That is what Mama said when she found another tub of papers that needed to be shredded. Well, it's not the first thing she said, but maybe the second or third. I actually thought she was going to cry when she saw those papers.
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We started out being pretty productive yesterday. Mama decided she was going to finish the office by clearing out everything that was not staying. She looked up on the Internet how to clean up her hard drive so she could donate her computer. It was an easy process. She loaded up the desktop, monitor, printer table and the laser printer that she bought in 1995 for $1,500 in the Jeep. Yes, that is how much she spent on that printer. That is what they used to cost. She needed it for the new business she was starting. Obviously, it was a work horse because it still works. Mama worked it hard in the glory days of her business. Yes, I think she was sad to say goodbye to it. After she finished the office, she headed to the junk/sewing room and that is when she discovered the tub of papers. She was very sad. She decided to go to Goodwill and drop off the donations, grab some lunch at Bandana's (BBQ place) and then start on the shredding. She forgot to buy trash bags and had to head back out for that. This bin took her about five hours to shred. Our shredder only shreds six pages at a time and gets hot, so he needs to cool off. Finally, we finished at 8:15 p.m.
Today is a day of worry. 1) Grandpa is having surgery. We are sure he will be fine, but still having surgery is scary. 2) Dad is in Jamaica and they are having a hurricane. He said no one is concerned there. They didn't board up any of the windows. We hope we hear from him tonight and he says everything is okay.
On the bright side, today is Mama's only niece's 16th birthday! We hope she has a very happy day.
Joey,
The Greyhound Who Is Tired Of Paper Shredding
I am sure your dad will be fine! Hopefully he calls you soon so you don't have to worry.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lot of paper! Maybe your mama should have let you and Scout shred it, or saved the shredding and stuffed a new bed for you. Can you imagine how much fun it would be to fluff a bed stuffed with paper?
Bunny
We are keeping paws crossed for your family!
ReplyDeleteWhen your Momma is done with her shredding, does she want to come and help our Mom? She has several of those bins!
Sam
Praying for you dad and grandpa. I think my MOM would have starting a fire and thrown it on the fire!
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Goose
If they're not worried in Jamaica, it'll be fine. I had two shredders, and after shredding half my office for the move, we are down to one shredder. Guess I shoulda let it cool down.
ReplyDeleteYuck! At least it's done. Your downsizing has been very inspiring to me.
ReplyDeleteHope you get good news from your dad and husband soon. Thinking of you.
He he. These papers keep on piling up even when we're on the road. Having a trusty shredder takes care of this problem and helps in keeping a neat place.
ReplyDeleteRuby Badcoe @ Williams Data Management
He he. These papers keep on piling up even when we're on the road. Having a trusty shredder takes care of this problem and helps in keeping a neat place.
ReplyDeleteRuby Badcoe @ WilliamsDataManagement.com