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• Feb. 22, 2007 - Decoration Day?...No, I said, Excavation Day!

Recently, my friend Queen of the Hill brought up the topic of Decoration Day.  I would give you a link here to Wikipedia, but my internet service is being spastic.  Decoration Day in Appalachia is typically a day that families remember family members whom have died.  They memorialize this day by visiting family cemeteries, placing flowers, and having family picnics.  It often can be a grand family reunion!  My family participated in many such occasions in the past; although, not so many recently. Well, this came to mind last week for me in a very random way as MY FAMILY and I had a GATHERING in my younger sons' room. There were no picnics or cemeteries, but there was a gathering of family to remember old times.  I called this day Excavation Day!  And ground zero was my 2 younger boys' bedroom! I don't know about you, but at my house, with all the home schooling responsibilities, dad working out of town, field trips and sports activities, and service work, tidiness at home takes a major back seat.  I turn my head and try not to look at the piles of debrie that have accumulated in all corners of my house! But I could handle it no longer!!! We reminisced over candy wrappers from Halloween, Easter, and other random events. We sorted through clothing, clean and dirty, and put them in their "places". We said goodbye to toys that had been crushed under foot and weren't even fit to be airsoft gun fodder! All in all, we had a cheerful, productive day together, and my 2 boys actually enjoyed the process (for once).  I think they enjoyed being able to walk across the room without getting Legos stuck to their feet! And my husband says "we will not live like this anymore!"... I hope he is right!  But I know we do not have the money to afford a live-in maid, so I am interested to see how things will go... At least we had an enjoyable day together!

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