On Thursday night, Amanda and Mark both came to Clinton to be ready for the garage sale on Friday morning. We all started very early Friday morning setting up tables and putting out all the items for sale - before 6 a.m.! Helpers included Amanda, Mark, Debbie Sieger, Kelly Briggs, Sherri Albin, Donna Briggs, Ron and myself. The customers started coming around 6:45 a.m. and didn't stop until 1 p.m. - even during the brief rain showers around 10 a.m. The sale could not have gone better or smoother - I think Mom and Daddy would have been pleased. We sold everything except about 5 small boxes of items. It was a long day, however, we had some fun along the way and accomplished our goal. Thanks to everyone!
I rode to Overland Park with Amanda so we could visit - then Ron came to Overland Park when he got off work at 3 pm. to pick up the kids and me for the weekend. Amanda and Chad had a fun "date weekend" planned with free Marriott Points to explore downtown Kansas City - win-win. Mark headed back to St. Louis around 2 p.m.
Ron, the kids and I started back to Clinton around 4 p.m. We stopped at Belton to eat at McDonald's - their choice - where we ate and they played on the play area a bit. Peyton started her weekend of "Grandma memories" by talking about how Grandma always sat by her when we all ate at McDonald's - almost every time we had the kids for a visit. She was right! When we got home, they went outside for a few minutes to play and Garrison dug in the window wells for rocks for his rock collection - he is all boy!
The kids slept with me in our bed, and Ron slept downstairs. We had a good night.
Saturday morning, we got around slowly, eating breakfast at home and watching a few cartoons before going over to 810 to do a few things, took the recycling, etc. Apollo went along and had a good time running in the back yard. The kids had a good time at Grandma's house - again recalling many fond memories. Garrison wanted to play with the basket of balls, which I had sold at the garage sale - and he wondered where he was going to sit down! All the chairs are gone. He had a good time with the dandelions in the back yard.
We came home to eat ham, broccoli, peaches, etc. for lunch before we went to the movies to see HOME - it was a cute movie. The kids had fun picking out their refreshments and watching the movie.
We went to Pizza Glen for dinner. The kids giggled and giggled how their Daddy was going to be so jealous because he loved to have Pizza Glen Pizza! When we got home, it was bath time, then snack time, then bedtime - no problem getting Garrison to go to sleep last night - no nap and he was exhausted! No talking from Mr. Chatty! More memories from Peyton on how Grammaw would sit and talk with them while they took naps and how she always played with them so much. She was right!
Sunday morning we had breakfast and went to church where the kids helped me play the piano for the gathering music. They enjoyed donut time after church and playing in the gym. When we got home, we had some arts and crafts time, making the peeps bird houses we didn't get around to at Easter - they were less than successful! we couldn't get them to hold together, but we had a great time trying - and they enjoyed eating the peeps.
We had meatballs and rice for lunch before heading back to Overland Park. Peyton, Garrison and Grammy all had a nap on our way back to OP. Amanda and Chad hadn't arrived home yet when we got there, so Grandpa and the kids went outside to play while I put their clothes away out of their suitcase, etc. We visited when the parents got home and started home around 3 p.m.
We stopped at Kohl's on the way home - I had a 30% off and needed to return some things. After arriving back in Clinton, we met the people who bought the glider at 810 for them to pick it up, and met Debbie Sieger there for her to pick up the rest of the items she had purchased. We also put out a few things at the curb for the city-wide clean up tomorrow.
CHARTER is coming on Tuesday to pick up their equipment and disconnect the TV, phone and internet. Hopefully the appraisals will be done soon. The lady who bought the sofa, kitchen table, etc. will come this week to pick up her things, and the flea market guy who bought the bedroom sets will come within a week or so to pick up his items.
The house looks so big with all the things out of it. Having all this done is bittersweet - nice to have it done, however, it feels so final now. I've been too busy to grieve.
I plan to clean and tie up some loose ends at 810 this week. I'm beyond exhausted, but it has been nice to get things done.
I miss Mom so much and will always treasure our time together - especially the last 4 months of her life. I'm so grateful I had the opportunity to retire and spend so much time with her. She taught me about unconditional love and how to be a good mother and grandmother. She loved all of us so very much and gave 110% to make our lives easier and better. I love you Mom - hope you are enjoying Heaven.
We are blessed.
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