Comments on: Take a good look: One day this will all be mine! http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/ Invest in my two cents Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:24:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Mama Milton http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-227 Mama Milton Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:47:04 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-227 My Grandma has barns and sheds full of um, stuff. And so do my parents. (This is what happens when you are sentimental, packrat-driven and never move.) It pains me to think of the eventual nightmare. The only upside is it motivates me to do it differently... Hope your family is settling in nicely. My Grandma has barns and sheds full of um, stuff. And so do my parents. (This is what happens when you are sentimental, packrat-driven and never move.)

It pains me to think of the eventual nightmare. The only upside is it motivates me to do it differently…

Hope your family is settling in nicely.

]]> By: Sam http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-228 Sam Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:17:20 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-228 Me and Tony just laughed so hard we cried! You are a good daughter. I would have thrown it all out when she wasn't looking. I get pretty good at that with the kids cereal and milk when we're visiting. I feel kinda like an anorexic when I visit because I am sly with the food in the napkin! Me and Tony just laughed so hard we cried! You are a good daughter. I would have thrown it all out when she wasn’t looking. I get pretty good at that with the kids cereal and milk when we’re visiting. I feel kinda like an anorexic when I visit because I am sly with the food in the napkin!

]]> By: Leslie http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-230 Leslie Mon, 23 Jul 2007 19:24:01 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-230 Moving a lot exorcised my inner-packrat. Although, I never saved fast food containers. Your mom is hardcore. Moving a lot exorcised my inner-packrat. Although, I never saved fast food containers. Your mom is hardcore.

]]> By: Uncle Sam http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-267 Uncle Sam Thu, 26 Jul 2007 23:34:48 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-267 Joan's mom is ridiculous. We helped her clean out her garage several years ago, or at least we ATTEMPTED to help her clean out her garage. Among the many...many...many things we found at the "covered landfill," were eight plastic Wal-Mart bags full of ...............Wal-Mart bags! She had a huge addition put on her house, I simply consider it a bigger storage container. Have you ever seen a fireplace full of computer CDs? Anyway, Joan had a lot of fun reading your blog. She laughed so hard, she about wet her pants. Joan’s mom is ridiculous. We helped her clean out her garage several years ago, or at least we ATTEMPTED to help her clean out her garage. Among the many…many…many things we found at the “covered landfill,” were eight plastic Wal-Mart bags full of ……………Wal-Mart bags! She had a huge addition put on her house, I simply consider it a bigger storage container. Have you ever seen a fireplace full of computer CDs?

Anyway, Joan had a lot of fun reading your blog. She laughed so hard, she about wet her pants.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-272 Jeff Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:37:20 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-272 Our condo was a giant storage container. I know now that we moved to a bigger house not so that we could have more elbow room for the people, we just ran out of spaces to put the junk. Suz is really not exaggerating much in this post. We have a storage unit - the largest we could rent - that was filled completely floor to ceiling BEFORE the move actually started. We moved none of that stuff over the weekend. We had to rent the largest truck the local rental company could offer and still filled it completely four times during the weekend move. At least we got the condo emptied. After moving the 10th bag filled with 40 aluminum foil "baking dishes" - which I was told we needed in case a major neighborhood party required us to suddenly bake 400 whole chickens - mom and I came to an understanding. She had been talking about putting in a pool and we agreed that we wouldn't even discuss it until all the junk is sorted through and thrown out. I can only dream. We'll see. Great post Suz! Our condo was a giant storage container. I know now that we moved to a bigger house not so that we could have more elbow room for the people, we just ran out of spaces to put the junk. Suz is really not exaggerating much in this post. We have a storage unit - the largest we could rent - that was filled completely floor to ceiling BEFORE the move actually started. We moved none of that stuff over the weekend. We had to rent the largest truck the local rental company could offer and still filled it completely four times during the weekend move. At least we got the condo emptied.

After moving the 10th bag filled with 40 aluminum foil “baking dishes” - which I was told we needed in case a major neighborhood party required us to suddenly bake 400 whole chickens - mom and I came to an understanding. She had been talking about putting in a pool and we agreed that we wouldn’t even discuss it until all the junk is sorted through and thrown out. I can only dream.

We’ll see. Great post Suz!

]]> By: Donna http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-290 Donna Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:51:47 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-290 Oh, too hilarious about her vision becoming crystal-clear when you starting tossing things. (Only because I'm right there with you, just moved my mom this month from one hoarded place to another, so not laughing AT you, rather *with*) The family heirlooms in the piles---the "estate". ay yi yi, I hear you. At least you know who the executor is...that is a big mystery to the 6 kids in my family-(is there even a will?)--well, just hope it's not hoarder brother! Thanks for sharing your story! Donna Oh, too hilarious about her vision becoming crystal-clear when you starting tossing things. (Only because I’m right there with you, just moved my mom this month from one hoarded place to another, so not laughing AT you, rather *with*)

The family heirlooms in the piles—the “estate”. ay yi yi, I hear you. At least you know who the executor is…that is a big mystery to the 6 kids in my family-(is there even a will?)–well, just hope it’s not hoarder brother!
Thanks for sharing your story!
Donna

]]> By: Michelle http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-339 Michelle Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:34:26 +0000 http://www.suzyg.com/miscellany/205/take-a-good-look-one-day-this-will-all-be-mine/#comment-339 We lived in an area that flooded and while going around with friends to help people save what they could you can't believe what we saw people saving. Shopping bag collections people? We lived in an area that flooded and while going around with friends to help people save what they could you can’t believe what we saw people saving. Shopping bag collections people?

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