• a pair of toy boxing gloves. where do i begin?
• one splint. let's be optimistic.
• last year's ski passes. i wish i were skiing.
• one fish magnet. so large that it obscures that which is posted.
• a small plastic cup. remarkably indestructable.
• another magazine. i swear they breed.
• two picture frames. i blame ikea.
• five pieces children's art. there is more where that came from.

• one piece kid art. sweet, but not memorable.
• two magnets. useful, but not pretty.
• two. more. rocks. i am not making this up.

• a pile of red felt. yeah, that project is going nowhere.
• one mac laptop. old faithful. then not.
• two polar bear place mats. reality trumps sentimentality.
• one magnet. save the date for a date long past.

• two advertising magnets. good cause does not = nice magnet.
• three turtles. painted papier mache. pretty.
• one elephant. fabric. pretty
• one toy basketball hoop. plastic. not pretty.

• one pair of pants. why do i even own a pair of size 2 pants?
• a bag of tiles and magnets. hidden on top of the refrigerator, with the late dog's collar and a less-than-stellar report card.
• a stool. deemed unbreakable by my mother, who may not have anticipated the virulence of our vertical maneuverings.

• a cloth wine bag. for carrying a half dozen bottles. one of two.
• two advertising refrigerator magnets. one for the vet, one for a medical clinic.
• a sarong-like piece of fabric. purchased in kenya, much the worse for wear.
• a spool of not quite ribbon, not quite string. annoyingly in between.

• one collapsible laundry hamper. collapsing.
• one refrigerator magnet. ugly
• one vegetable peeler. i have another much better one.
• one nearly empty bag of hot cereal. we have two other kinds we don't seem to eat, either.
• one crappy aluminum pie tin. should i ever decide to bake a pie, i will purchase a much nicer one.

• an informational magnet. still relevant, just not very magnetic.
• two green ceramic bowls. i have too many bowls of disparate styles and colors.
• two bottles of water treatment drops for the aquarium. which now houses a lizard.
• four containers of fish and frog food. reminders of the dearly departed.
• one unidentifiable plastic piece of... something.
• is it ribbon? is it tape? one roll of unpleasantly sticky green stuff.
• one bottle of solidified gorilla glue.