"one day all them bags gone get in your way..."

when ben leaves for a hunt, there is always so much prep involved that i usually get sucked into it.  washing must-have clothing items; the do-you-know-where-_____-is countless questioning; preparing meals; washing more clothes - and i don't even participate in these excursions!

so with that and the entire household getting sick yet again, my priorities got pushed back a few days.  i had pretty well finished all that i could in our 2100 square foot home.  the crawl space was tackled (still can't believe it), but the garage went untouched.  i can feel ok about that because last fall, we did a major clean up - two truck beds full of garbage to be exact.  so likely, there wouldn't have been much to do beside a sweep out and a mr. clean of the floors.  i'm waiting to do this until ben is back from kodiak as i know he'll make a super-mess unpacking.  count on it.

my last task performed, saved the worst for last, was dusting.  i reeeeeaaaaaally loathe dusting.  but.  i love the smell of pledge.  hmm.  so on monday morning, after bubs went to school and dylan took her morning nap, i pledged the hell out of our home; pine doors (fronts and backs) and trim work, furniture, window sills.  and while you're down on your hands and knees, you notice things that you can't see from 5'7" feet up.  so, i broke out the dyson and edged (where trim and carpet meet) the entire house, including  behind beds and dressers, behind the sofa, television.  blah!  i hate doing this, but regular vacuuming just doesn't cut it!

oh, and how i missed this when i started, i don't know, but on saturday, i cleaned out our spice cabinet.  ever check the expiration dates on your jarred spices?  don't.  if you're not sure when you bought it, just toss it.  i threw away a bottle of anise that said 2006 on it.  (although, i'm sure i hadn't used it since then either...)

so that's it, my friends.  boringest blog ever?  perhaps.  great feeling about completing 40 bags in 40 days?  you bet.