Everybody’s sick. Pat’s got a sinus thing. Nick had a sour icky stomach this morning. Tim seems to be ok but his tummy hurt earlier, too. And me- I woke up with a sore throat, which hasn’t gotten better.

But it didn’t stop me from finally doing what I’d been threatening for a month now. The basement playroom has been literally (and I do use the word properly here) covered in Legos and assorted other toys. It was impossible to walk across the room without stepping on something. Now, I don’t go down there often, so it can get pretty messy, but it’s never been this bad. I’ve been sending Tim (the culprit) down there to clean it but he’s been doing… it… so… slowly…

So today I grabbed a broom and a dustpan and filled two trash bags. Believe me, he won’t miss the Legos I tossed. Add to that plain ol’ trash, and some broken toys and games. And yes, even some old toys that aren’t broken but don’t get touched. Yeah, I know, what a waste. I used to save that stuff, I had years of stuff saved up. Some I sold at our garage sale last spring. I tried to donate the rest- but Salvation Army won’t take toys for some reason. So unless you know someone who wants our old dirty toys- they’re getting trashed. I’ll just add them to the pile.

It made me feel better.