What We Do When the Kids are Gone...

This past weekend the kids went to my moms. While I don't take it for granted...it has become a part of our lives...getting rid of the kids once a month. Sometimes we have big plans, nights on the town, fun with friends. But typically we just hang around the house and get stuff done that we can't do with our 2 little helpers. Which is what we did this weekend. We cleaned windows, steam cleaned the carpet and did some other outside jobs. The most important thing we did was go through the kids rooms and the basement. We are approaching the Apocalypse in our home...known as Birthdays and Christmas. While we appreciate the generosity of our friends and family, the kids get so much stuff. It compounds itself when we have the influx of stuff in just one month. Plus, Kurt is a minimalist married to a reformed pack rat - so usually by New Year's Day, he's ready to explode. So, we went through their things and made piles of things they no longer play with and things we could give to others. It was a good job done, we'll see if they miss any of it, or recognize it when they see it at someone else's house. Sorry kids...it has to be done.