Getting ready for school

I spent the morning today going through kids clothes and trying to figure out what fits and what doesn't. We are lucky to have a stock pile of clothes down in the basement that people have given us. I brought up one of the girls' buckets and Zane's bucket to see what we had. Zane was excited for a few minutes and even gave Dillon a couple of shirts and then they were off to play. I caught the girls before they could run away. We went through the bucket and kept out what fit and then they had to bring their clothes down one drawer at a time. We made a keep pile, an Olivia pile and a thrift store pile. It is insane the amount of clothes that were in the living room floor. Of course the girls wear the same size so we need double the amount for them. I think we got through most all of their things. The floor is still a mess but Olivia needed a nap so we had to stop for the time being. Next we'll work on the boys. That may wait for another day because I get to go on a date tonight! I haven't been on a real date in 16 months. That's a long time. Michael has travelled a lot this summer and I am feeling like we need to spend some grown up time together. I think he feels the same (although probably not with the desperation that I feel it). Anyways, school starts in 5 days and we leave for Idaho in 11 days, both are a cause of great excitement in the Christiansen home.