The Destroyer

Yes, more organizing in the garage today. I have 7 clear feet of wall space to show for it. Some of you may be wondering how I could spend so many hours organizing the garage. But some of you aren't, are you. You know exactly what I'm talking about when I tell you it was a mess. Now it's only half the mess it was.

Chris and I sat and talked about some things we would be willing to get rid of in a garage sale, things we will just throw away and things that we will repair so we can start using them instead of storing them. I can't wait to get started again tomorrow. This morning I was out before breakfast, in my pajamas and hard at work.

I've been looking for some kind of giant container for the outside toys. I need room for balls, rafts, sleds, kites, etc. Have you seen those small plastic stacking bins? Something a lot bigger and stronger would work great. Could someone design something for me please!

I was rewarded the other day after a long search in Walmart for banks for my kids. I wanted something that had dividers for different kinds of savings and spending money. We searched the toy department, office supplies, jewelry, housewares and finally found what we wanted in the fishing isle. I don't know why I didn't think of looking there first. Fishermen get all sorts of great organizers made for them. We use them around here for office supplies, makeup, hair accessories, and treasure boxes. Now we have two more that are penny banks.

Some of the clasps on these fishing organizers are difficult enough that small children can't get into them. They worked great for a couple years, keeping The Destroyer out of all the things she was eager to get her chubby little fingers into. Now she's too smart for us and we use her to open packages and containers that the rest of us can't get into. Do you have a stubborn child-resistant medicine cap or a bottle of pickles that won't budge? Just ask Kate, she'll have them open in an instant. Do you have a box wrapped in miles of packing tape or a candy bar that's wrapped in some kind of high tech security shield? Kate will have it ripped to shreds before you're back with the pocket knife. Sometimes living with a little wrecking ball can be useful.