We spent a good month sorting through the house for the yard sale. I went through every cabinet, closet, nook, and cranny twice. If an item hadn’t been used in the last year it went in the yard sale pile. We then spent 2 days pricing everything….dear lord there was a lot of stuff!

Saturday morning we are up at 6 a.m. to set up. The weather started out with a bit of drizzle, but didn’t full out rain. After everything was set up, Emma and I headed off to the 4H fundraiser and left the guys to tend the sale.

There was a steady stream of people all morning. Emma and I came back around noon and worked the sale for the next 3 hours. The above photo was taken about half way through the sale. At 3 p.m. there was still a lot of stuff left so we packed Alan’s Tahoe up and he took it all to goodwill.

All that work and we made a whopping $190. Can I say it was so NOT worth it. Not even a little bit No more sales for us…everything can go to freecycle.com or Goodwill.

Do you bother with yard sales??? Do you think it is worth it?

Emma & I spent time last week volunteering with 4H. I think its so important to have kids volunteer in the community. It allows them to interact with adults, other than their parents, and teaches them responsibility. It’s been difficult finding good volunteer activities for Emma. Recently I’ve found a couple that seem to be …Read More

All week long the weatherman called for beautiful sunny weather this weekend. All. Week. Long. So I bust my ass getting things together for our yard sale. Cleaning, sorting, pricing. Haul out of bed at 6a.m. to start setting up…it’s looking a little overcast, but I thought it would just pass over. Put all the …Read More

Want to play along…link up over at My Little Life 1. Do you have an iPhone and, if so, how do you get apps and what are your favorites? Nope, I’m just a poor white girl from the sticks…no Iphone here. 2. What is your fondest memory of K-3rd grade? No fond memories but here’s …Read More