In case anyone wondered where I've been all weekend, well, folks here decided to have a yard sale. The attics were overfilled with stuff, closets were overfilled with stuff, stuff stuff stuff everywhere, so it was time for it to go, and in true American fashion, Tye's mom decided she was going to inconvenience everyone to help her have a yard sale.
So we've been back and forth getting crap down from the attic, cleaning and organizing and pricing everything, and finally, we spent all night setting it all up outside for sale.
And apparently yard sales need to start early in the morning. So, after spending literally all night setting everything up, we 'opened' at 8am.
I took a panoramic photo right as the sun was coming up. Stuff, stuff everywhere! And right on time a mariachi of Mexicans (wolves are a
pack, cattle is
herd, and we say a group of Mexicans is a
mariachi ) showed up and bought a bunch of stuff. Then some old people showed up, and then more Mexicans. And more Mexicans! Thank-gods for Mexicans! I love them, they buy in bulk!
Sales were Ok Saturday! The Mexicans took most of the furniture items (thankfully!). We're hoping to sell a bunch more Sunday, specially after noon with all the church-going people being out and about. But there is so much stuff that I doubt we'll sell it all. So what doesn't sell Sunday will either be donated to the Salvation Army or something, and whatever isn't donatable will be burned in a glorious bonfire!
So yeah. Yard sale. Ergk. So much work! The lesson here is: Don't be a hoarder! If it's of no value and you won't ever use it, give it away or throw it away, don't stash it up in an attic!
What you see in the photos is about 2/3 of what's still left in the house.