This past weekend saw the first yard sale come, and go. A very huge thank you to Jodi for assisting us on Friday, and to Becky for watching the boys on Saturday.
The sale was VERY productive. Much was sold. So much in fact that our house is, finally, starting to look like it is being vacated. Walls are empty, save for picture hooks. The sheds are almost empty, the basement has a bed and that's about it, the kids rooms have furniture, and books and a few toys on the floors, but that's it.
Jodi kept making me search the house to find more stuff to sell, and most of the time she had sold it before I came back with the next load. I was worried we wouldn't make enough money to validate me taking a day off work (I don't get paid holiday). I am happy to say I was wrong. We made over 3 times my salary!
One exception is the kitchen which hasn't been touched. But apart from that it is starting to look like just the major pieces of furniture is all that is left. We even sold the patio furniture - and almost one of the cars. Though I am sure we will find more as we get down to the wire.
We will recover from the weekend and then begin listing the major pieces of furniture for sale. In less than 8 weeks we leave Colorado! It's starting to get serious. In 3 weeks my parents arrive. Then it's the boys' birthdays. Then the end of work. Then our going away BBQ. Damn it's going to be here soon.
We have also recently purchased our camping stove, camping mattresses and a comfortable camping chair. A few more camping supplies still left to get, but it is starting to feel like we are getting organised. The stove we purchased is a dual burner; it has a regular burner and a grill/griddle. With the amount of camping we have planned we just need to figure out what we willl be cooking. The griddle will be good for eggs/bacon/pancakes. But that will get old. We will have to do some menu plannng as I don't think "winging" it will be good enough. Any suggestions (NO RAMEN!!) will be rewarded with much gratitude:)
Cliff
You'd be surprised what you can do with a camp stove (or even a camp fire for that matter). Spaghetti makes a great easy dinner. Dried pasta, a jar of sauce, and a package of chicken sausage. You can even pre-cook the pasta and portion it before you head out then heat it in the sauce and serve with grilled sausage. And don't over look hot dogs and PBJ.
ReplyDeleteWhat remaining camp supplies do you guys need? We have some stuff (water jugs, tents, ground covers, dishes, etc) that we might be able to ship out to you for the trip. Since we are you almost last stop in the states returning it should be easy. :) Let us know.