Taking the time to clean

With the hubby out of town I am taking the time to do some spring cleaning and rearranging furniture. I could hang some pictures if I knew where the nails were. I have been doing laundry since I woke up too. Trying to get the questionable clothes cleaned (Can't tell if they are dirty of clean clothes). Hauling boxes of useless thing back into storage and sorting out garage sale type stuff. I am tired of clutter and for once and all I am going to beat it. I grew up in house where there was NO clutter. .. okay maybe no visible clutter.. my side of the closet was awful but I kept the closet door drawn. So those bad habits I fostered as a child have followed me into adulthood. I stuff my closets full of everything except the clothes, so clothes find new homes on the bed, dresser, laundry basket.. etc. Well THIS is it, I am breaking the cycle. I have watched my children emulate me and stuff their colothes in the closet or even under the bed. So I am also decluttering their room. All the extra stuffed animals are Kenya bound. I have a box set up at our church for extra stuffed animals and after a week of collecting animals I have a few garbage and boxes bags full of all kinds of stuffed animals. The plan is to send them to an orphange on the slopes of Mt. ELgon that was founded by the Friends (quakers).. and some to Gertrudes Garden CHildren Hospital.

On the fundrasing front I spent all morning trying to find ways to successfully freeze potatoes. One batch turned out 50% black and yucky looking -taste okay but black.. sigh. I am making potato cups that require shredded potatoes except I don't want to be shredding potatoes day off event. I am also going to start on the puff pastry. I need to make three batches. Gonna do two day.

Don't even get me started about gardening!!! I'll post some pictures next time.