The DiSanto's

Holy crap! And I do mean lots of crap...

Here is the house currently (trust me, this is better than it was - hard to believe, I know). We are filled with all kinds of crap and trying to eliminate and simplify. And the bad thing is, you are not seeing the 10x10' stortage unit filled with more crap. We have a lot to go through. Already we have 3 boxes for Goodwill, and this is after 2 car loads that went from the last 2 moves and a garage sale where we got rid of a lot of furniture. Yes, lots o crap.



And here is the loft. Most of those boxes are scrapbooking and office stuff... you might say I have a slight addiction, but it brings me joy. This may be my point of focus today, although if I do I may retreat in there and never return to civilzation.

But some good news, we have uncovered the kitchen! I have one more box to empty and then we are done. We have figured out that we don't need to buy groceries for the next century too, so we are trying to use some food up. It's going well, but there are still boxes everywhere. Most stuff is going into storage.

I have to go finish my 2-box-a-day quota, so I gotta go. We'll take more pictures as it gets better.
Erin on 08.26.06 @ 01:26 PM CST [link]

A bunch of interesting creatures...

“I expect to pass through this world but once; any good thing therefore that I can do,
or any kindness that I can show to any fellow creature, let me do it now;
let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.”

I went outside to cut some fresh basil and parsley. Here is my parsley plant-gone and the reason why. They say Monarch Butterflies eat parsley-I hope it is a pretty one.
Then as I went to cut the basil I thought there was a rock in the dirt-WRONG- it is Mr. Toad. He always came out when there was water. I wondered where he lived, now I know.

klds on 08.26.06 @ 12:48 AM CST [link]

Peace symbols...

"Peace is a daily, a weekly, a monthly process, gradually changing opinions,
slowly eroding old barriers, quietly building new structures."

This turned out nice...I took a metal pole, painted it purple and then hung pictures of peace symbols on it. I have the dove, hand sign, peace sign and chinese symbol. Helps the kids to understand it is a "world" concept.

Another symbol are paper cranes. The paper crane has become an international symbol of peace in recent years as a result of it's connection to the story of a young Japanese girl named Sadako Sasaki born in 1943. Sadako was two years old when the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945. As she grew up, Sadako was a strong, courageous and athletic girl. In 1955, at age 11, while practicing for a big race, she became dizzy and fell to the ground. Sadako was diagnosed with Leukemia, "the atom bomb" disease. Sadako's best friend told her of an old Japanese legend which said that anyone who folds a thousand paper cranes would be granted a wish. Sadako hoped that the gods would grant her a wish to get well so that she could run again. She started to work on the paper cranes and completed over 1000 before dying on October 25, 1955 at the age of twelve. In 1958, a statue of Sadako holding a golden crane was unveiled in Hiroshima Peace Park. The children also made a wish which is inscribed at the bottom of the statue and reads:
"This is our cry, This is our prayer, Peace in the world".

klds on 08.26.06 @ 12:40 AM CST [link]