Hi Taffy,

Sorry to hear about your Dad's place but glad to hear the family is pitching in to help him get things back to normal. I know it will take some time.

I know it will be rough for him to go through your Mom's stuff and have to depart with some of it. Hopefully not much of it is destroyed by the water.

My Dad is 84 and my Mom is 83. They've been married for 65 years. I know when the time comes for one of them the other won't be far behind.

Let us know what progress you made at your Dad's today. I hope you don't overdo but I know you will because that's the kind of person you are.

Peace be with you and your family.

I'm back! What an interesting day! I saw so much of my childhood, it was scary.

I saw things that I had given my mom, now ruined.

How nice to see them again before pitching them into the garbage!

The carpet is all gone and my big job was sorting.

I still have boxes and boxes and drawers and drawers to sort!

By the way, would anyone like a FREE sofa? The color is brown!

Going back in tomorrow...I just get so cold!

Taffy, I am so sorry about all this...wish I could be there to help you!

We had a fire when I was in high school and lost everything and sort through all the debris was a mess.

Hope it all goes well and you get back to normal!

Hugs!

Geez, Soggy, what a drag. I'm glad it's not your house but it can't be any easier to have to clean up that mess. Send the couch to dm, I'll even pop for shipping.

Is it brown or taupe? I do have "taste" you know????


Are you dried out yet Traffy???

Oh not you AMN. I know I usually tell you to go DRY UP, but this is all about Troppy today..

take care....

I am headed over Tappy's way in the morning. I will check things out! Hopefully she's ok. I assume she's not going to be available for a meeting at the Cheesecake factory down my way, but just in case...let me know. I will be there til Wednesday.

I might need some cheering up...or something. Meeting with MIL tomorrow afternoon. Don't mind that big huge cloud near St. Helens...it's not the mountain blowing it's top!

Hello Taffy,
I'm sorry you're having to deal with all of this. It sounds like a real mess. Just know that you have been in my thoughts all weekend. I hope things are much better for you as the weeks and days progress.

All the best,
Chris

Thanks all!

One good thing is we get to dump all of the garbage for free all month. Yeah!

Can you guess what wet, soggy, garbage would cost? Lots! So that is a great help!

But then, it started to snow today.

Not enough to do anything. Just enough to add to the slippery mud mess. Just enough to make my feet and fingers feel like they were going to snap off.

I can't believe how much stuff my parents have (had) Like,my sister swung at a plastic golf ball and at the same time my mom open the back door and the ball and my mom's nose....yeah! Well, my mom saved the plastic golf ball. Our whole history is there. Emotional, funny, and creepy!

We went thru a very quick downsizing the last couple of days.

Some things are just stuff that can be replaced.

Some things can just be memories now.

(some things were so freak'n ugly, I was glad to throw away!)

Hi Tiff! Wow... I was just reading an article about decluttering. *not in the way you have had to though*

It said in order to get rid of the sentimental hold an object has on you, to just look at the figurine with the crack in it, think of a good memory of it and then TOSS it. When you mentioned the golf ball, I thought of that.

I have to declutter, not that I would ever want to have to do it the way your Dad did. I am keeping you all in my prayers, esp YOU; don't want our little Wiffy getting any more sore pinkies....


take care girlie....