Yard Sale

Today we had our second yard sale. We tried last week but had to stop at about 11 because it started to rain. Last time, the whole family spent the night at Chad & Hope's house, and Hope & I stayed up late pricing & setting up. Then we got up early to start- our first shoppers came before 7 AM! Needless to say, I was pretty tired. The girls didn't sleep so well either. At about midnight, Big Sister was laying on the couch watching Noggin. She just couldn't settle in to sleep- I don't know if she was afraid or just energized by the new sleep surroundings. Little Sister slept okay at first, but then she woke up as we were all going to bed (around 3) and had to sleep in the bed with me. That meant that when I woke up at 5:30, so did she. I've had a couple of crabby kids at my house, trying to recover from the yard sale. But that day was worth it- we sold our old guest room furniture and lots of other stuff. The total for the half-day was around $275. Not too shabby.

This time, we didn't stay up all night. Everything was still set up, so I just headed over early to help Hope pull the tables out and get started. Daddy stayed home to let the girls wake up on their own schedule. It was a lot easier without the munchkins to entertain. The rain held off, but I think the threat of bad weather kept some shoppers away. We sold some more stuff, but after a longer day, we only made about $150. Poor Hope had even less success. I still think it was worth it, at least for us. It was a lot of hard work though, and I don't think I want to do it again anytime soon!

Our next big job will be converting the guest room into a playroom/den. We've got a futon to put in there so guests will still have a comfy place to sleep, but I am hoping this will keep toys from overflowing in my living room and give Little Sister a safer place to roam. Plus, we will (hopefully) have a place to keep art supplies and my sewing machine. I went to bed bath & beyond right after the yard sale and picked out a new futon cover, a throw pillow, some prints, and some storage containers. A lot of it was on sale & I was able to use two coupons, so I felt pretty good about my purchases. They don't look like they match in this picture, but when you actually see them, they go together pretty well.

Now, I just have to clean out the room, pick out a paint color, and get cracking!