attempts at picture organization

has anyone ever attempted to organize the boxes of pictures they have accumulated?  I just can't wrap my feeble brain around where to start?  My type A personality wants me to put them in books in chronological order, yet the boxes won't really allow for that!  it's too many!
I have tons, when my mom passed away, she lefte me with tons and then I found a box with pictures from my dad (born 1916!) !!!!  argh.  I can't leave this stuff like this.  It doesn't seem historically ok!!!  


On a side note....all the fabric is now off the chair to reupholster...and I think we have decided to go with new carpet instead of wood floor with the Wolf dog, kids and cold weather.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/notthatyouasked/969790629/

this is where I will be running today

It's 7:12 am and all ready hot. I have a few goals today.

1. run

2. dye hair

3. garden a bit (flowerbed one plant at a time)

4. knit

5. sew

I'm "winging" Olive a little Etsy inspired dress. All her cool friends have these adorable dresses from Etsy,

so yesterday I went to buy one....$69 !!!!!!

I'm all for supporting the arts, but whoa...Unless its a pair of knocked down shoes at Nordstrom Rack, I don't even spend 69$ on myself!

( i know, Synda...I'm a cheap ass)

I'm making a dress, pattern free pretty much.

White Eyelet and some crazy cute fabric from the store remnent bin.

I'll show ya later!

Garden Box..I can do this

Today is Garden Box Day aka MayDay. I can do this. I don't need help...really.

I got the plan from Pioneer Woman and headed out to Home Depot. Bobby went with me, but I had my clipboard and was determined.

Wood section...

I'm familiar, got my wood, some young chap came and asked if I needed some help.

Why yes I do...can you cut these 2 boards in half?

Yup

(See moments later I had just barked at Bobby because he started telling me I needed a liner and they may charge to cut the wood and blah blah blah...

"HSSSSSS...go over there and make one of those little things with Olive while I figure this out MYSELF!!!! I have a plan! damnit.

He grimaced, growled and left.)

Young chap comes back with my wood and I say, where them stakes and screws at? One aisle over!

Wam Bam thank you mam...

now at home

I didn't have to cut the wood because the Young Chap at Home Depot cut it for me.

91$ of cedar wood...

Yes the grass is disgusting, it didn't used to be but this is one of the reasons I have decided to stop trying to "cultivate" grass...I want something more edible and rewarding.

laying it out

predrill all your holes first with a little bit then with the deck screws. You need 2 people to help hold the wood while you get it straight and drill.

This is where Bobby had a break down and took the drill from me. He said "you hold the wood" But I could have done it if I had a girlfriend there.

it took less than an 2 hours to do the entire thing. I'll post the pictures of the painted one soon ( i painted it to match the house)

This is the first part of my backyard revamp.

I've called someone to redo our deck with that recycled composite stuff ...then we will start designing.

This is all very stressful for me.

Trying to plan a big picture.

But now that I don't have school YEAH!!

and my schedule will be cut into a 1/4...I better find something to do

write ya later