over and done with

today was the last garage sale we will ever have! we have decreed it. at least we had a lovely day - bright and sunny. we did a pretty steady business, made about $350 - pretty paltry compared to last time! but i really didn't care, at least it is over and done with. we got rid of a lot of stuff, which really was the main goal! after expenses for various things throughout this process of raising money for Haiti, i will have $265 to send to Children of the Promise, as a gift. i am really glad this garage sale is over and done with - so is the rest of my Fam.


Julie brought some gourds to sell - they were flying off the shelves!!


we also developed a new game to play during the dull moments of the day. we split into 2 teams: Deedee, me and Abbey, against Mom, Amy, Julie and Chloe. one team member would go out into the garage sale area to check out the merchandise, and get one item in their head (the rest of their team couldn't look) and come back and draw that item on paper. the rest of their team had to watch what they were drawing, then run out and find the item. we didn't really have a time limit, but of course it was all done in a frenzy. this picture is of a page of our drawings...a family of artists we are not! not sure how well it will publish, but you get the idea!! we think we could adapt this game to a casual indoor game, but there could be complications, as running in small spaces isn't always the best idea.