I refer to the costumes, of course. I know which hat is missing (that's what photographic evidence will do), but I'm not telling.
So, I'm feeling lots better today. Apparently I must have been exuding some serious vibe of desperation, because (a) Mark has completely gotten out of my way and didn't object when I announced I wasn't going to do laundry or schoolwork for a couple of days while I enacted my plan, and (b) Hannah expressed great relief at my okayness while we were having coffee yesterday.
You know the parenting tip where they tell you to keep most of the toys and stuff hidden away in the attic, and some of it out, and rotate it every once in a while, pulling out "new" old stuff from the attic and putting away the stuff your family is tired of? I subscribe to that tip, although I'm not very organized about it. It's been a while since we rotated stuff.
Well, what I am doing this week is a variation on the act of rotating. I call it Put Away All The Stuff And Leave It Away For A Few Days Before Getting Anything Out Again. Also known as Re-Acquaint The Kids With The Joys Of The Back Yard.
The weather is cooperating with me; it's really nice outside.
Anyway, there's just an accretion of extra, unnecessary stuff everywhere — it's not just the kids' stuff, it's us too. Yesterday I pulled all the cookbooks I never use off my kitchen shelf and boxed them up and put them in the attic.
I put Mark on notice. "Please –" he said, "please, if you do this to my stuff, just put it in a box and don't mix it with the kids' stuff and label it so I can find it again, okay?" I said okay.
Today: three bathrooms and a closet.
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