So why the Adults Only Post title? I dread ruining other people's kids' traditions. Let this be your warning.
We are working like CRAZY to have our house ready for an Open House on Thursday. My "to do" items are getting checked off the list, but they are VERY long lists. One thing that has saved us is that we got a storage shed. It's to make the house seem so much bigger and less packed with junk. This week I tackled all the closets. As I was cleaning the top shelf of my closet I ran into something disturbing. An old sandwich baggie full of baby teeth. What are we, witch doctors? Was I saving them to make a necklace? What do you do with those things??? I've always been afraid to throw them out for fear that a kid would find the evidence of no tooth fairy one sad day. But now the jig is up. All my kids are "in the know". It was with great relief that I threw that sick little sack away! Eww!
On to house news. Yesterday was full work day. We all awoke at 6 am to have the garage sale going at 7 am. (We were highly successful selling to 2 costumers and raking in an impressive $12. Why did we wake up early again???) Anyway, while the sale was (not) happening, the kids were also outside weeding the front planters. Brian and I were packing the van for a storage shed run and getting everything off the floors to have the carpets cleaned.
At one point we had a handyman (finishing bathroom), at AT&T worker, a realtor, a painter (giving color advice), a landscaper (preparing a bid), and carpet cleaners (running their machines) all in and about our house at once. It was CRAZY! While I was a little on overdrive, I did feed off the energy. It was such a great feeling to know things were moving in the right direction and getting done!!!
The "to do" list for this week: Finish painting bathroom, do paint touch up on walls (how do shoe marks get that high up there??), clean out garage, fix a closet door, do a couple of dump runs, and take down posters in kids' rooms. Oh, and then stage the house to make it look like no one actually lives here, only stores their furniture. This part I dread!
I think we're going to make it!!! And then I can sleep! :)
8 comments:
It's a crazy time! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
I have my boys wisdom teeth in a box. Sick. I can't seem to part with them. I know someone who wanted to have her kids teeth made into a necklace. Ewwww.
Good luck this week.
If anyone can do it, yyou can, Kim! Good luck!!!!
I would suggest you get a big container for each of the kids and put their names on it. Then when you are going thru each room and find things to save you put it in their container. I hope you get your house sold. Good luck.
Sounds like quite the to do list. Good luck!! I am sure it will sell quickly. I also keep my kids teeth, but I have questioned myself on why? It is kind of gross!!
You would be the coolest mom on the block if you had necklace full of baby teeth. You can tell you kids you bought them back off the tooth fairy...ok or maybe not. I get the hebbie gebbies thinking about wearing my kids teeth around my neck:)
I have to admit, I was a little worried when I saw the title of this post! I've saved lots of teeth, and we've used them for some cool science experiments, but never for jewelry.
I am sad to hear that you're leaving the ward, but I think you'll actually be closer to my house!
That is hilarious about the teeth. I always feel a little bad when I throw them out, can you really do that? But, then I realize I don't want to keep old teeth so in the garbage they go. I love that you kept them! And now they are gone!~
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