done

the yard sale went off more easily than i thought it would. i didn't make a ton of money ($90 maybe) but i got rid of a couple of really big things. (including, surprisingly, a broken lawn mower, a broken CD burner, and a far-from-perfect TV. go figure.) now i just have to call vietnam vets to schedule a time to pick up the stuff that didn't sell. i am anxious to clear out the garage and get started on that project.

by the way, the little girl in the photo and her mom are my next-door neighbors. they came to the sale FOUR TIMES. and bought stuff EACH TIME. they'd purchase a little toy or something, go back home, then re-emerge from their house after 10 minutes or so to buy more stuff. gotta love that.

so i'm glad that's done. the pledge drive is finally done, too. we came close to the goal, but didn't quite make it. it's hard to put that much work into something and then not achieve total success, but we are near enough that we're not discouraged. the rest might come in through the mail in the next few weeks. fingers crossed.

i'm taking a couple of days off to recover from everything. i've got a list of chores to get done, but mostly i hope to watch some movies and just veg out.