cleaning-sorting

 Spent the week end at niece's in Prineville, house-sitting.  One large dog and 8 chickens. very quiet there. Something is getting into their eggs! They did have a skunk! but it was dispatched of. There were no eggs for a whole day and day b4 only 2. So they are going to have to do something... there was just the shell, with yolk eaten of one of the.  Never heard any squawking, dogs were not alerted.. so what could it be? Other than that all went well.  Had a couple of people over for a dinner on Sunday.  They all live in Prineville and thought it a good time to host them, had not seen them in awhile. and never got any pictures!! we had a great time eating and talking tho!!

 AND i have finally accomplished something. I got rid of ALL my old stamping equipment that i no longer use.  Most of it had been sitting in the garage since we moved here 15 years ago, WOW that is a long time.  I found a place in Bend that does arts and crafts, and has summer camp for kids, rents out equipment, has classes... It was a LOT of stuff, i told her that, then when i show up she is over whelmed.. well, i sent pictures.  There was also another container and some bags full of stuff....  lots of DSP paper.  When i think of all the money i spent on those things. BUT reading things on FB about down sizing.  you just have to admit that things were a mistake and move on... I did/do feel bad, but they were donated to some one who really appreciated it and will use them, so that is a good thing.  and i can forge ahead with the paltry things i have left... hahahaha still have SO many.  but i did even get rid of two bags of the current Stampin Up  sets..  A cuddlebug die/emboss machine, Zutter, that binds things, a paper cutter, could go on and on... it was obscene the number of things i had, that went unused.. So now they are in a better place... And i think i am going to buy them a set of the acrylic blocks that they an use those stamps with.  Most of them were the old wooden backed ones.  The way things are done changes, newer better machines and stamping procedure. and a  persons tastes and skill level changes.. and equipment along the way... Like to think i am a better crafter then i was at 1st, who knows?

I felt relieved of those things, had been wanting to do that for some time. But do not know the ins and outs of E-Bay and did not want people coming to the house.. and a yard sale is a night mare to me, and then again people are coming to the house. Don't know why that is a bad thing, but i am more private than that i guess, not that out going to having to interact with all those people. My space is my space and don't want people seeing 'my things'   And doing all of that took me at the very least a whole week of making constant decisions,  It is a hard thing!!!!! Just sayin'

Take Care All and God Bless