Busy Days in the 'Boro!

Fletcher and I just got back from my Mom's. We had gone on Sunday to help her do some things to get ready to move. My Mom had so much stuff! I know we all acquire stuff in life, but we put 12 big black garbage bags full of junk at the curb over the past 3 days! Mom needed to pare down because she hasn't in many years and she is moving into an apartment from a house. Aaron and I worked really hard since Mom isn't really able to do the physical work of sorting, etc (although she did more than she should have and was really feeling poorly today). We sorted stuff in storage into trash/keep/sale. At her house we went through 55 years worth of cards, letters, photos, mementos, etc. I put in order all the photos I had sent my Mom since Fletcher's birth and placed them into albums. We cleaned and painted 4 large potting containers, 2 tables, and 6 lawn chairs. We cleaned out bathroom and kitchen cabinets, bedroom closets, drawers, desks, and more. Whooo! I'm tired just thinking about it! But it's 12 bags of stuff she doesn't have to move to her new apartment or that will have to be gone through during the actual move. And hopefully rids Mom of some 'baggage'. Fletcher did great and really kept himself occupied a lot of the time. We'll be going back in 2 weeks to help some more and maybe start the actual move. Wish us luck!