My parents will be moving out of their home for the last 17 years this week. Our family went down for a few days to help them get ready for a moving sale.
Our first day down, Jonathan emptied the attic so we spent some time sorting through that. It was a bit of a walk down memory lane for me. I found my UF and William and Mary admission letters, certificates that dated back to second grade, pretty much all of my high school notebooks (embarrassingly, one of my math notebooks I opened wasn’t labeled…I think it was calculus, but I have NO idea…I remember nothing), and little bits and pieces of my childhood. Most of it made its way to the garbage or recycling. I saved a few things. Less than a box, down from 3 or 4.
The next day mom and I sorted and priced everything that was going in the sale. We got most of our work finished in the morning, which was good since it was pretty warm. That night, we got the house picked up and furniture labels up.
Friday morning we were up at 5:30am so that we could start setting up at 6am. Our first customer came by at 6:24am (someone walking in the neighborhood) and we had advertised that we were opening at 8am. We knew there would be early birds.
Here are a few of the before pics I took when we opened Friday:
The full-sized bedroom set. I’ve always loved this furniture. It went fast on Friday.
By the end of Friday, the couch and tables were gone. On Saturday, the recliner sold. Jonathan really wanted to find a place for this at our house, but we have no room. But Jonathan’s parents bought it so that he still will have a chance to sit in it.
The dishes on the table sold, but the rest in this room was donated.
Lots of toys on Friday. Almost all were gone at the end of Saturday.
A “few” Christmas things for sale…and mugs too.
More Christmas and décor items.
Tons of stuff in the driveway too.
More stuff
Mom and Mrs. Hewson ready for the crowds. On Friday it was almost constantly busy. My mom’s friend, Mrs. Henderson, also helped out, which was great. That way two of us could be outside and two could be inside showing the furniture. My dad took Friday off so he could watch our kids.
Saturday was quiet, to say the least. Thank goodness for the throngs of people who came by Friday!
But, really, so much sold. Below is a pic of all the garage and driveway stuff that was left to be picked up the next week:
That’s it! Plus the computer desk, dining room furniture, and two recliners. Everything else, gone!
The kids enjoyed their last trip here too.
Enjoying some breakfast…chocolate doughnuts. Now, that is a special treat.
On Saturday, Rosemary and Benjamin took one last dip in the spa with my dad.
I think the last dip wasn’t so tough knowing that the apartment has two pools and the new neighborhood has a community pool and a playground. They are excited about where Grandpa and Grandma will be next!
