The Girls Room

I am back from a mini vacation in Minneapolis, courtesy of my twin and her work. I dined in fancy restaurant's, I finally got to eat a meal worth $50.00 (2 actually). I went shopping with my sister and to a bookstore all by myself for hours. It was so relaxing and invigorating, it has me here ready to face the challenge of our torn apart house. We were going to go to the library toady, but when we couldn't find one of Biggest's library books I began searching, I pulled everything from underneath the bed which made the mess in their room knee high, and my knee not the kids. So I told the kids I was going to clean it and they were going to loose a lot of toys. This is all fine and good to say but a bit harder to put into effect. After all we spent money on these toys, or other people did. There are the raggedy Ann and Andy dolls Hubs got Littlest for Christmas which she doesn't play with but I know it would upset Hubs if I got rid of them. The sesame street stuffed animals that Littlest is over, blocks she might like someday, the toy kitchen she does love but isn't set up due to lack of space. The older girls are easier. They play with their polly pockets/strawberry shortcakes/littlest pet shop, their american girls, and they all play with build a bear. Littlest really plays with what the older girls play with as well. I love the idea of blocks but they haven't used them in ages, I might give those another shot and if they aren't interested just donate them. Hubs won't let me get rid of any of their super heroes or star wars toys even though they don't like them. Then with what we are keeping were is it all supposed to go??? It's an 11f x 12f room with 2 dressers, a bookshelf, a loft bed and bunkbeds in it. There just aren't many options.

For years I have been putting off getting rid of lots of toys, or using the much wanted toy kitchen because one day we will have a playroom, but with the construction in the house on halt, I question once again if the time will come anytime soon. Eventually I know it will happen, but I don't think I can keep holding on to things for that day, because years pass as I hear "next year" and while advancements have been made I suspect our future master bedroom is at least a year away, and the toy room will be longer after that, and really by that point Jewel might need her own room, or the house will finally be done and we will move. So I guess I will just do it, just get rid of the stuff and if Hubs gets upset, or I regret the decision when the playroom gets done then so be it, because for now I need to live in my house comfortably. Maybe I will be surprised and the future master will be done in a few months but I doubt it, work has taken Hubs time, and later the money will run out and this project like others will sit incomplete, and well I can deal with that I must, in the meantime, work with the space we have available. So now I go back and attack their room, honestly I am only on this blog because doing the room is overwhelming and I needed a break and I needed to sound off my blog, that is really the only reason I have it. To work through what's troubling me and it helps every time. I always feel better after blogging.