yard sale

Out with the old and in with the new. We didn't want to pack everything and thought a yard sale would be a good way to help with that. IT began at 6:30 until around noon.

In the past yard sales that I have had, the most that I raked in was twenty dollars. TOTAL. I was excited when a family bought my collectible ponies for three dollars, but also disheartened when someone traded a small machete for pots and pans. Needless to say I am not a good garage sale host.

Today we made over a hundred dollars which is not bad considering we did not have much to sale. It is going to help with gas money for home. We are officially moving back. We can not afford to stay on one income. For it being the second highest unemployment rate in the nation, it is very expensive place to live.

I am excited about going home and saddened at the same time.

I had something telling me that my vacation home would not be good. I should have listened to my intuition.

To some a yard sale is about getting rid of crap, to me, it is about moving on.

Moving on emotionally with people and things.

we are home!!!!! we came home and it was 38. we left texas and it was 83!~ funny...

we had a really good time. it was a little heartbreaking to leave. all of the little ones we love to hug and kiss on. there are four of them. payton, sara, sophia, and lil john. we love all of them. i want one!

it is easter, we are going to a late mass and celebrate this day together. it is sunny, but not sure if it is nice.

one of the craziest things that happened were the oklahoma fires. it was about a hundred meters from the stringer farm. terrified is not even close to what i felt. shelly drove me and the family to lake murray and then drove back to help chris with the house. it was really really scary. i was scared for the house, chris, and my shelly.

when the winds changed the house was safe. i am sorry to say most homes burnt to the ground and a lot live stock died. we were really lucky. when i was helping chris with the hose asking him to think about leaving he told me he was going to stay and that god was looking over us. we would be ok. we were. the house still stands and can proudly be called the stringer farm. the place where we lay on the bed and let the breeze melt our fears away. where i fall asleep and i know that no worries haunt me. it is the stringer farm and i love it. i always thought i was a city girl, but this place has changed me. i now know it is not about where we live or how we live. it is about the people that surround us. we are so lucky.

happy easter everyone.

i was up at 3 this morning and took shelly to the airport at 4. i was heartbroken to see her go, but i knew she had to. i know it is only a few days but it is still hard. i guess i am a little lonely here in this small state. it will be soon though that i will be on a plane to see all of our family. i am excited and nervous all at the same time.

the weather is beautiful here. i could not ask for a sunnier day. i am off to work.

the plant that could

this is the little plant that dean logan got all of his staff for christmas. my friend sue showed me hers and it is huge now. i think i might have a nice green thumb now. i used to kill every plant i had.

all of the plants shelly and i have had the last two years are thriving and i can tell they LOVE us. we do not have kids or pets quite yet so we treat our plants really really well. maybe too much attention. obviously we need a dog,cat, fish, and a child. :)

it is 24 degrees this morning. my sweet boss is letting sue and i go to a conference this morning in downtown providence. i will not be in the office until tomorrow. if i get a chance i am going to explore a little today after the conference. that is if i do not freeze my butt off.

i am a dork because i am excited about posting this little plant when it is full grown. if we can live in this cold tundra of a place i think the plant will do just fine.

the first....

so it is supposed to be spring here in rhode island. these little weeds pop up once a year here to let you know it is spring. they are really pretty and they are scattered around dead grass, leaves, and the trash all of the snow has left behind. they are a huge burst of color. they bloom and die.

we are going to texas and oklahoma for a week. we are excited and nervous all at the same time. it is hard making everyone happy. we love our families and want to see everyone.

it is currently around thirty five degrees here and i think seventeen tom. i have high hopes that it will hit at least fifty sometime this week. fifty and balmy. bikini weather. :)