So, yesterday I had the bright idea to turn the cesspool that we were calling a playroom into a Eleanor room/playroom. It all started when I spied this shelving unit on sale in the Target weekly ad and thought it would be a good idea to combine all those 39585698 baskets of various toys into a cohesive area. I like organization- I want dinosaurs in the dinosaur basket, cars in the cars basket, instruments in the instrument buckets- but somehow it all ends up in a heap in the floor and when it does get cleaned up, the dinosaurs are mingling with the cars to the tune of a harmonica and tamborine. So, early yesterday morning, the kids and I were off and bought the shelf and 4 box/cube/baskets thingies. And it all started innocently enough. But somehow in the 15 minute drive from Target back home, I decided that I should get the toddler bed out of storage and move the changing table out of the boys room and make Eleanor her own little space. Then I talked my self out of it. But I managed to get myself worked up as I assembled the shelf (have I mentioned that I love to put stuff together? absolutely love it.) and went into the playroom to shift stuff around and saw the devastation of toys. So out to the storage building to find the toddler bed- half was there. So up to the attic to look for the rest- found it along with the mattress and bedding for it. Yes, I know, I shouldn't be climbing into the attic to get stuff but it HAD to be done. So my trusted sidekick, Zachary, and I moved the old bookshelf and play kitchen out of the playroom and moved the changing table in. We cleared space in the middle of the floor and, along with my other 2 sidekicks, assembled the toddler bed. So, then it was just a matter of sorting toys and putting stuff where it needed to go which sounds easy until you realize at this point, it looks like the cesspool has exploded all over the house- there are baby dolls in the bathroom, play oven in the living room, play sink and fridge in the hallway, doll strollers and shopping carts in my bedroom. But finally, around 6:00 last night, it was done. And now we have a bunch of stuff to donate to Goodwill and I am so freaking tired, I can barely walk. But the nesting must go on so now we are off to find bedding for Eleanor's new bed and hopefully Harper will stay put at least until Justin makes it back home tomorrow.
