What a productive weekend!

Yesterday, Mom came into town and we flat got to business.  She has been wanting to help me clean and organize so this visit, we bit off the garage.  I pride myself in always being able to fit 1 car in my 2 car garage but honestly, that is about it.  There eventually became a big pile of.....crap....that prevented much else from happening in the garage.  Along the back of my garage is a shelf that goes the full length of the garage.  Before the passage on the floor was blocked, things just got stuffed on the shelves without much rhyme or reason. This included a corner that had some boxes from when I moved it that hadn't been gone through.  (Yes I moved in like 7 years ago....don't judge me).

When we cracked open the door and pulled out the car, it was almost impossible to decide where to start.  The whole thing was full of.....crap....and no where to put it.  So I started tinkering around on the left and started going to the right around the back.  It wasn't long before we had a full garbage can and Mom's trunk was full of stuff for the D.I.  But we kept going...and going...and going.  Do you know in the back, there was dirt that was probably original to the house?  Yes I mean it is 60 year old dirt.  Not no more!  I admit by the time we got to the right side, I was out of steam and so was she.  We had no where left to put garbage and donations.  We did set aside one big box full of trash for next week.  And we need to find a spot for the wagon.  But the snow blower is put away, shelves are moved, cleaned and loaded more practically, and the floors are clean.  What an accomplishment.

We went to Costco, lunch, and then back home.  Philip was home from work.  After a little visiting, we decided to go start sorting and cleaning Philip's room.  He keeps a clean floor but the dresser and closet are a complete disasters.  They have not been cleaned well for at least 4 years.  Because the dresser was full of junk and clothes that no longer fit, Philip had taken to dumping his clean laundry on the floor of the closet.  It really is a vicious cycle.  We started with the dresser.  This is a huge sorting job.  Bag for D.I.....bag for the trash.  We also hung up all the clothes that were on the closet floor and put them away.  We stopped for dinner (more on that in a minute) and then came back and finished sorting the dresser.  We decided to stop for the night at 9:15. I couldn't move another muscle and Philip was tired too.  We will come back and finish the closet soon.  I do think we made a huge dent in the project.  It was very good.

One of the reasons Mom came up was to celebrate my birthday with me.  She offered to take us to dinner anywhere we wanted.  It wasn't a tough choice for me, I picked Melting Pot.  I've been wanting to go since Philip went for prom.  We had so much fun and it was so delicious.  We stuffed ourselves.  What a great way to celebrate!  Thank you Mom for coming up and helping me and for the fantastic dinner.

Happy Birthday Strawberry!

Yummy!

Of course, I also recognize today is Father's Day!  Since Dad is still rehabbing, we are all going to his house for dinner.  I'm looking forward to seeing him and celebrating with him.  I'll try to catch some photos and will share them later. 

Happy Father's Day Dad!