The latest clean-up project...

 Here is part of the project I did before the girls came home.    I had already gotten a good amount put away before I thought to take a picture.  The rubbermaid tubs are filled with clothes that I cleaned out of the storage room.  I also threw away 4 large garbage bags full.  All the stuff at the end of the room went to the garage for the thrift store or for a possible rummage sale.  Stuff seems to control my life sometimes.

 Here is the finished wood stove project.  We have had this sitting upstairs doing nothing for 10 years.  It feels good to have it in and to be using it.  We set our thermostat at 71 and the furnace rarely kicks in.  It hasn't been very cold yet either so we'll see how well it helps with  heating once it is 20 below. 

The light downstairs was causing the pictures to have these spots.  Here is our usable basement space again.  The kids have enjoyed playing foos ball again.  Every few months we have to uncover the table and clear the clutter. 

We moved some bookshelves downstairs and it seems homey and cozier than before.  There are a lot of books on the shelves that weren't getting read because they were upstairs in a room rarely walked into.  The kids have discovered some great reading.