Spring Restoration

Our days have been somewhat abnormal this week, as our new houseguest and friend (for the next month) settled in. Learning routines, getting the kids accustomed to having someone else around, and some reorganization of space. I'm not admitting any official Spring Cleaning, but most of our closets and cabinets have undergone some reordering. I dumped a bunch of meds in our bathroom closet after reading this article. We really only use a few things anyway; I had stuff in there I brought into the marriage! Ick. Papers were thrown out, office supplies found a new home, and my longtime spice frustration has seen resolution. I now have rest and peace.

The kids even got into the action, detailing their bikes:


Glass jars sunning in preparation for the Spice Project:


Bulk spices used to find there home here (disgusting, I know):


the others lived here:

Now most of them live here:


Meanwhile, on the Transition the Baby into a Big Bed Way Too Early front, we're finding ourselves creating a timeline (e.g., we can survive Baby T transitioning for about one more week, and then he's in the pack and play for a while). Turns out he's a very restless sleeper. In his crib he could wake up, cry for a few minutes, and put himself back to sleep with no attention from us. Now we wakes up and GETS up. Wanders around crying. Several times a night. And from about 5am on. We're getting desperate. But he does look pretty cute in his big boy bed. And he totally knows he supposed to stay in it, it's just a new freedom too tempting to resist.