I have been inspired by the TV show "Clean House"

We have only had cable for the last year so I'm just getting caught up the world wjrn to comes to some of the shoes such as "What Not to Wear", Bridezillas, and all the cooking shows including Aces of Cakes. Brandy thinks it would be really cool to visit the bakery on a trip with the troop.

Anyway "Clean House" has inspired me about purging stuff and really how much stuff we as Americans hold in our homes. So the cleaning has begun!! On Thuesday we tackled the attic. Not too bad since everthing was in boxes or creates. Just needed a purging. Mike said I had to make home for him to get to the AC and heater units in case something went wrong and he neede to fix it.

When I reached my dresser this afternoon I finally decided we are never going to be able to live in Colorado again. So all of my sweaters and other ski gear are going to the garge that is set for this Satuday. Several of the other neighbors want to join on in the fun. So in a way it will be kinda like a block party.


Brandy told me this afternoon when she was helping me getting boxes down from the attic that's it's too bad that the host of the show can not offer so prizes for parting with some of our favorite stuff!! Oh well, I guess we learn from ourselves the jpy of having a clean house.

Motherhood to Teenagers

It is a lot different living at our house these days. With two children being teenagers, 13 and 16, days are not predictable any more. I know have to plan around Brandy's job schedule. With Kyle I have to work around his pool time with the neighborhood friends and archery practice. I always though diapers and temper tantums were the hardest parts of parenthood but I can say that was only the beginning.

Brandy started driving the jeep a couple of weeks ago....she is thrilled to have such a cool vehicle to drive to Spring High at the beginning of school. She's looking at finding the right set of seat covers. I wonder if they will be a shade of blue!

Kyle is totally off his seizure medication for 8 weeks now. As the mother, I'm still a little nervous but he reassures me he feels fine. He has his "Jay Leno" moments especailly at night but I do beleive beleive part of that is his true personality.

No, I don;t have a new job yet. I did send my resume to one place but realized that it is a new place being built in Humble and is not finished yet. It is a long term rehab place. I thought it might be a place to get my feet wet again after being in the school environment for so many years. But I'm doing okay with being home and in lots of way I really like it. I can get a lot done in a day. Since the kids are older that can help with daily chores and simple meals.