On the 23rd of September, the movers came to take what furniture I am keeping, and put it in storage. My friend, Barb came down from Akron to keep me company during this move!! It was such a sad day, that I mostly cried. So, of course, I called my younger sister, Gail, and upset her. However, she was, as usual, great support!
Barb was great support, as she has always been (since 1974!) and I was very happy to have her. The next day, we were getting ready for the "great garage sale", and I was still upset and nervous, but Barb kept her cool. She simply spoke calmly and clearly to me, as if I were just out of an asylum, and kept me going forward!!
Saturday, my other friend, Barb, came up from Parrish to assist with the sale! They were such great help!! Otherwise, I would have just thrown it all in the trash! (To be perfectly honest, if I had to make a living running garage sales, I would definitely have to live in my car!!)
The sale went quite well; probably 75% of what we had out was sold. Of course, we were told several times that we had everything priced much less than everyone else - which, I thought, was the point!!
Anyway, onward and upward! The next step is to repaint what I painted in our apartment, get the carpet cleaned and close the door. The carpet cleaning and door closing will occur next Thursday, and I am certain that will be another very, very sad day.
Meanwhile, my younger son, Shawn and his partner, Amy, are arriving in a few hours to help me paint. He is always upbeat and will be lifting all of our spirits! So, until, probably Friday, have a good week. Thanks for tuning in. Ricci
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