Have you ever had such a mess than this? Ugh. Small appliances that don’t fit in my cupboards, paper towels that I kept forgetting to take to the basement, canning jars that I have emptied recently and just threw in there temporarily, extra pillows, extra blankets, my cooling racks for baked goods that I hadn’t been able to find and just other clutter. I also keep my winter clothes and all of the clothes that are like new that I wore when I lost 60 lbs. After gaining most of the weight back, they don’t fit. However I am trying to lose it again and I am down 25 lbs. So hopefully this year I will fit back into them. I also had two fans in this closet. We only need one for company. I can use one in the kitchen when it is extremely hot. Hubby is going to have a fan installed in the ceiling there after all our ceilings are painted.
I wanted to get this mess cleaned up and I did. I knew that my family would come one day this weekend and while West was here I wanted him to put some bags in the basement for me along with anything that is here that could be stored down there. I also had two 70 lb. boxes of litter that I was storing in this bedroom. It was just too heavy for Hubby and I to store in the basement. So he stacked them in the laundry room where I keep Eloise’s box. Be aware that when you are almost 80 you do not have the strength to do the things you did at 70. I could have lifted these just 3 years ago. I could have run six errands a day just three years ago. Now it tires me out just thinking about it.
Now it is neater. A lot of things are in the car to be donated and some items got thrown away. Just my foodsaver on the shelf because I don’t like leaving it on the kitchen counter, two large pots for cooking large quantities for canning, and a big bowl to make salads that we bring to parties and cookouts.
The clothes got all squished together to leave room for company to hang their clothes.
We have a lot of art work that was expensive that we are not using in this house. Some day I will take the time to sell it. Storing it in the basement would ruin it.
I keep some canning jars in there so that I don’t always have to run to the basement to get a case. They have been organized and ready to go soon.
Lastly my canner and a basket of extra plates are on the floor. There is enough room for company to keep a pair of shoes or slippers in there.
Today, I hope to work on the dresser and end table in this room.
My son called on Thursday night to tell us that they were coming out yesterday to visit Hubby for Father’s Day. My son had the day off and my grandson is finished with school except for two more Regents exams next week.
I cooked sausage for Hubby and West, salmon for my son and I, French toast, and eggs for us for breakfast. By the time, I did all the cooking and dishes I was exhausted. My back was not holding up well. They stayed a few hours to chat. West drove out here and back. It is amazing to me that he is old enough to drive. It is a 60 mile trip each way. He does well on the thruway. He was born a month after we moved back to NY from AZ. He is so grown up now and will be in college in 2 years. Time flies!
After they left, we watched the USA vs. Australia soccer game. I was glad that they won.
Hubby wanted chicken parmigiana for dinner. By the time I made it and some linguine, I was really beat. Fortunately, we have enough leftover for dinner tonight. Hubby still has steak leftover from dinner the other night so he will make a sandwich for brunch. I will have some eggs and steak-umms. After dinner we will have no leftovers in the fridge which is a good thing.
I have been really watching the beef prices. I believe that beef is in such a shortage that it is just going to get more and more expensive. So that is what I am concentrating on buying. I got that 8 lbs. of organic ground beef on a sale at Aldi’s last week. I have found a sale on NY strips steaks starting next week. Since we don’t have many in the freezer, I will be getting those. Since we have been eating mostly from our stockpile, I have a lot of leftover money in our 2026 budget to stock on beef when I see a good sale.
I want to wish everyone’s Hubby a Happy Father’s Day tomorrow. I hope you all have a great day!