Seven Things Week 43

No picture this week.
I cleaned out a drawer and found new homes for my nursing bras. For some reason this week is difficult for me. Maybe it's the thought of not ever nursing a sweet, warm, cuddly newborn. Sadly, I am done having children.
Four of the bras were Bravado nursing bras and I found two women that can use them.
* Four Bravado nursing bras
* Eight miscellaneous other nursing bras.

Memorial day

This memorial day marks the third year that I don't have my dear Aunt with me. This is the aunt mentioned in earlier posts.
I miss her very very much.
My cousin, my aunts daughter, asked an interesting question:
Why do we remember the date of our loved ones death?? Why is it important for us to remember this??

Memorial day is also a day to remember our soldiers that have served and serve today.
It is also a day to remember the soldiers for Christ--
*Mother Theresa--she loved everyone, she loved the unlovable. She touched the untouchables, that no one else would touch. She gave her life everyday to spread the love of Christ to others.
*David Livingstone- He was an explorer, the first European to see Victoria Falls in Africa. He was also a minister and opened Africa up to evangelism and Christ.
*Martin Luther King Jr.--not only was he a civil rights leader, but he too was a minister and evangelist spreading the love of Jesus. He was killed to prevent him from spreading the gospel.
*Thomas Aquinas--an Italian priest
*William Wilberforce--he lead a campaign in England to abolish the slave trade there
*James Hudson Taylor--a missionary to china
*C.S Lewis
*John Jay--one of our founding fathers
To name just a few.
Remember our soldiers from all wars, that fought for us to have the freedoms we have today.
And remember our loved ones that are gone.

Seven Things Week 42

From the kitchen again!
* wire corner shelf
* Orange strainer
* yellow strainer
* Rubbermaid with lid
* 2 pots
* 1 fry pan.
This all went to my duaghter again. And I still have TWO strainers! LOL

Seven Things Week 41

From the kitchen again this week!
* 3 tupperware containers with lids
* tupperware lettuce keeper with lid
* rubbermaid container with lid

These all are going to my daughter again. I had forgotten that tupperware is guarenteed for life. My old roommate from many many years ago was a Tupperware rep and I got a ton of it then. I still have a ton of it so DD is on the receiving end of my tupperware giveaway!!

Compost dirt!!!!

We used the first dirt from the compost pile. We have 2 barrels that dh puts plants in every spring and he used some of it for replanting grass in the yard.
I need to get busy again with the compost pile and turn it now. DH added some wood shavings to the pile.
It smelled so DIRT like!!
YAY for me.
The tomato and herb garden are next to be planted. Unfortunately I will need to buy the plants since we didn't start any from seed.

Seven Things Week 40

Wow, only 12 weeks and I will have been doing th eseven things project for a YEAR!! It's been a good project for me to do. Some of the "stuff" is hard to let go but I am going to continue to do this even after the year is up. It's good to periodically go through the closets and drawers and thin things out!

The seven things for this week come from the kitchen again.
It's seven cook books that we have had for 13 years. We haven't used these books in that long and with the new kitchen, it's time for them to go.

*Seven cook books

Seven Things Week 39

I can't believe this pic is sideways--sorry.
It's from the kitchen again--the kitchen that is DONE finally!! And it looks so nice. DH still has to put on the cupboard doors but I certainly can live with that.
All of this weeks seven went to my duaghter again.
They were mostly duplicates or stuff we just don't use anymore.
* 4 blue plates
* bread pan
* grater
* strainer

Seven Things Week 38

My kitchen counter top is finally in!! So are some of my cupboards. My husband has promised they will all be up by monday!! So, I had way too many dishes, etc in my kitchen and this has been a great opportunity to find a new home for it all.
These 7 items are going to my daughter.
* six blue willow coffee cups
* one cat coffee cup, that was originally daughters. Now she gets it back!!
We also put our old sink out at the end of the driveway and it was gone within minutes. I am not surprised though--it was cast iron. Someone probably took it for scrap.

Seven Things Week 37

This week I have Five items leaving the house.
* Fisher price play and learning house which is pictured above
* Infant swing--the type you hang from a tree
* trike
* Bicycle seat
* Ironing board
The house and trike are going to a friend for her little guy. The bike seat and swing were put at the end of our driveway and someone took them both!
The ironing board is leaving because it's too big for my purposes anymore. I purchased a small table top one that should be sufficient for my use.

