Whirlwind of a Week

This has been a crazy week for us. Crazy as in extremely busy crazy.

We had been planning a garage sale for weeks and planned to have it the 14th, 15th, and 16th of April. My mom ran several ads in newspapers and all was going well until we got closer to the big day and saw the weather reports. Rain, wind, and even snow was fore casted for each of those days. The day before, Wednesday, was looking to turn out beautifully so we made a quick decision to move the sale one day forward. Which means Tuesday found me rushing around trying to finish up the prices and move all the boxes to my parent's house.

We are all so glad that we did switch days. It turned out to be a beautiful warm sunny day...the perfect weather for a garage sale. Even though we were not advertised for Wednesday we set signs up all over town and had the biggest turn out we ever have had! From 8am until 7pm we literally only had a time of one minute when there was not someone shopping at the sale. Items flew off the shelves.

Thursday dawned somewhat nice so we decided to set up the sale again. Within 30 minutes of starting setup the winds were blowing like crazy and the temperatures continued to drop. The customer flow was slow so by noon we posted 1/2 Price signs and posted it on an online garage sale community board and had several hoards of people show up for that. It helped us clear out a lot before we got tired of the cold and wind and started to pack up around 1:30pm.

Out of the nine boxes and several large items I brought I only had to take two boxes home. I listed several items on ThredUp and have had 3 of the 4 boxes picked and sent already. I have one box left and will save that for the next fall garage sale as it is all fall items. It was a good way to get rid of things and make a little money at the same time...but it sure is tiring!

Yesterday Jacob had Vincristine again. Luckily, he did not need blood so we were able to get in and out of the hospital in two hours (but with the driving we were still gone for six hours). On the way home I stopped at a Super Target to pick up some Easter supplies. Jacob has a four day hospital stay this coming weekend which means the poor boy not only missed Christmas at home but will also be missing Easter. We are planning to have Easter a little early this year so that the kids can still enjoy it with their brother at home.

With several days away from the house I have lots that needs to be caught up on. Overdue library books need returned, stamps need to be picked up at the post office, grocery shopping needs to be planned and done, the laundry is beyond piled up, the house needs a through cleaning. I suppose I should get started on that...