Cleaning Machine!

     I knew it had been a while since I posted!  Didn't realize exactly how long though.  I'm still doing better than I have in the past.  lol  
    Well here I sit at 4:45 am because I am wide awake.  This is getting old.  Really old, really fast.  Okay, maybe not so fast...it's been going on for years, but I get good sleep randomly sometimes. Lately...not so much.  Decided to change up the meds last night because I've been having more trouble than usual lately, but that definitely didn't work.  I've slept about 2 1/2 hours all night.  Grrr....
     Okay, so what have I been up to?   This week, lots and lots of cleaning!  I found out last Thursday when Shannon came to pick up Cade, that they were going to the beach and I wouldn't have him all this week.  Yay! I've the little bugger, but it's nice to get some time off and get to sleep in a little! 
So....have I been relaxing by the pool?  Shopping every day?  Laying in bed and leisurely reading?  NO!  I've been a cleaning machine!!!  I decided to use this time "off" by getting some big cleaning things done that are harder to do when he's around.  The kids rooms were a mess and I needed them to go through all their clothes before school starts anyway, so I sent them off to their rooms.  What we've ended up doing is:  Going through all drawers and closets to weed out all clothing that doesn't fit, is worn out or they just don't wear.  By the way...FIVE large trash bags went to Goodwill.  Then I made them clean everything!  I rearranged furniture, vacuumed behind, under, etc.  Washed all bedding, including comforters, dust ruffles, etc!  Dylan and Kayla's rooms are done.  Alex is still working on his.  He had a lot of crap to go through.  He's a bit of a hoarder!  LOL  He still had books, papers, etc from as far back as elementary school in his room!  He's done really well trashing things, but it just takes him SO long!  Today is day 4 of this process for him!  Kayla's was done in one day and Dylan's was done in a couple of hours!    Anywhooo....I've also managed to clean out and scrub down the pantry.  Cleaned out the coat closet.  Cleaned my closet - which was no small feat.  Today, I'm planning to get caught up on the rest of the house.  The regular stuff I haven't done this week because of all the deep cleaning.  So today's schedule will be:  cleaning all bathrooms, cleaning kitchen, vacuuming, swiffering, dusting and then stripping my room and washing all bedding. 
     As for what I've cooked this week....let's see....Monday was BBQ's and sweet potato fries.  Tuesday, manicotti and garlic bread.  Wednesday, taco meatloaf, roasted potatoes and mixed steamed veggies.  Today...not sure yet. 
     Well, I think I'll get off here and get started on a few things.  Maybe I'll get tired and can go back to bed!