Cleaning out the attic

I have been spending a lot of time over the last two weeks going through boxes in the attic. We have talked about cleaning out the attic for quite a while now. Ed needs to get some wiring done, so we need to clean some stuff out so he can get to it. I have gone through quite a few boxes labeled "boys stuff" and come up with some interesting things. Thought I would show you a few of them.

The picture on the left is a candy bouquet with only the wrappers left. The middle is pretty self explanitory - plastic fingers that look like they have long gashes on them. These are boxed to be passed on to someone who may want to use them for Halloween. The right picture is air pockets from tennis shoes. My question to the boys is why were these things important to keep?

I thought this stuffed Taz was interesting. Note the safety pins in the ear and the tongue ring? Was this done in rebellion since your parents wouldn't let you get any piercings?

It has been nice to get rid of some of the junk we have been hanging on to for some reason. I have the van full of boxes and bags to take to Wheeler Mission and have thrown multiple bags away. There are only a few boxes that need to go back up to the attic. Ed is pleased!