Seven Things Week 36

More miscellaneous items from around the house and kitchen.
* trivia book
* childrens placemats
* 2 gold hummingbirds
* red bag
* 2 jars babyfood
The gold hummingbirds were decorations that I am tired of now.
The baby food went to my husbands nieces baby.

Seven Things Week 35

More from the kitchen. I finally bought glass cannisters!! I have an excess of dog bowls and thought now is a good time to get rid of some of them. The tags I ordered by accident so maybe someone else can use them. They are the wrong size.
Still waiting on the kitchen counters. Still have boxes around the house. I'm sure when the kitchen is done and I start putting things back, that I will be finding new homes for a lot of the stuff I don't want to put back into the new cupboards!!
It's almost like moving.
*Set of 3 cannisters with spoons
*3 stainless dog bowls
*box of string tags

Seven Things Week 34

More from the kitchen and there will be more from the kitchen to come!
Ooops, bad picture this week. On top of the white bread cutter and white ashtray is the bagel cutter, except I cut it out of the picture--sorry.
* 3 vases
* Suntea maker
* one ashtray (I think that's it for the ash trays!!)
* bread and bagel cutter
* 4 cups with lids and straws.

A Granny Square....

I am so pleased with myself!! After 30 years of crocheting I have finally made a Granny Square. Here is a pic of my first ever square.
My dear Aunt, who was my crochet buddy tried many, many times to teach me how to make a granny square and I just couldn't do it. It was a great source of frustration to me too.
Well, a couple of weeks ago, I took out my book, and with my little guy running around and the TV on, I made a granny square!! I was, and still am shocked. I have made about 12 of them now in purple. And they are being donated to make a blanket for Alzheimers.
I am also making a giant granny square and will donate that too.

April 20---Here is the pic of the Giant Granny square I made and donated. It was fun to make it. The top picture is the giant granny. The bottom square is my first ever granny square.

Seven Things Week 33

I know this weeks seven things seems really lame, but let me explain.
I have been married almost 13 yrs. I had been a smoker up until about a yr and a half ago. I have never smoked in this house but I did smoke in my house when I was not married.
All of these ashtrays have been sitting in my cupboard wasting space.
My husband is in the process of redoing the kitchen after a very long hiatus. My kitchen was only about half way done when I unexpectedly (and very welcomed) got pregnant with our boy.
So, in this whole process, I had to clean the cupboard so hubby can remove them and these are what I found.
I am glad to be rid of them and I know sadly they will find a new home. I hate to just throw them away knowing someone could use them. So I will donate them to the box that the vets will pick up.
*Seven ashtrays!!!

Seven Things Week 32

Miscellaneous stuff from around the house this week.
* 4 blackout curtains
* gray corduroy pants
* flannel lounge pants
* gray sweatshirt
* 2 red t shirts

Seven Things Week 31

Nothing too interesting this week
* One pair jeans that don't fit anymore
* Two trivia books
* four pair of socks
Into the box for the vets.

Lunar Eclipse!!

I was able to get some pics of the eclipse tonight. They aren't great but they are better than nothing. The first one was in the beginning. The second pic was a few minutes later. I like it because you can see the whole moon.

Seven Things Week 30

Lots of shoes this week! Some of this stuff is from my husbands trunk that we cleaned out. Found some interesting stuff in there!
* Clothes steamer
* Men's black shoes
* Brown slippers
* Woman's black shoes
* Baby swim shoes
* White plant hangar
* 10 baby shower invitations
The men's black shoes, the clothes steamer and the plant hangar were all in the trunk. Odd assortment. The other stuff was in the office area just waiting to find a new home. The woman's black shoes were mine, still in great shape but it appears that my feet have grown since having my son!! Or while I was pg with him and I'm just facing up to the fact now!!

Seven Things Week 29

This weeks seven are extra's that I will never use and it's time to let them go.
* Paper organizer that was a gift--I have never used it
* Button ups--these are for scrapbooking--I think. I have never used them, they were given to me
* One Red, and 1 green Photo album. I bought these and have never used them
* baby stickers. I used these on some of my sons birth announcements
* 25 baby Thankyous--never used
* 10 baby announcements never used
Most of this stuff was stored on a shelf in my sons room. I had thoughts of using some of the items but haven't in almost 3 yrs so it's time to find a new home for them all.

Seven Things Week 28

This week is linens.
* Brown comforter
* 2 green contour bath rugs
* green toilet seat cover
* light green towel
* dark green towel with washcloth
The comforter is about 24 yrs old. My Daughters paternal grandmother made it for me. It is now daughters.
I also gave her the towels and rugs.