Day 2

                                   Well our yard sale adventure has come to a close. We really didn't do well enough Saturday to put the stuff back out Sunday. Turned out to be hotter on Saturday than it was on Friday. 93 degrees on Saturday. I would definitely say that we didn't do as well this year as we have in the past. Not complaining, we got rid of a lot of stuff. We sorted through it when we were putting things away. Some went into storage tubs in the garage, most went to Goodwill, and very little came back in the house. I mean if I wanted to bring it all back in I wouldn't try to sell it in the first place, right? Again this year the clear winner was the Boy. He made the most money!  We had a good time being together as a family. We also enjoy talking with all of the customers. Many good deals were taking place. Hope you had a wonderful weekend, too. Now to go relax and cool down!

Day 1

                                                 Well day 1 is finished for our yard sale. I think maybe the heat may have kept some shoppers away. It was about 91 degrees today. I am hoping for a better (cooler) day Saturday. I am not complaining, we had a good share of people, just not as many as we have had in the past. As usual the Boy made a slight bit more than we did. I guess I just need to keep in mind that anything that sells won't make it's way back into the house! We are planning to go back at it Saturday. How we do Saturday will determine if we will try on Sunday. We don't usually carry over to Sunday though. Hope you are having a wonderful weekend!

Getting ready for a yard sale

                                          We have spent this week getting ready for a yard sale. I think we might be ready. Good thing because it is happening today. This is my dining room. Nice, huh? I keep telling myself it's only a few more days. Looking at it is giving me hives! So I close my eyes when I walk through there. We have one every year at the beginning of summer. Remember last
year's?  I hope we can get rid of most all of this stuff, I really don't want to bring it back in! Not sure what the Boy is saving up for this time.  We are all pretty excited. We always have so much fun having them ( I really mean that, I'm not being sarcastic ) and hanging out together. The weather is supposed to be pretty warm and sunny which is fine by me. I will let you know how it goes. Have a wonderful weekend! Wish us luck!

Yard sales.......soon!

                                          I can't wait for yard sale season to start. I love going to them and we love having them. Every year we have one at the beginning of the summer. The Boy goes through all his stuff and decides what he wants to sell, too. We started this several years ago. The deal we make is that he keeps the money he gets from selling his stuff, after all it is his stuff . He usually has something in mind he wants to use the money for. In the past he has made enough for an Ipod touch, 1/2 of a laptop, and last year he used that money and Birthday money to get a pretty good desktop computer. He usually makes the most money. We have fun and we make some money. The cake plate above is one of my favorite yard sale purchases. For $5.00, not bad. Found it at the first yard sale of the season we went to two years ago Our last name starts with W, so how could I pass it up? Not to mention I have a cake plate obsession. I have a few. This is the only one that gets used though. I am looking forward to spring. I don't think we will be having spring temperatures just yet though. SOON! Have a great day.

A few pounds lighter

Not me, I wish!  My house, which is still nice. We had a yard sale this weekend and got rid of a lot of stuff. I am so happy. The yard sale went really well. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! Could not have been better. Everything that was left at the closing on Saturday I took to Goodwill. Only a handful of things came back in. We make a deal with the Boy when we have sales. He goes through his things and he keeps all the money he gets for selling his stuff. See, there is a method to this madness. The more he sells, the more money he receives. Which means more stuff goes into the sale. This has worked wonders for us!! We really had FUN, too. All three of us together outside for two days. it was well worth it. we have plans for a second one later this summer. We will have to see how that goes. So the house is lighter. Now it's time to work on me! Maybe the next post with this title will be about me! Fingers crossed.