Chaos & Peace

Friday night kicked off with loading my van full of yard sale stuff. I could barely put my overnight bag & purse between the seats it was so full. I was then off to The Texas Roadhouse to have dinner with this wonderful group of ladies. We were all gathered together to bid farewell to our good friend Tracey who is about to start a new adventure in Alaska (she's the Blondie in the back). We are all Air Force wives and know the trials and tribulations of moving. I can't wait to hear about all the great things they get to see & do on their way to their new home. I would love to see the northern Midwest and Canada some day, but I just don't know if I could live there. Y'all know I hate the snow and I'm sure I would not be a happy camper to see snow flying in September. However I have been told that "it's all about what you make it" at any base. Some people hate it here. Not sure why since we are centrally located between NYC and DC, but to each their own opinion.

After dinner I went home picked up "K" and we were off to my Mom's. After a short delay on Rt.1 we arrived at her house shortly before 11pm. I headed for bed because we needed to be up and ready to start unloading at 5am. We had a ton of stuff to sell. Mine seemed like nothing compared to theirs. They had furniture of all types, lawnmower equipment and just general stuff to get rid of. Who knew we could accumulate such crap. After what started like a bleak morning our sales picked up in the late morning. We ended up selling a ton of stuff. We then loaded the unsold stuff back into my van (including Mom's unsellables) and will try again here in June. What doesn't sell then will get loaded up and sent straight to Goodwill.

"K" and I started home at about 4pm so that we could go to Tracey's kids going away party at the base. Fun was had by all with tons of great food and water games for the kids. The boys ran around like wild Indians and loved coming back for a nibble and running off again. We finished out the day next door with a brief visit while they hosted a birthday party for their daughter. The kids jumped on the jousting bounce ring and we then threw them in the shower and off to bed. This Sunday morning I am spending some time cleaning my house, doing laundry and attempting to get things back in order here. Chaos leads to peace.