Hos familien Reese har huset blitt så overfylt at mannen i huset, John Alan, føler at han ikke lenger får puste. Men mor sliter med å kvitte seg med ting, og tviholder på den store verktøysamlingen som hun har arvet etter faren.
At the Reese family, the house has become so overcrowded that the man of the house, John Alan, feels like he can no longer breathe. But mother struggles to get rid of things, and holds on to the large collection of tools that she has inherited from her father.