The bedroom has gone from a catastrophe to total devastation. Looks like a hurricane hit it full force. Well I couldn’t very well just toss stuff into the closet willy-nilly, so I have been going through a few things, re-boxing and re-bagging some stuff, hanging up clothes and poking in boxes I haven’t poked in since we put them there years ago. I’ve determined most of that crap is just crap and can go in the trash, but I am not going to deal with it today and certainly not all at one time. My only goal at this point is to make the bedroom capable of being gotten into and slept in tonight. Hopefully as that happens it will become safe for kittens as well. :)

I did have one totally heartbreaking moment and one moment of sheer joy today.

The heartbreaking moment came when I found a fur nest that Fuzza had going in the back of the closet. Found one of those hiding places I never found before. In the middle of his fur nest was this stuffed bunny rabbit that he’d selected from my toy collection the first week he came to live with us. Even though it was three times his size, he’d pull it around the apartment and always had it with him. As he got older, he’d stopped carrying it around, and the last time I’d seen it was when I’d put it in his toy box with all his other ignored toys about a year ago. At some point, he must have pulled it out and carried it to the closet to sleep with. I just sat flat on the floor and wept. I’m still weepy. Even though the kittens are such a joy to have, I miss Fuzza so much sometimes … like when I find a secret hiding spot all fur-lined with his favorite babyhood toy nestled in the middle of it.

The moment of joy happened just a few minutes later when I found a long lost garnet necklace! The super-fine chain has a little knot in it, which is probably why it wasn’t in one of my (still-missing) jewelry boxes. I was really thrilled to find it, because Lin gave it to me for Valentine’s Day a long time ago. Tonight I’m going to get out a needle and a magnifying glass and see if I can work the knot loose. I haven’t told Lin I found it yet. I’m just going to wear it tomorrow and surprise him. :sweety:

I suppose I should get back to the bedroom if there is any hope of anyone being able to use it tonight. I ought to take a photo to show you what a mess I’ve made, but it would be too embarrassing to show you. Really … I have made a HUGE mess of a room that was already a GIANT mess. Heaven, help me!