmallows while I'm doing it.   😃

Maybe then, I'll relax like Granger in his box.  He LOVES boxes.  Maybe I'll take it easy-- or maybe I'll come up with another project, like painting the room all that stuff is in.  Yep, that's what I'll do next.   We will be using our guest rooms later this summer, so I might as well get them ready. 

I WILL take breaks to hold Clara.  And take Applesauce to meet his new mom.   I'll visit my daughter and grandkids (who are in my "closed" group), and relax a bit.   

What are you doing during this time out in our lives?  Do you have projects?  Tell us what they are.  You can encourage us and give us ideas on things we can do to make this time good.  To make this time not just one where we sit and do nothing.   Are you doing things?  Are you reaching out to others, staying in touch, doing things that make you happy?   Let us know what they are.   We are all in this together.   💛