The Last Few Months... It's been a Blurrrr

I told my husband earlier this year to fasten his seat belt, because this spring was going to be a wild ride.

A ride it has been! Finishing pieces for the store knowing the last Occasional Sale was quickly approaching and we wanted to clear as much out of our homes and garages as possible. Enjoying the last Occasional, and saying good-bye to our loyal customers that had become friends during the 69 Occasional Sales we hosted. 

Dismantling the store and all the fixtures that gave the four walls so much character and charm. Hosting a farewell luncheon for our contributors as they moved their pieces from the building.

The Store Closing Sale with our husbands(and their sharpie markers slashing prices).

Multiple loads to get all the remaining merchandise to our homes. Painting and cleaning day!

"It is Finished". This square in the quilt of life is now complete. I drove out of town and said "good-bye" to Buffalo. The next time I return it will be to shop in all the other stores for fun.

Still no rest for the weary, time to prep the family to head up north for Memorial Weekend at my brother and sister-in-law's cabin. 

Relaxation was in sight! I'm loving the new addition of this sign my sister-in-law made for their cabin, it says it all.

The weekend was a blast! No schedules to keep, playing cards late at night, lots of laughter, watching the cousins piled into the ski boat with their kneeboards and wakeboards as us oldsters floated near by in the pontoon. Lots of sun, and...

a few campfires (with s'mores, of course). It was a weekend we didn't want to end. 

On the ride home my mind kicked back into gear for the last leg of this crazy journey of the last several weeks.

The million dollar question you've all been asking, "what are you going to do with all stuff that still remains from the store???". I'm gearing up for a large garage sale. I live in auction country, but I'm hosting a garage sale at our home because I want the stuff to walk away on its own. I'm a little tired of schlepping. I've been slowly pulling things from the attic above our garage, going through my paint stash and personal stashes. This weekend the real organization begins... it's time to attack the mass in the garage and decide what to keep and what to sell.

The tables come out and the set up begins for my last and final garage sale (I've said that a few times before).

Whatever remains after the sale will be taken to an auction house, craigslist, donated, burned or scrapped.

Then the next chapter of life begins and I can enjoy working on my own projects and deciding what's next for me in a career. So many thoughts and ideas swirl in my head, it gets over whelming at times. That's when I lay it all before the Lord and say "use me and my talents for Your glory".