Excessive

one of Sadie's puke boxes that is full of crayons.

Why do my kids have to have a million of the same thing?

What would be wrong with a 32 pack of crayons?

Don't know..

Notice the stack of papers.

I can't throw anything away.

My kids actually go through the trash and are distraught

if any of their masterpieces have been thrown away.

Once in awhile, I actually dig to the bottom of my garbage and throw

out some of their papers from 1987 and then shovel 

the garbage back on top.

Kill me now.

Crayons and markers

pencils and pens

pages and pages of coloring books and random papers

Legos and lego guys

building blocks by the thousands..

Seriously, 

KILL ME!

Since we have been living out of boxes for approximately 

2 months, my kids have only had a few toys out..

Why, oh why did I choose to keep the 

freakin' Lego's out???

(True story: The last time I had the kids clean up the legos, Tanner went to the

garage and got the snow shovel and shoveled up the legos.. Very smart and efficient)

After a crazy day, I decided to sit down by my children and sort the legos.

I am not sure why I thought that sorting the legos would bring me any sort of happiness or joy.

It didn't, only misery.

I attempted to find all of the little people to put them in a separate container.

As I shoveled through thousands of dollars worth of Legos

I realized 3 things..

1.  My kids have WAY too many legos

2.  They like to disassemble every lego man they have,

because I didn't find ONE complete man

3.  I am completely stupid to try to sort Legos

Did I not have anything better to do?

I kept with this neurotic task for about an hour,

placing heads back on shoulders,

hats on hair, 

hair on heads,

arms in shoulder sockets,

pants on waists.

I even put weapons and tools in hands,

and cloaks and life vests on bodies.

My entire family watched me with smirks on their faces.

"What are you thinking, Mom?" (Tanner)

"You do know that what you are doing is completely stupid right?" (Maddie)

"Dad, look at Mom.. she is sorting our legos! Isn't it funny?" (Luke)

After being mocked for trying my hand at being organized, 

I gave up.

This is how I left the room, 2 nights ago.

It still looks like this.

Except, already all of my little complete Lego people have been dismembered again.

I may soon dismember my non-lego family...

I am a stupid-head.

P.S.

We closed on our house today!

In exactly 8 days we will be moving to our new house.

I am way excited and plan on using one of the new rooms to 

give my lego people a safe and happy home..