End of May

Another post of pictures.  I have just started a new project. Because another one of my super powers is to start projects. I am praying for another super power, the one to finish projects. But meanwhile . . . 

Blah, blah broken arm. It is hard to lift dishes up into cupboards. And during the month of May I have been dropping my Pfaltzgraff on to the floor at an alarming rate. I decided to 

1. Empty my kitchen cupboards

2. Wash the insides of my kitchen cupboards

3. Reorganize the insides of my kitchen cupboards so that the lightweight dishes are easily in reach. And, while I am at it, move the pantry items back into the kitchen cupboards, then move my craft supplies on the shelving units (which are temporarily in a guest room) and reorganize the closet where the craft supplies currently reside. . . 

I started on Sunday night. This just some of the items from cupboard one. Somehow we have yet again accumulated an entire box of miscellaneous coffee cups to take to Goodwill. 

To make room, I am moving all my sandwich sets . . . somewhere. And here is just the inside of my spice cupboard. Because I jumped to another cupboard when the job got hard. 

I found this adorable little shelf at Michael's at 50% off which was only a little more than I wanted to spend in the first place. I am having a serious conversation with myself about spice hoarding. 

I did move one entire shelf from the pantry into my kitchen pantry cupboard. The items I was hoarding in this cupboard are now on the dining room table. 

I am declaring June as Emergency Grocery Items only month so we can eat what is in this cupboard and maybe start eating healthier in July. My pandemic mentality has got to stop. It's an Ode to Processed Food. 

Now the project is at a standstill as I am working 8 hours tomorrow at my church office, Wednesday is the nursery school picnic, then something I can't remember, Thursday is my monthly lunch with friends, then a fundraiser for a political candidate we support, then Friday we will have 5 grandchildren (I think, after we send two to school) since 2 out of 4 schools will be on summer break. We plan to take them to our amusement park for the day. Saturday our local drive in is showing G rated movies and the outing is going to end with (gasp) a cousin sleepover. 

Speaking of the amusement park, I had a free day and one child - so we took off for our first visit this year. 

I added a meal plan to my pass for the first time and we split this lunch. 

My daughter tried to get his nursery school event days off, but there were too many requests. She did get a random Monday and we took off for a nearby Amish community with nurseries. It was an adventure. Our favorite nursery family decided to move out west this past winter and left us stranded. After visiting three other nurseries, we discovered a fourth family farm with similar baskets and plants. Here is my granddaughter Vanna - who took a personal day with her mom. 

Her name is not really Vanna, but she makes a lovely model, doesn't she? 

She is very bendy. 

I am a happy person! 

And we have been eating well, although not from the pantry. 

A local business near us has welcomed a barbeque food truck to the neighborhood. 

And the ice cream stand at the end of my street introduced ice cream nachos. Please excuse my melting soft serve ice cream. 

And another play. 

Oh, and the new nursery gave her a free flower! 

And if this isn't living the good life, I don't know what is. 

Well, I got out of spending this evening working on the kitchen cupboards! Hope everyone has a great week. 

Oh, and please excuse the varying font sizes and margins. 10:18 pm.  I am over it.