A Very Long Week

I knew our garage was a mess but never imagined that cleaning it out would be the chore that it's turned out to be.  UGH!  I spent four very long days in there this week and still have a very long ways to go. But I've weeded out the Christmas decorations, have disposed of all of the paint cans (kept samples of each for touch ups) and, thanks to Randy, now have two new shelving units to work with.  I have also moved all of the "to keep items" to the back of the garage and all of the donation items (Habitat for Humanity pickup scheduled for Tues.) have been moved to the front of the garage.  There is so much more to do but I'm taking a break until after Tuesday's pickup.

I began another long process today, that of photo editing.  June was a big photo month and I'm so very far behind.  So while no cruise photos yet, I would like to share with you a little of what I have accomplished so far.

Last Day of School.  Yep, she's an eighth grader now.

A photo shoot of Meg and two friends at the beach in early June.

The beach wedding of friends....

Meg's 13th birthday, complete with the requested whale card.

And a special birthday treat all of the way from Idaho.  Meg was actually chortling with excitement once she realized what was in the box.  (Thank you again Catherine!)

Switching gears....Meg is having her wisdom teeth extracted on Monday.  She's a bit young for the procedure but we've consulted with three professionals who have all agreed that the top two definitely need to come out now because they're blocking her 12 year molars.  The bottom two are as well, and while we could wait on them, we've decided to get it all over with in one fell swoop.  It won't be fun but at least it will be over.  Wish her luck.  She's very nervous and upset over the whole prospect, poor thing.