Disappointed... but thankful!

Our yard sale fundraiser was disappointing. My expectations were too high. I feel let down in a lot of different ways, but I am very thankful for the few people who helped us and for those who donated things. We are so very grateful to our friends Wes and Tricia who have gone above and beyond what we could ever ask for! Thankful for Kendall, Brandon, & Allison's help, and the help of our CCCS friends! It was a lot of work and we're exhausted. Still trusting God, who never disappoints, to provide what we need in one way or another!

Our Chinese exchange student will be here in the early morning hours on Saturday. He's going to need a dresser, and when Winn comes home, it will be his. We found an antique dresser two weeks ago that was nice and solid and the price was great. Should have bought it then! We went back today to get it, but it was already sold. Live and learn. We've never gone to yard sales or been antiquing, but because ours was coming up, we hit some yard sales and antique stores two weekends ago to try to see if we could get an idea of how to price things. We had so much fun! But now we'll know that if we see something that we really like, and the price is right, buy it then!

We had another chicken given to us two weeks ago, but it turns out she's a rooster and he can't stay. He's mean to the hens and he's mean to anyone who gets too close to him. He refuses to go into the coop at night with the others. We just couldn't tell at first that it was a rooster. He's only 5 months old. I looked online to see what the experts had to say. Over the past two weeks, his tail has gotten longer and his feathers are very shiny, both signs of a rooster. The real giveaway was his weak, new crowing that we thought we heard occasionally, and now he's started crowing in the early morning hours. Bye bye Brownie!

Tomorrow starts the last full week of summer vacation. It's gone by so fast, as usual. The kids are bummed, but even though they'll be home doing cyber school this school year, I'm ready to get into a routine again.

Well, I'm so tired I could fall asleep at the computer! Goodnight all!