Our First Garage Sale

Most years, we sort through our clothes and glance through our closets and make a donation to Goodwill or our church or Purple Heart. About a year ago, though, we decided that we should just start collecting stuff in our attic and have our own garage sale! It was a lot of work (especially in the two weeks before the sale -- sorting, pricing, and organizing). But it was definitely worth it! It felt GREAT to pare down,"deep clean," and get rid of stuff we haven't used in ages. Best of all, we made lots of people happy and are $500 richer! :) While it definitely won't become an annual tradition, we may try to have another sale in a few more years.

Ian was VERY excited about the prospect of having his own "food stand" during the sale. He helped with every step of making the banana bread muffins, the brownies, and the lemonade, and he decorated his own signs.

Ian got lots of customers! For the first half of the sale (7-9:30ish), he sold muffins and apple juice for 50 cents each. It was hard for people to turn him down, I think! He was pretty adorable at his stand. He thought of the idea of dinging a bell after he made a sale, which made everyone chuckle ... and more people notice him!

Ryan helped to supervise once we moved the food stand into the shade..

For the second half of the sale (9:30-noon), Ian sold brownies and lemonade. He ended up making $25. He was excited to put some money in the offering plate, use part of it to buy a toy excavator he's been eyeing at Costo, and to save the rest in his piggy bank. We were proud of our little entrepreneur!