DeCluttering

We are alive and well.  Yikes, I never go this long without posting!  I have been so busy decluttering our home.  Owen and I have been busy going through all his toys and selling the ones he doesn't play with.  That just happens to be most of the plastic in our house seeing as he only ever plays with his Superhero guys. 

Shopping carts, play kitchens, baby bikes, little cars, old bedding, baby toys, trains, cars, old puzzles, you name it.. we are busy selling it!  I was going to list everything on Craigslist, until I was introduced to the newest (or maybe not so new) Facebook yardsale groups!  So far, it has been great and things are selling within a day and the buyers come right by to pick up their toys.  It's giving us a little cushion for Christmas, and lots of room for the new toys!!  Owen is proving to be just like his Mama and is willing to get rid of everything he doesn't use.  Kam is more sentimental and loves to save everything, just like my mom is. 

I am getting ready to list some of the furniture just sitting in our garage and finally get it out of here for good.  Costco is picking up our couch that has been unraveling at the seams, and is issuing a full refund.  (insert sad face here because I LOVE this sofa).  So now we are the lookout for a new sectional, new tv and way less toys cluttering up our home. 

It feels good to be productive. 

Happy Veterens Day to all our Veterens!!  We are excited to have an extra day off, but also to honor those that serve and have served our Country.

Voting Day 2012

And just like that.. it's already November 6th... Voting day!!  Mister bedhead is going with me to the LDS church on the corner to help me Vote.  I think he's more excited about the Spiderman game that I promised I would rent him this morning. 

We have been busy working on getting organized around here.  I have loads of toys and furniture to sell on Craigslist this weekend and while it's not hard work, it sure is time consuming!  I am still on my 'transplant nesting' kick, and I am just trying to simply our lives as much as possible.

I got a call from Stanford yesterday and Owen's antibodies remain at ZERO!!  We have another IVIG scheduled for next week already.  I was telling a friend of mine that it's "not so bad" now that we moved to monthly infusions, and Owen chimed in with "Yes it is!  IT'S HORRIBLE!!!"  He knows that it's working and can't wait for his new heart, so that seems to help him deal with it.  He will tell anyone that asks, about his half a heart, how he needs a new heart, and that he is going to get one "another day."  There is no doubt this smart boy is wise beyond his years.

We are off to Vote.   Good Luck Mitt!!

Happy Halloween!!

We had the best Halloween last night!  Are you ready to see the cutest Black Spiderman ever?!  Here he is... 

No one knew who Owen was all night... so he filled them in.  Spiderman turns black when the symbiote uses him as a host and attaches himself.  It takes on traits of the host and makes him a little mean, so Spidey finds out that loud noises make the symbiote freak out and that's when the symbiote finds a new host on Eddie Brock... aka Venom.  Owen's favorite villain!!  Owen was a fantastic black Spidey!!

Daddy brought home these cool green teeth from work and Owen had to wear them!  Then he took them out to eat his pizza and slobber went everywhere.  "Ewww.. that was awesome.. did you see that?"  Boys.

Kam was Katy Perry, or I called her the gumdrop princess.  She looks like she stepped out of Candy Land!  Her costume was so fun and she was a hit last night!

Nana kept commenting her on her "new hair", I think she thought it was real.  Love this costume.

We headed over to my parents house, which is just around the corner from our house.  We set up the driveway with pumpkins, candy, and chairs.  We ate Chili, cornbread and pizza while we waited for the sun to set.

Gigi was the spookiest Zombie Prom Queen ever!  She was in full character all night.  This girl loves Halloween!  When she was three, she was a witch and she rode a broom all night long until the bristles wore off of it. 

Lucy was the perfect little Tinkerfairy!  I asked her to smile and she did a bunch of poses with her legs crossed and twirling her fairy wand.  Perfect costume for Lucy.  Owen tried to "battle" her all night and she just smiled and laughed at him while twirling around.  Owen was like.. 'No.. really.. let's fight!' 

Livvy was a Buccaneer Pirate and a cute one at that!  She was so funny following the bigger kids around and staying far away from the Black Spidey.  She HAS battled the Spidey and isn't a fan.  Owen really was just pretending to shoot webs at her, but she wasn't having it.

This was the first bowl of candy and we went through several.  We get a ton of Trick or Treaters in our neighborhood.  It's so fun!  Everyone is on in their driveways or courtyards, fire pits blazing, music, candy galore.. such a great time.  The weather was fabulous as well!  Nana was so cute.. she said about a million times how much she loved the pretty bowl of candy and wishes she had one of those sitting on her coffee table.. "why don't we get one of these for my house?"  I think I have a good Christmas gift idea for her!

We trick-or-treated for a couple hours, ran into friends, and celebrate Nana's 86th birthday!  Happy Birthday Nana!!  This Halloween was one of the best yet...Can't wait for next year!