Another day spent at our home-to-be.  Friends came by and they were such a help and a blessing.  The husband removed the broken disposal and put the sink back together.  The wife helped remove pictures from frames and swept and mopped.  We moved my in-laws old couch to the alley and the old freezer to the garage.  We moved my m-i-l's old day bed into the living room.  We sorted through and shredded lots of papers.  And my sis-in-law took crates of linens and memoriabilia and stuff like silver trays, bowls with silver rims, etc., to go through and decide who gets what.  We are completely exhausted.  Still, hubby keeps going.  The "replacement janitor" didn't do the church cleaning this week, so we are trying to do a quick touch-up before church tomorrow.

I sold two items on Half.com so far.  Not sure it's really worth the effort.  I think my net income was $0.02 for one video.  Oh well.  At least it's out of my house.  I fear much of it will end up in a dumpster.  Wish I knew someone that was having a garage or yard sale and had a place to store my for sale items.  I just don't have the desire to expend the effort or the space to stage it all.

Still, we're not getting much school done this summer.  But the kids are having fun.  They're playing in the sprinkler now with some friends.  We went to a July 4th cookout, parade and fireworks on Thursday, and another cookout with "unofficial" fireworks able to be viewed from the back yard on Friday.  They've gone to the zoo, a ball game, and a movie, as well as swimming several times, and we still have an amusement park trip planned.

Oh yes, and God is good.  While cleaning today, we came across a $100 bill that was left in my m-i-l's checkbook.  Actually, the old check copies had been put in the shred pile, but our friend's son, who was shredding discovered it when it dropped to the floor.  What an unexpected blessing.  It paid for the sink repairs and will help pay for the pantry tile, paint and shelving.  Thank you, Lord.

Any handy people interested in building a new porch, spackling, laying flooring, painting, whatever . . . we'd love you help! ;-)

Blessings,

Barb