Garage Sale #1....

So we had our first garage sale over the weekend.  Here are the PROS and CONS.

CONS~  Lots of work, hours upon hours of sweaty work, heavy lifting, HOT sun beating down on us, last minute pricing of items, etc...

PROS~Lots of time outside in the fresh air.  Great time hanging out with friends & neighbors, sitting in lawn chairs waiting for customers, drinking lemonade and Diet Pepsi.  Met some nice people and had the chance to educate them on international adoption.  Met some really nice people and got a chance to talk about how GOD planned all of this and we couldn't have picked a different path if we had wanted to.  Had our hearts warmed by friends who had adopted and came to our sale just to support us by over-paying for everything.  :)  Spent some time with my 4 goddaughters helping them pick out just the right African bird for each of them and then got to hug my oldest friend when she over-payed for those too.  Watched as hundreds of items that had been donated to our sale were taken home by people who didn't even know it was a fundraiser, they just wanted a good deal.  All those good deals really added up in our cash box.

By the end of the 2 day sale we had made $1100!  And that amount keeps rising because of things I listed and sold online the day of the sale.  We are beyond excited by this.  We had our doubts when stuff was piling up in our livingroom and we wondered how we would ever sell it all and who would come to our sale.  Our neighborhood is notorious for not having a great garage sale turnout, but the shoppers came, much to our surprise.  And one of the best parts now is we no longer look like hoarders.  :)   Time to schedule that homestudy!