Day 2 of the Sale

Hello again, friends and family!


Day 2 is behind us now, and was even more profitable than Day 1, but it was also 95 degrees out today. Fortunately, our fabulous neighbors were kind enough to lend us a sun shade, so we were protected from the worst of it.


Our earnings for the first two days are just over $700! We are surprised, but thrilled, of course, and I am very much looking forward to being able to make a sizable first deposit into Rachel's Paws account when this weekend is over.


We have just one day left, and we don't want anything out there to come back into this house, so we will be making some great deals.


We will still have a long way to go, but I am feeling more confident that if we just keep plugging along, the fundraising period might not take as long as I'd feared. 


With all of you behind us, we can't fail. Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. We really are depending heavily on our 'village' to help this child get what she needs to safely make her way in the world.:)


-Kelly


ps-I have just gone back to edit about 5 errors, so please forgive any others, as I am super tired, and just can't concentrate enough to spell, or use proper grammar.;)

Great First Day!

The first day of our sale has gone quite well. The weather was lovely, we had lots of help, and the mood was light. We met some lovely people, sold some unneeded items, and got to talk about epilepsy and Assistance Dogs.


Best of all, we made just over $300 today toward Rachel's dog! We still have lots of great things available, and there will very likely be things put out tomorrow that weren't there today, as we continue to dig through storage areas, and more friends chip in their donation items.


Here's a picture of the three of us, with Brett as Arnie....

The Big Sale Weekend Is Here...Ack!

Yesterday afternoon was spent in the hot garage, sorting, organizing, and pricing the very large pile of items we had gathered from our home, and had donated from a few family members and friends. There's a lot of stuff there. We pulled out of our family room the large, and super heavy, reclining sofa and loveseat, too. It's not going back in, so I hope it sells.


The art cards we had made came out looking really good, and I spent some time in the evening folding them, and putting them with their envelopes, and printed out some informational fliers that Cindy created for us to put out for folks.


I wanted to have an image to share with you this morning, so I took a picture of the ginormous Yard Sale sign Brett made, along with a flier, one of the cosmetic bags, and Rachel's art cards...

I hope to have an opportunity to take a few more pics during the sale, but I expect to be pretty busy. Brett put an ad on Craigslist, and included an extensive list of the types of things folks could find here. We really do have everything from car parts to kitchen utensils. It should be exciting, and I wish you could all join us, even just to hang out for a couple of hours.


-Kelly

Garage Sale Eve

Good morning, friends and family!


I'm up way too early again, but it's the day before the big sale, and my mind won't let me sleep, so I might as well get busy.


Rachel has an appt. with her neurologist today, up at Doernbecher. It's a regular, 3 month check-in, where we discuss how meds are working, and whether there have been any changes. Our neurologist was a motivating factor in getting us to apply for an Assistance Dog for Rachel, so she'll be interested in knowing that Rachel was finally accepted.


Then it's back home, where we'll be in full-on sale prep mode. It's a good thing I'll have help today, as there's a lot of stuff to be handled, and organized.


So, that's as exciting as it gets here today.:)


-Kelly

Garage Sale Prep

Just a quick little entry today, as we continue to prepare for the garage sale this weekend, in addition to all the regular stuff we have going on in our life.


I'm still packaging and shipping jam, and should be getting the cosmetic/stuff bags in the mail today from Cindy. I also hope to hear from the printer that the art cards will be ready soon.


Rachel and I made a trip out yesterday, and picked up a few things to help with garage sale promotion and decoration, so that will keep her busy tomorrow, while Brett, Lisa (dear friend), and I get everything organized for Friday's big start.


If you notice that things don't look the same each time you come here for awhile, that's because I'm making little changes here and there that I hope will improve clarity of our goals and make the blog easier to read. Today I'm fighting with the Direct Donation instructions box a little bit, and trying to figure out why there's a white box around a couple of elements.:/


-Kelly